The write protection of the __wr_after_init data can be verified with the same methodology used for const data. Signed-off-by: Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@xxxxxxxxxx> CC: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@xxxxxxxxx> CC: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: linux-integrity@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: kernel-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx CC: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- mm/rodata_test.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/rodata_test.c b/mm/rodata_test.c index e1349520b436..a669cf9f5a61 100644 --- a/mm/rodata_test.c +++ b/mm/rodata_test.c @@ -16,8 +16,23 @@ #define INIT_TEST_VAL 0xC3 +/* + * Note: __ro_after_init data is, for every practical effect, equivalent to + * const data, since they are even write protected at the same time; there + * is no need for separate testing. + * __wr_after_init data, otoh, is altered also after the write protection + * takes place and it cannot be exploitable for altering more permanent + * data. + */ + static const int rodata_test_data = INIT_TEST_VAL; +#ifdef CONFIG_PRMEM +static int wr_after_init_test_data __wr_after_init = INIT_TEST_VAL; +extern long __start_wr_after_init; +extern long __end_wr_after_init; +#endif + static bool test_data(char *data_type, const int *data, unsigned long start, unsigned long end) { @@ -59,7 +74,13 @@ static bool test_data(char *data_type, const int *data, void rodata_test(void) { - test_data("rodata", &rodata_test_data, - (unsigned long)&__start_rodata, - (unsigned long)&__end_rodata); + if (!test_data("rodata", &rodata_test_data, + (unsigned long)&__start_rodata, + (unsigned long)&__end_rodata)) + return; +#ifdef CONFIG_PRMEM + test_data("wr after init data", &wr_after_init_test_data, + (unsigned long)&__start_wr_after_init, + (unsigned long)&__end_wr_after_init); +#endif } -- 2.19.1