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* [PATCH] Kconfig: Make config Filter access to /dev/mem default y
@ 2010-04-13  2:52 wzt.wzt
  2010-04-15  6:12 ` Xiaotian Feng
  2010-04-15 18:03 ` Pavel Machek
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 13+ messages in thread
From: wzt.wzt @ 2010-04-13  2:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel; +Cc: mingo, hpa, x86, zippel

Recently, most company start use >=2.6.31 kernels to replace redhat kernels.
But the config "Filter access to /dev/mem" is "default n", that allows kernel
rootkit using /dev/mem again. it could access all kernel memory default. Most 
administrator don't known the "Filter access to /dev/mem" is "defult N", when
he compiles the kernel, it's easily to be attacked by rootkit.

Signed-off-by: Zhitong Wang <zhitong.wangzt@alibaba-inc.com> 

---
 arch/x86/Kconfig.debug            |    3 ++-
 arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig   |    2 +-
 arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig |    2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index bc01e3e..733aea6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
 config STRICT_DEVMEM
 	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
+	default y
 	---help---
 	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
 	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ config STRICT_DEVMEM
 	  This is sufficient for dosemu and X and all common users of
 	  /dev/mem.
 
-	  If in doubt, say Y.
+	  If in doubt, say N.
 
 config X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
 	bool "Enable verbose x86 bootup info messages"
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
index d28fad1..95c85a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SAMPLES is not set
 CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB=y
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
-# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
+CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
 CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
index 6c86acd..659bfe7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SAMPLES is not set
 CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB=y
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
-# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
+CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
 CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP=y
-- 
1.6.5.3


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2010-04-15  6:12 ` Xiaotian Feng
2010-04-15  6:17   ` wzt wzt
2010-04-15  6:28     ` Xiaotian Feng
2010-04-15  6:39       ` wzt wzt
2010-04-15  7:12     ` Xiaotian Feng
2010-04-15  7:37       ` wzt wzt
2010-04-15  6:36   ` Michal Svoboda
2010-04-15 10:43     ` Jiri Kosina
2010-04-15 13:41       ` Michal Svoboda
2010-04-15 13:59         ` Alan Cox
2010-04-15 11:00     ` Alan Cox
2010-04-15 18:03 ` Pavel Machek

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