Re: [PATCH V10] RO/NX protection for loadable kernel modules

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Hi,

On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 11:59:44AM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:36:49 pm H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > On 02/01/2010 07:59 PM, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:09:53 am Siarhei Liakh wrote:
> > >> This patch is a logical extension of the protection provided by
> > >> CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA to LKMs. The protection is provided by splitting
> > >> module_core and module_init into three logical parts each and setting
> > >> appropriate page access permissions for each individual section:
> > >>
> > >>   1. Code: RO+X
> > >>   2. RO data: RO+NX
> > >>   3. RW data: RW+NX
> > >
> > > Thanks, applied!
> > 
> > I also applied this to the -tip tree... do you prefer to carry it or 
> > should I leave it as is?
> 
> I'm always happy for you to do my work for me!  There are no other module
> patches likely to conflict.
> 
> Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sorry for losing track, but where did this patch end up? I don't see it
in any of the trees I've looked in.

Thanks,

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Ubuntu Security Team
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