From: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
To: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Kevin Brodsky" <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>,
"Andrew Morton" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
"Ard Biesheuvel" <ardb+git@google.com>,
"Andy Lutomirski" <luto@kernel.org>,
"Catalin Marinas" <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
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"Jann Horn" <jannh@google.com>, "Jeff Xu" <jeffxu@chromium.org>,
"Joey Gouly" <joey.gouly@arm.com>, "Kees Cook" <kees@kernel.org>,
"Linu Cherian" <linu.cherian@arm.com>,
"Linus Walleij" <linusw@kernel.org>,
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"Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@infradead.org>,
"Pierre Langlois" <pierre.langlois@arm.com>,
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"Quentin Perret" <qperret@google.com>,
"Rick Edgecombe" <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>,
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"Vlastimil Babka" <vbabka@kernel.org>,
"Will Deacon" <will@kernel.org>,
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"Yeoreum Yun" <yeoreum.yun@arm.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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"Lorenzo Stoakes" <ljs@kernel.org>,
"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v10 21/22] arm64: mm: Map kernel image alias of init_pg_dir read-only
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:58:46 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261109-kpkeys-v10-21-aa6c4d9603bc@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261109-kpkeys-v10-0-aa6c4d9603bc@arm.com>
Page tables in init_pg_dir are always modified via the linear map.
kpkeys_hardened_pgtables now prevents arbitrary code from writing
page tables via the linear map; map the kernel image alias of
init_pg_dir read-only to ensure that the kpkeys protection cannot be
bypassed.
Reviewed-by: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/sections.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_kernel.c | 9 +++++++--
arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 8 ++++++++
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sections.h
index 51b0d594239e..dc961cf67168 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern char __irqentry_text_start[], __irqentry_text_end[];
extern char __mmuoff_data_start[], __mmuoff_data_end[];
extern char __entry_tramp_text_start[], __entry_tramp_text_end[];
extern char __relocate_new_kernel_start[], __relocate_new_kernel_end[];
+extern char __pi_init_pg_dir[], __pi_init_pg_end[];
static inline size_t entry_tramp_text_size(void)
{
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_kernel.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_kernel.c
index fb44cbdd2f29..81ca3e98f0f7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_kernel.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/map_kernel.c
@@ -92,8 +92,13 @@ static void __init map_kernel(u64 kaslr_offset, u64 va_offset, int root_level)
__inittext_end, prot, false, root_level);
map_segment(init_pg_dir, &pgdp, va_offset, __initdata_begin,
__initdata_end, data_prot, false, root_level);
- map_segment(init_pg_dir, &pgdp, va_offset, _data, _end, data_prot,
- true, root_level);
+ map_segment(init_pg_dir, &pgdp, va_offset, _data, init_pg_dir,
+ data_prot, true, root_level);
+ /* Map init_pg_dir separately as we will remap it read-only later on */
+ map_segment(init_pg_dir, &pgdp, va_offset, init_pg_dir, init_pg_end,
+ data_prot, true, root_level);
+ map_segment(init_pg_dir, &pgdp, va_offset, init_pg_end, _end,
+ data_prot, true, root_level);
dsb(ishst);
idmap_cpu_replace_ttbr1((phys_addr_t)init_pg_dir);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index c1e3260bd0db..b6a4371dd03f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -1267,6 +1267,14 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
update_mapping_prot(__pa_symbol(_text), (unsigned long)_text,
(unsigned long)_stext - (unsigned long)_text,
PAGE_KERNEL_RO);
+ /*
+ * Map the kernel image mapping of init_pg_dir read-only; it should
+ * only be written via the linear map.
+ */
+ section_size = (unsigned long)__pi_init_pg_end - (unsigned long)__pi_init_pg_dir;
+ update_mapping_prot(__pa_symbol(__pi_init_pg_dir),
+ (unsigned long)__pi_init_pg_dir,
+ section_size, PAGE_KERNEL_RO);
/* Map the kernel data/bss as invalid in the linear map */
mark_linear_data_alias_valid(false);
--
2.56.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-09 16:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-09 15:58 [PATCH RFC v10 00/22] pkeys-based page table hardening Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 01/22] mm: Introduce kpkeys Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 02/22] set_memory: Introduce set_direct_map_pkey() stub Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 03/22] arm64: Introduce por_elx_set_pkey_perms() helper Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 04/22] arm64: Implement asm/kpkeys.h using POE Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 05/22] arm64: set_memory: Implement set_direct_map_pkey() Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 06/22] arm64: Disable EL2 trapping of POR_EL1 Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 07/22] arm64: Initialize POR_EL1 register on cpu_resume() Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 08/22] arm64: Context-switch POR_EL1 Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 09/22] arm64: mm: Enable overlays for all EL1 indirect permissions Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 10/22] arm64: Enable kpkeys Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 11/22] mm: kpkeys: Introduce kpkeys_hardened_pgtables feature Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 12/22] mm: kpkeys: Protect regular page tables Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 13/22] mm: kpkeys: Protect early kernel " Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 14/22] mm: kpkeys: Protect vmemmap " Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 15/22] arm64: kpkeys: Implement arch_supports_kpkeys_early() Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 16/22] arm64: kpkeys: Support KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 17/22] arm64: kpkeys: Ensure the linear map can be modified Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 18/22] arm64: kpkeys: Guard page table writes Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 19/22] arm64: kpkeys: Batch KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES switches Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 20/22] arm64: kpkeys: Enable kpkeys_hardened_pgtables support Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 15:58 ` Kevin Brodsky [this message]
2026-11-09 15:58 ` [PATCH RFC v10 22/22] mm: Add basic tests for kpkeys_hardened_pgtables Kevin Brodsky
2026-11-09 19:28 ` Mark Brown
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