[PATCH] x86/KASLR: remove x86 hibernation restrictions

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Jun 13 2016 - 18:10:12 EST


With the commit "Fix 64-bit code passing control to image kernel", there
is no longer a problem with hibernation resuming a KASLR-booted kernel
image.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Depends on: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/6/13/442
---
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 10 ++++------
arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c | 7 -------
kernel/power/hibernate.c | 6 ------
3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 82b42c958d1c..fa8c6d470ad2 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1803,12 +1803,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
js= [HW,JOY] Analog joystick
See Documentation/input/joystick.txt.

- kaslr/nokaslr [X86]
- Enable/disable kernel and module base offset ASLR
- (Address Space Layout Randomization) if built into
- the kernel. When CONFIG_HIBERNATION is selected,
- kASLR is disabled by default. When kASLR is enabled,
- hibernation will be disabled.
+ nokaslr [KNL]
+ When CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is set, this disables
+ kernel and module base offset ASLR (Address Space
+ Layout Randomization).

keepinitrd [HW,ARM]

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
index cfeb0259ed81..dff42177cb0c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
@@ -471,17 +471,10 @@ unsigned char *choose_random_location(unsigned long input,
unsigned long choice = output;
unsigned long random_addr;

-#ifdef CONFIG_HIBERNATION
- if (!cmdline_find_option_bool("kaslr")) {
- warn("KASLR disabled: 'kaslr' not on cmdline (hibernation selected).");
- goto out;
- }
-#else
if (cmdline_find_option_bool("nokaslr")) {
warn("KASLR disabled: 'nokaslr' on cmdline.");
goto out;
}
-#endif

boot_params->hdr.loadflags |= KASLR_FLAG;

diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index fca9254280ee..9021387c6ff4 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -1154,11 +1154,6 @@ static int __init nohibernate_setup(char *str)
return 1;
}

-static int __init kaslr_nohibernate_setup(char *str)
-{
- return nohibernate_setup(str);
-}
-
static int __init page_poison_nohibernate_setup(char *str)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_ZERO
@@ -1182,5 +1177,4 @@ __setup("hibernate=", hibernate_setup);
__setup("resumewait", resumewait_setup);
__setup("resumedelay=", resumedelay_setup);
__setup("nohibernate", nohibernate_setup);
-__setup("kaslr", kaslr_nohibernate_setup);
__setup("page_poison=", page_poison_nohibernate_setup);
--
2.7.4


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Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security