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From: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
To: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH RFC v7 11/24] mm: kpkeys: Introduce kpkeys_hardened_pgtables feature
Date: Tue, 05 May 2026 17:06:00 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260505-kpkeys-v7-11-20c0bdd97197@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260505-kpkeys-v7-0-20c0bdd97197@arm.com>

kpkeys_hardened_pgtables is a hardening feature based on kpkeys. It
aims to prevent the corruption of page tables by: 1. mapping all
page table pages, both kernel and user, with a privileged pkey
(KPKEYS_PKEY_PGTABLES), and 2. granting write access to that pkey
only when running at in a privileged kpkeys context
(KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES). This patch introduces basic infrastructure;
the implementation of both aspects will follow.

The feature is exposed as CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES; it
requires explicit architecture opt-in by selecting
ARCH_HAS_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES, since much of the page table
handling is arch-specific.

Because this feature relies on kpkeys being available and enabled,
and modifies attributes of the linear map, it must be inactive on
boot. kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_init() enables it by toggling a
static key; this function must be called by supported architectures
in mem_init(), before any call to pagetable_alloc() is made.

Supported architectures must also provide
arch_supports_kpkeys_early() in <asm/kpkeys.h>. This will be used
during early boot to detect whether kpkeys_hardened_pgtables is
going to be enabled (e.g. to decide how to allocate early page
tables).

Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
---
 include/asm-generic/kpkeys.h  |  4 ++++
 include/linux/kpkeys.h        | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 mm/Kconfig                    |  3 +++
 mm/Makefile                   |  1 +
 mm/kpkeys_hardened_pgtables.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 security/Kconfig.hardening    | 12 ++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/kpkeys.h b/include/asm-generic/kpkeys.h
index ab819f157d6a..cec92334a9f3 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/kpkeys.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/kpkeys.h
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_GENERIC_KPKEYS_H
 #define __ASM_GENERIC_KPKEYS_H
 
+#ifndef KPKEYS_PKEY_PGTABLES
+#define KPKEYS_PKEY_PGTABLES	1
+#endif
+
 #ifndef KPKEYS_PKEY_DEFAULT
 #define KPKEYS_PKEY_DEFAULT	0
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/kpkeys.h b/include/linux/kpkeys.h
index cb2d22758391..1ed0299ad5ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/kpkeys.h
+++ b/include/linux/kpkeys.h
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/cleanup.h>
+#include <linux/jump_label.h>
 
 #define KPKEYS_CTX_DEFAULT	0
+#define KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES	1
 
 #define KPKEYS_CTX_MIN		KPKEYS_CTX_DEFAULT
-#define KPKEYS_CTX_MAX		KPKEYS_CTX_DEFAULT
+#define KPKEYS_CTX_MAX		KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES
 
 #define __KPKEYS_GUARD(name, set_context, restore_pkey_reg, set_arg, ...) \
 	__DEFINE_CLASS_IS_CONDITIONAL(name, false);			\
@@ -115,4 +117,40 @@ static inline bool kpkeys_enabled(void)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_KPKEYS */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES
+
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_key);
+
+static inline bool kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_enabled(void)
+{
+	return static_branch_unlikely(&kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_key);
+}
+
+static inline bool kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_early_enabled(void)
+{
+	return arch_supports_kpkeys_early();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Should be called from mem_init(): as soon as the buddy allocator becomes
+ * available and before any call to pagetable_alloc().
+ */
+void kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_init(void);
+
+#else /* CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES */
+
+static inline bool kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_enabled(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_early_enabled(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline void kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_init(void) {}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES */
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_KPKEYS_H */
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 819fb0d7b7bd..dbba6b878d5a 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -1244,6 +1244,9 @@ config ARCH_HAS_PKEYS
 	bool
 config ARCH_HAS_KPKEYS
 	bool
+# ARCH_HAS_KPKEYS must be selected when selecting this option
+config ARCH_HAS_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES
+	bool
 
 config ARCH_USES_PG_ARCH_2
 	bool
diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile
index 8ad2ab08244e..7603e6051afa 100644
--- a/mm/Makefile
+++ b/mm/Makefile
@@ -150,3 +150,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SHRINKER_DEBUG) += shrinker_debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EXECMEM) += execmem.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TMPFS_QUOTA) += shmem_quota.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LAZY_MMU_MODE_KUNIT_TEST) += tests/lazy_mmu_mode_kunit.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES) += kpkeys_hardened_pgtables.o
diff --git a/mm/kpkeys_hardened_pgtables.c b/mm/kpkeys_hardened_pgtables.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..763f267bbfe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mm/kpkeys_hardened_pgtables.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#include <linux/kpkeys.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+
+#include <kunit/visibility.h>
+
+__ro_after_init DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_key);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_KUNIT(kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_key);
+
+void __init kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_init(void)
+{
+	if (!kpkeys_enabled())
+		return;
+
+	static_branch_enable(&kpkeys_hardened_pgtables_key);
+}
diff --git a/security/Kconfig.hardening b/security/Kconfig.hardening
index 86f8768c63d4..fdaf977d4626 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig.hardening
+++ b/security/Kconfig.hardening
@@ -275,6 +275,18 @@ config BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES
+	bool "Harden page tables using kernel pkeys"
+	depends on ARCH_HAS_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES
+	help
+	  This option makes all page tables mostly read-only by
+	  allocating them with a non-default protection key (pkey) and
+	  only enabling write access to that pkey in routines that are
+	  expected to write to page table entries.
+
+	  This option has no effect if the system does not support
+	  kernel pkeys.
+
 endmenu
 
 config CC_HAS_RANDSTRUCT

-- 
2.51.2



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-05 16:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-05 16:05 [PATCH RFC v7 00/24] pkeys-based page table hardening Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 01/24] mm: Introduce kpkeys Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 02/24] set_memory: Introduce set_memory_pkey() stub Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 03/24] arm64: mm: Enable overlays for all EL1 indirect permissions Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 04/24] arm64: Introduce por_elx_set_pkey_perms() helper Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 05/24] arm64: Implement asm/kpkeys.h using POE Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 06/24] arm64: set_memory: Implement set_memory_pkey() Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 07/24] arm64: Context-switch POR_EL1 Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 08/24] arm64: Initialize POR_EL1 register on cpu_resume() Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 09/24] arm64: Enable kpkeys Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:05 ` [PATCH RFC v7 10/24] memblock: Move INIT_MEMBLOCK_* macros to header Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` Kevin Brodsky [this message]
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 12/24] mm: kpkeys: Protect regular page tables Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 13/24] mm: kpkeys: Introduce early page table allocator Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 14/24] mm: kpkeys: Protect vmemmap page tables Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 15/24] mm: kpkeys: Introduce hook for protecting static " Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 16/24] arm64: kpkeys: Implement arch_supports_kpkeys_early() Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 17/24] arm64: kpkeys: Support KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 18/24] arm64: kpkeys: Ensure the linear map can be modified Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 19/24] arm64: kpkeys: Protect early page tables Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 20/24] arm64: kpkeys: Protect init_pg_dir Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 21/24] arm64: kpkeys: Guard page table writes Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 22/24] arm64: kpkeys: Batch KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES switches Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 23/24] arm64: kpkeys: Enable kpkeys_hardened_pgtables support Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-05 16:06 ` [PATCH RFC v7 24/24] mm: Add basic tests for kpkeys_hardened_pgtables Kevin Brodsky

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