Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH] x86: make IDT read-only

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 04/09/2013 11:46 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
> 
> Ah-ha! Yes, I see now when comparing the debug/kernel_page_tables
> reports. It's just the High Kernel Mapping that we care about.
> Addresses outside that range are less of a leak. Excellent, then GDT
> may not be a problem. Whew.
> 

It does beg the question if we need to randomize kmalloc... which could
have issues by itself.

	-hpa



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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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