Include SLAB caches when performing kmem_cache pointer verification. A defense against such corruption[1] should be applied to all the allocators. With this added, the "SLAB_FREE_CROSS" and "SLAB_FREE_PAGE" LKDTM tests now pass on SLAB: lkdtm: Performing direct entry SLAB_FREE_CROSS lkdtm: Attempting cross-cache slab free ... ------------[ cut here ]------------ cache_from_obj: Wrong slab cache. lkdtm-heap-b but object is from lkdtm-heap-a WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 2195 at mm/slab.h:530 kmem_cache_free+0x8d/0x1d0 ... lkdtm: Performing direct entry SLAB_FREE_PAGE lkdtm: Attempting non-Slab slab free ... ------------[ cut here ]------------ virt_to_cache: Object is not a Slab page! WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2202 at mm/slab.h:489 kmem_cache_free+0x196/0x1d0 Additionally clean up neighboring Kconfig entries for clarity, readability, and redundant option removal. [1] https://github.com/ThomasKing2014/slides/raw/master/Building%20universal%20Android%20rooting%20with%20a%20type%20confusion%20vulnerability.pdf Fixes: 598a0717a816 ("mm/slab: validate cache membership under freelist hardening") Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- init/Kconfig | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index a46aa8f3174d..7542d28c6f61 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -1885,9 +1885,8 @@ config SLAB_MERGE_DEFAULT command line. config SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM - default n + bool "Randomize slab freelist" depends on SLAB || SLUB - bool "SLAB freelist randomization" help Randomizes the freelist order used on creating new pages. This security feature reduces the predictability of the kernel slab @@ -1895,12 +1894,14 @@ config SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM config SLAB_FREELIST_HARDENED bool "Harden slab freelist metadata" - depends on SLUB + depends on SLAB || SLUB help Many kernel heap attacks try to target slab cache metadata and other infrastructure. This options makes minor performance sacrifices to harden the kernel slab allocator against common - freelist exploit methods. + freelist exploit methods. Some slab implementations have more + sanity-checking than others. This option is most effective with + CONFIG_SLUB. config SHUFFLE_PAGE_ALLOCATOR bool "Page allocator randomization" -- 2.25.1
