1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only 1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 # 2 #
3 # Security configuration 3 # Security configuration
4 # 4 #
5 5
6 menu "Security options" 6 menu "Security options"
7 7
8 source "security/keys/Kconfig" 8 source "security/keys/Kconfig"
9 9
10 config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT 10 config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
11 bool "Restrict unprivileged access to 11 bool "Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog"
12 default n 12 default n
13 help 13 help
14 This enforces restrictions on unpriv 14 This enforces restrictions on unprivileged users reading the kernel
15 syslog via dmesg(8). 15 syslog via dmesg(8).
16 16
17 If this option is not selected, no r 17 If this option is not selected, no restrictions will be enforced
18 unless the dmesg_restrict sysctl is 18 unless the dmesg_restrict sysctl is explicitly set to (1).
19 19
20 If you are unsure how to answer this 20 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
21 21
22 choice <<
23 prompt "Allow /proc/pid/mem access ove <<
24 default PROC_MEM_ALWAYS_FORCE <<
25 help <<
26 Traditionally /proc/pid/mem allows u <<
27 permissions for users like ptrace, a <<
28 capability. <<
29 <<
30 This allows people to limit that - e <<
31 require actual active ptrace attachm <<
32 <<
33 Defaults to the traditional behavior <<
34 <<
35 config PROC_MEM_ALWAYS_FORCE <<
36 bool "Traditional /proc/pid/mem behavi <<
37 help <<
38 This allows /proc/pid/mem accesses t <<
39 permissions if you have ptrace acces <<
40 <<
41 config PROC_MEM_FORCE_PTRACE <<
42 bool "Require active ptrace() use for <<
43 help <<
44 This allows /proc/pid/mem accesses t <<
45 permissions for active ptracers like <<
46 <<
47 config PROC_MEM_NO_FORCE <<
48 bool "Never" <<
49 help <<
50 Never override memory mapping permis <<
51 <<
52 endchoice <<
53 <<
54 config SECURITY 22 config SECURITY
55 bool "Enable different security models 23 bool "Enable different security models"
56 depends on SYSFS 24 depends on SYSFS
57 depends on MULTIUSER 25 depends on MULTIUSER
58 help 26 help
59 This allows you to choose different 27 This allows you to choose different security modules to be
60 configured into your kernel. 28 configured into your kernel.
61 29
62 If this option is not selected, the 30 If this option is not selected, the default Linux security
63 model will be used. 31 model will be used.
64 32
65 If you are unsure how to answer this 33 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
66 34
>> 35 config SECURITY_WRITABLE_HOOKS
>> 36 depends on SECURITY
>> 37 bool
>> 38 default n
>> 39
67 config SECURITYFS 40 config SECURITYFS
68 bool "Enable the securityfs filesystem 41 bool "Enable the securityfs filesystem"
69 help 42 help
70 This will build the securityfs files 43 This will build the securityfs filesystem. It is currently used by
71 various security modules (AppArmor, 44 various security modules (AppArmor, IMA, SafeSetID, TOMOYO, TPM).
72 45
73 If you are unsure how to answer this 46 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
74 47
75 config SECURITY_NETWORK 48 config SECURITY_NETWORK
76 bool "Socket and Networking Security H 49 bool "Socket and Networking Security Hooks"
77 depends on SECURITY 50 depends on SECURITY
78 help 51 help
79 This enables the socket and networki 52 This enables the socket and networking security hooks.
80 If enabled, a security module can us 53 If enabled, a security module can use these hooks to
81 implement socket and networking acce 54 implement socket and networking access controls.
82 If you are unsure how to answer this 55 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
83 56
>> 57 config PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION
>> 58 bool "Remove the kernel mapping in user mode"
>> 59 default y
>> 60 depends on (X86_64 || X86_PAE) && !UML
>> 61 help
>> 62 This feature reduces the number of hardware side channels by
>> 63 ensuring that the majority of kernel addresses are not mapped
>> 64 into userspace.
>> 65
>> 66 See Documentation/x86/pti.rst for more details.
>> 67
84 config SECURITY_INFINIBAND 68 config SECURITY_INFINIBAND
85 bool "Infiniband Security Hooks" 69 bool "Infiniband Security Hooks"
86 depends on SECURITY && INFINIBAND 70 depends on SECURITY && INFINIBAND
87 help 71 help
88 This enables the Infiniband security 72 This enables the Infiniband security hooks.
89 If enabled, a security module can us 73 If enabled, a security module can use these hooks to
90 implement Infiniband access controls 74 implement Infiniband access controls.
91 If you are unsure how to answer this 75 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
92 76
93 config SECURITY_NETWORK_XFRM 77 config SECURITY_NETWORK_XFRM
94 bool "XFRM (IPSec) Networking Security 78 bool "XFRM (IPSec) Networking Security Hooks"
95 depends on XFRM && SECURITY_NETWORK 79 depends on XFRM && SECURITY_NETWORK
96 help 80 help
97 This enables the XFRM (IPSec) networ 81 This enables the XFRM (IPSec) networking security hooks.
98 If enabled, a security module can us 82 If enabled, a security module can use these hooks to
99 implement per-packet access controls 83 implement per-packet access controls based on labels
100 derived from IPSec policy. Non-IPSe 84 derived from IPSec policy. Non-IPSec communications are
101 designated as unlabelled, and only s 85 designated as unlabelled, and only sockets authorized
102 to communicate unlabelled data can s 86 to communicate unlabelled data can send without using
103 IPSec. 87 IPSec.
104 If you are unsure how to answer this 88 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
105 89
106 config SECURITY_PATH 90 config SECURITY_PATH
107 bool "Security hooks for pathname base 91 bool "Security hooks for pathname based access control"
108 depends on SECURITY 92 depends on SECURITY
109 help 93 help
110 This enables the security hooks for 94 This enables the security hooks for pathname based access control.
111 If enabled, a security module can us 95 If enabled, a security module can use these hooks to
112 implement pathname based access cont 96 implement pathname based access controls.
113 If you are unsure how to answer this 97 If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
114 98
115 config INTEL_TXT 99 config INTEL_TXT
116 bool "Enable Intel(R) Trusted Executio 100 bool "Enable Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology (Intel(R) TXT)"
117 depends on HAVE_INTEL_TXT 101 depends on HAVE_INTEL_TXT
118 help 102 help
119 This option enables support for boot 103 This option enables support for booting the kernel with the
120 Trusted Boot (tboot) module. This wi 104 Trusted Boot (tboot) module. This will utilize
121 Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technolog 105 Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology to perform a measured launch
122 of the kernel. If the system does no 106 of the kernel. If the system does not support Intel(R) TXT, this
123 will have no effect. 107 will have no effect.
124 108
125 Intel TXT will provide higher assura 109 Intel TXT will provide higher assurance of system configuration and
126 initial state as well as data reset 110 initial state as well as data reset protection. This is used to
127 create a robust initial kernel measu 111 create a robust initial kernel measurement and verification, which
128 helps to ensure that kernel security 112 helps to ensure that kernel security mechanisms are functioning
129 correctly. This level of protection 113 correctly. This level of protection requires a root of trust outside
130 of the kernel itself. 114 of the kernel itself.
131 115
132 Intel TXT also helps solve real end 116 Intel TXT also helps solve real end user concerns about having
133 confidence that their hardware is ru 117 confidence that their hardware is running the VMM or kernel that
134 it was configured with, especially s 118 it was configured with, especially since they may be responsible for
135 providing such assurances to VMs and 119 providing such assurances to VMs and services running on it.
136 120
137 See <https://www.intel.com/technolog 121 See <https://www.intel.com/technology/security/> for more information
138 about Intel(R) TXT. 122 about Intel(R) TXT.
139 See <http://tboot.sourceforge.net> f 123 See <http://tboot.sourceforge.net> for more information about tboot.
140 See Documentation/arch/x86/intel_txt !! 124 See Documentation/x86/intel_txt.rst for a description of how to enable
141 Intel TXT support in a kernel boot. 125 Intel TXT support in a kernel boot.
142 126
143 If you are unsure as to whether this 127 If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N.
144 128
145 config LSM_MMAP_MIN_ADDR 129 config LSM_MMAP_MIN_ADDR
146 int "Low address space for LSM to prot 130 int "Low address space for LSM to protect from user allocation"
147 depends on SECURITY && SECURITY_SELINU 131 depends on SECURITY && SECURITY_SELINUX
148 default 32768 if ARM || (ARM64 && COMP 132 default 32768 if ARM || (ARM64 && COMPAT)
149 default 65536 133 default 65536
150 help 134 help
151 This is the portion of low virtual m 135 This is the portion of low virtual memory which should be protected
152 from userspace allocation. Keeping 136 from userspace allocation. Keeping a user from writing to low pages
153 can help reduce the impact of kernel 137 can help reduce the impact of kernel NULL pointer bugs.
154 138
155 For most ia64, ppc64 and x86 users w 139 For most ia64, ppc64 and x86 users with lots of address space
156 a value of 65536 is reasonable and s 140 a value of 65536 is reasonable and should cause no problems.
157 On arm and other archs it should not 141 On arm and other archs it should not be higher than 32768.
158 Programs which use vm86 functionalit 142 Programs which use vm86 functionality or have some need to map
159 this low address space will need the 143 this low address space will need the permission specific to the
160 systems running LSM. 144 systems running LSM.
161 145
>> 146 config HAVE_HARDENED_USERCOPY_ALLOCATOR
>> 147 bool
>> 148 help
>> 149 The heap allocator implements __check_heap_object() for
>> 150 validating memory ranges against heap object sizes in
>> 151 support of CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY.
>> 152
162 config HARDENED_USERCOPY 153 config HARDENED_USERCOPY
163 bool "Harden memory copies between ker 154 bool "Harden memory copies between kernel and userspace"
>> 155 depends on HAVE_HARDENED_USERCOPY_ALLOCATOR
164 imply STRICT_DEVMEM 156 imply STRICT_DEVMEM
165 help 157 help
166 This option checks for obviously wro 158 This option checks for obviously wrong memory regions when
167 copying memory to/from the kernel (v 159 copying memory to/from the kernel (via copy_to_user() and
168 copy_from_user() functions) by rejec 160 copy_from_user() functions) by rejecting memory ranges that
169 are larger than the specified heap o 161 are larger than the specified heap object, span multiple
170 separately allocated pages, are not 162 separately allocated pages, are not on the process stack,
171 or are part of the kernel text. This !! 163 or are part of the kernel text. This kills entire classes
172 of heap overflow exploits and simila 164 of heap overflow exploits and similar kernel memory exposures.
173 165
>> 166 config HARDENED_USERCOPY_PAGESPAN
>> 167 bool "Refuse to copy allocations that span multiple pages"
>> 168 depends on HARDENED_USERCOPY
>> 169 depends on EXPERT
>> 170 help
>> 171 When a multi-page allocation is done without __GFP_COMP,
>> 172 hardened usercopy will reject attempts to copy it. There are,
>> 173 however, several cases of this in the kernel that have not all
>> 174 been removed. This config is intended to be used only while
>> 175 trying to find such users.
>> 176
174 config FORTIFY_SOURCE 177 config FORTIFY_SOURCE
175 bool "Harden common str/mem functions 178 bool "Harden common str/mem functions against buffer overflows"
176 depends on ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE 179 depends on ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE
177 # https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project !! 180 # https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50322
178 depends on !CC_IS_CLANG || !X86_32 !! 181 # https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41459
>> 182 depends on !CC_IS_CLANG
179 help 183 help
180 Detect overflows of buffers in commo 184 Detect overflows of buffers in common string and memory functions
181 where the compiler can determine and 185 where the compiler can determine and validate the buffer sizes.
182 186
183 config STATIC_USERMODEHELPER 187 config STATIC_USERMODEHELPER
184 bool "Force all usermode helper calls 188 bool "Force all usermode helper calls through a single binary"
185 help 189 help
186 By default, the kernel can call many 190 By default, the kernel can call many different userspace
187 binary programs through the "usermod 191 binary programs through the "usermode helper" kernel
188 interface. Some of these binaries a 192 interface. Some of these binaries are statically defined
189 either in the kernel code itself, or 193 either in the kernel code itself, or as a kernel configuration
190 option. However, some of these are 194 option. However, some of these are dynamically created at
191 runtime, or can be modified after th 195 runtime, or can be modified after the kernel has started up.
192 To provide an additional layer of se 196 To provide an additional layer of security, route all of these
193 calls through a single executable th 197 calls through a single executable that can not have its name
194 changed. 198 changed.
195 199
196 Note, it is up to this single binary 200 Note, it is up to this single binary to then call the relevant
197 "real" usermode helper binary, based 201 "real" usermode helper binary, based on the first argument
198 passed to it. If desired, this prog 202 passed to it. If desired, this program can filter and pick
199 and choose what real programs are ca 203 and choose what real programs are called.
200 204
201 If you wish for all usermode helper 205 If you wish for all usermode helper programs are to be
202 disabled, choose this option and the 206 disabled, choose this option and then set
203 STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH to an emp 207 STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH to an empty string.
204 208
205 config STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH 209 config STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH
206 string "Path to the static usermode he 210 string "Path to the static usermode helper binary"
207 depends on STATIC_USERMODEHELPER 211 depends on STATIC_USERMODEHELPER
208 default "/sbin/usermode-helper" 212 default "/sbin/usermode-helper"
209 help 213 help
210 The binary called by the kernel when 214 The binary called by the kernel when any usermode helper
211 program is wish to be run. The "rea 215 program is wish to be run. The "real" application's name will
212 be in the first argument passed to t 216 be in the first argument passed to this program on the command
213 line. 217 line.
214 218
215 If you wish for all usermode helper 219 If you wish for all usermode helper programs to be disabled,
216 specify an empty string here (i.e. " 220 specify an empty string here (i.e. "").
217 221
218 source "security/selinux/Kconfig" 222 source "security/selinux/Kconfig"
219 source "security/smack/Kconfig" 223 source "security/smack/Kconfig"
220 source "security/tomoyo/Kconfig" 224 source "security/tomoyo/Kconfig"
221 source "security/apparmor/Kconfig" 225 source "security/apparmor/Kconfig"
222 source "security/loadpin/Kconfig" 226 source "security/loadpin/Kconfig"
223 source "security/yama/Kconfig" 227 source "security/yama/Kconfig"
224 source "security/safesetid/Kconfig" 228 source "security/safesetid/Kconfig"
225 source "security/lockdown/Kconfig" 229 source "security/lockdown/Kconfig"
226 source "security/landlock/Kconfig" 230 source "security/landlock/Kconfig"
227 source "security/ipe/Kconfig" <<
228 231
229 source "security/integrity/Kconfig" 232 source "security/integrity/Kconfig"
230 233
231 choice 234 choice
232 prompt "First legacy 'major LSM' to be 235 prompt "First legacy 'major LSM' to be initialized"
233 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_SELINUX if SE 236 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_SELINUX if SECURITY_SELINUX
234 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK if SECU 237 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK if SECURITY_SMACK
235 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO if SEC 238 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO if SECURITY_TOMOYO
236 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR if S 239 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR if SECURITY_APPARMOR
237 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC 240 default DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC
238 241
239 help 242 help
240 This choice is there only for conver 243 This choice is there only for converting CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY
241 in old kernel configs to CONFIG_LSM 244 in old kernel configs to CONFIG_LSM in new kernel configs. Don't
242 change this choice unless you are cr 245 change this choice unless you are creating a fresh kernel config,
243 for this choice will be ignored afte 246 for this choice will be ignored after CONFIG_LSM has been set.
244 247
245 Selects the legacy "major security m 248 Selects the legacy "major security module" that will be
246 initialized first. Overridden by non 249 initialized first. Overridden by non-default CONFIG_LSM.
247 250
248 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_SELINUX 251 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_SELINUX
249 bool "SELinux" if SECURITY_SEL 252 bool "SELinux" if SECURITY_SELINUX=y
250 253
251 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK 254 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK
252 bool "Simplified Mandatory Acc 255 bool "Simplified Mandatory Access Control" if SECURITY_SMACK=y
253 256
254 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO 257 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO
255 bool "TOMOYO" if SECURITY_TOMO 258 bool "TOMOYO" if SECURITY_TOMOYO=y
256 259
257 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR 260 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR
258 bool "AppArmor" if SECURITY_AP 261 bool "AppArmor" if SECURITY_APPARMOR=y
259 262
260 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC 263 config DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC
261 bool "Unix Discretionary Acces 264 bool "Unix Discretionary Access Controls"
262 265
263 endchoice 266 endchoice
264 267
265 config LSM 268 config LSM
266 string "Ordered list of enabled LSMs" 269 string "Ordered list of enabled LSMs"
267 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpi !! 270 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpin,safesetid,integrity,smack,selinux,tomoyo,apparmor,bpf" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK
268 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpi !! 271 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpin,safesetid,integrity,apparmor,selinux,smack,tomoyo,bpf" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR
269 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpi !! 272 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpin,safesetid,integrity,tomoyo,bpf" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO
270 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpi !! 273 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpin,safesetid,integrity,bpf" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC
271 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpi !! 274 default "landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpin,safesetid,integrity,selinux,smack,tomoyo,apparmor,bpf"
272 help 275 help
273 A comma-separated list of LSMs, in i 276 A comma-separated list of LSMs, in initialization order.
274 Any LSMs left off this list, except !! 277 Any LSMs left off this list will be ignored. This can be
275 LSM_ORDER_FIRST and LSM_ORDER_LAST, !! 278 controlled at boot with the "lsm=" parameter.
276 if selected in the kernel configurat <<
277 This can be controlled at boot with <<
278 279
279 If unsure, leave this as the default 280 If unsure, leave this as the default.
280 281
281 source "security/Kconfig.hardening" 282 source "security/Kconfig.hardening"
282 283
283 source "security/ccsecurity/Kconfig" 284 source "security/ccsecurity/Kconfig"
284 285
285 endmenu 286 endmenu
286 287
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