kernel-hardening - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86: kernel base offset ASLR

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Message-ID: <20130408121336.GE7513@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:13:36 +0200
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Julien Tinnes <jln@...gle.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...el.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Eric Northup <digitaleric@...gle.com>,
	Dan Rosenberg <drosenberg@...curity.com>,
	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86: kernel base offset ASLR


* Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 01:19:39PM -0700, Julien Tinnes wrote:
> > I think it'd be perfectly ok for OOPS to print out the kernel base.
> 
> Yeah, ok, this still would need some massaging of the oops output per
> script, but it shouldn't be a big problem.

Doesn't kallsyms decoding make it all useful in most cases?

(I assume that this patch-set still keeps kallsyms working.)

Thanks,

	Ingo

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