Re: [PATCH] pagemap: roothammer

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On 2015/4/1 22:24, mancha security wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 02:25:24AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
>> On Sun, 2015-03-29 at 14:58 +0000, mancha security wrote:
>>> Hi Greg et al.
>>>
>>> Many DRAM modules are susceptible to disturbance errors as outlined
>>> by Kim et al. in June of last year [1]. More recently, a methodology
>>> to exploit these memory cell interactions to escalate privileges on
>>> Linux was made public by Google's Project Zero [2].
>>>
>>> One attack vector detailed in their methodology uses information
>>> gleaned from virtual page - frame maps. As a hardening/mitigation
>>> response, ab676b7d6fbf [3] restricts access to /proc/*/pagemap to
>>> privileged userspace.
>>>
>>> I noticed 3.14.37 was the only LT kernel to receive a backport of
>>> this mitigation.  Attached please find a backport for use on 3.10.y
>>> (candidate for inclusion in 3.10.74).
>>>
>>> 3.12.y and 3.18.y can probably use [3] pretty much directly while
>>> 3.2.y and 3.4.y can likely use my patch with a little offset TLC.
>>
>> This backport seems to work for 3.2, thanks.
>>
>> Ben.
> 
> Great to hear.
> 
> At this point, seems only 3.4.y and 3.10.y are missing (both can use my
> backport).
> 

Queued up for 3.4. Thanks!
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