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| -rw-r--r-- | security/Kconfig | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | security/Kconfig.hardening | 164 |
2 files changed, 166 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig index 353cfef71d4e..aeac3676dd4d 100644 --- a/security/Kconfig +++ b/security/Kconfig @@ -287,5 +287,7 @@ config LSM If unsure, leave this as the default. +source "security/Kconfig.hardening" + endmenu diff --git a/security/Kconfig.hardening b/security/Kconfig.hardening new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0a1d4ca314f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/Kconfig.hardening @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +menu "Kernel hardening options" + +config GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK + bool + help + While the kernel is built with warnings enabled for any missed + stack variable initializations, this warning is silenced for + anything passed by reference to another function, under the + occasionally misguided assumption that the function will do + the initialization. As this regularly leads to exploitable + flaws, this plugin is available to identify and zero-initialize + such variables, depending on the chosen level of coverage. + + This plugin was originally ported from grsecurity/PaX. More + information at: + * https://grsecurity.net/ + * https://pax.grsecurity.net/ + +menu "Memory initialization" + +config CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT + def_bool $(cc-option,-ftrivial-auto-var-init=pattern) + +choice + prompt "Initialize kernel stack variables at function entry" + default GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL if COMPILE_TEST && GCC_PLUGINS + default INIT_STACK_ALL if COMPILE_TEST && CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT + default INIT_STACK_NONE + help + This option enables initialization of stack variables at + function entry time. This has the possibility to have the + greatest coverage (since all functions can have their + variables initialized), but the performance impact depends + on the function calling complexity of a given workload's + syscalls. + + This chooses the level of coverage over classes of potentially + uninitialized variables. The selected class will be + initialized before use in a function. + + config INIT_STACK_NONE + bool "no automatic initialization (weakest)" + help + Disable automatic stack variable initialization. + This leaves the kernel vulnerable to the standard + classes of uninitialized stack variable exploits + and information exposures. + + config GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_USER + bool "zero-init structs marked for userspace (weak)" + depends on GCC_PLUGINS + select GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK + help + Zero-initialize any structures on the stack containing + a __user attribute. This can prevent some classes of + uninitialized stack variable exploits and information + exposures, like CVE-2013-2141: + https://git.kernel.org/linus/b9e146d8eb3b9eca + + config GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF + bool "zero-init structs passed by reference (strong)" + depends on GCC_PLUGINS + select GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK + help + Zero-initialize any structures on the stack that may + be passed by reference and had not already been + explicitly initialized. This can prevent most classes + of uninitialized stack variable exploits and information + exposures, like CVE-2017-1000410: + https://git.kernel.org/linus/06e7e776ca4d3654 + + config GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL + bool "zero-init anything passed by reference (very strong)" + depends on GCC_PLUGINS + select GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK + help + Zero-initialize any stack variables that may be passed + by reference and had not already been explicitly + initialized. This is intended to eliminate all classes + of uninitialized stack variable exploits and information + exposures. + + config INIT_STACK_ALL + bool "0xAA-init everything on the stack (strongest)" + depends on CC_HAS_AUTO_VAR_INIT + help + Initializes everything on the stack with a 0xAA + pattern. This is intended to eliminate all classes + of uninitialized stack variable exploits and information + exposures, even variables that were warned to have been + left uninitialized. + +endchoice + +config GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_VERBOSE + bool "Report forcefully initialized variables" + depends on GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK + depends on !COMPILE_TEST # too noisy + help + This option will cause a warning to be printed each time the + structleak plugin finds a variable it thinks needs to be + initialized. Since not all existing initializers are detected + by the plugin, this can produce false positive warnings. + +config GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK + bool "Poison kernel stack before returning from syscalls" + depends on GCC_PLUGINS + depends on HAVE_ARCH_STACKLEAK + help + This option makes the kernel erase the kernel stack before + returning from system calls. This has the effect of leaving + the stack initialized to the poison value, which both reduces + the lifetime of any sensitive stack contents and reduces + potential for uninitialized stack variable exploits or information + exposures (it does not cover functions reaching the same stack + depth as prior functions during the same syscall). This blocks + most uninitialized stack variable attacks, with the performance + impact being driven by the depth of the stack usage, rather than + the function calling complexity. + + The performance impact on a single CPU system kernel compilation + sees a 1% slowdown, other systems and workloads may vary and you + are advised to test this feature on your expected workload before + deploying it. + + This plugin was ported from grsecurity/PaX. More information at: + * https://grsecurity.net/ + * https://pax.grsecurity.net/ + +config STACKLEAK_TRACK_MIN_SIZE + int "Minimum stack frame size of functions tracked by STACKLEAK" + default 100 + range 0 4096 + depends on GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK + help + The STACKLEAK gcc plugin instruments the kernel code for tracking + the lowest border of the kernel stack (and for some other purposes). + It inserts the stackleak_track_stack() call for the functions with + a stack frame size greater than or equal to this parameter. + If unsure, leave the default value 100. + +config STACKLEAK_METRICS + bool "Show STACKLEAK metrics in the /proc file system" + depends on GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK + depends on PROC_FS + help + If this is set, STACKLEAK metrics for every task are available in + the /proc file system. In particular, /proc/<pid>/stack_depth + shows the maximum kernel stack consumption for the current and + previous syscalls. Although this information is not precise, it + can be useful for estimating the STACKLEAK performance impact for + your workloads. + +config STACKLEAK_RUNTIME_DISABLE + bool "Allow runtime disabling of kernel stack erasing" + depends on GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK + help + This option provides 'stack_erasing' sysctl, which can be used in + runtime to control kernel stack erasing for kernels built with + CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK. + +endmenu + +endmenu |