Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH v4] scripts: add leaking_addresses.pl

[Michael Ellerman]

"Tobin C. Harding" <me@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, Nov 08, 2017 at 11:10:56PM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> "Tobin C. Harding" <me@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> [snip]
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I'm working an adding support for ppc64 to leaking_addresses.pl, I've
> added the kernel address regular expression that you suggested.

Thanks!

> I'd like to add the false positive for vsyscall addresses. Excuse my
> ignorance but does PowerPC use a constant address range for vsyscall like x86_64
> does? The ppc64 machine I have access to does not output anything for
>
> 	$ cat /proc/PID/tasks/PID/smaps		or
> 	$ cat /proc/PID/tasks/PID/maps

No we only have the vdso style vsyscall, which is mapped at user
addresses and is subject to ASLR, so you shouldn't need to worry about
it.

cheers