Commit 6471384a authored by Alexander Potapenko's avatar Alexander Potapenko Committed by Linus Torvalds

mm: security: introduce init_on_alloc=1 and init_on_free=1 boot options

Patch series "add init_on_alloc/init_on_free boot options", v10.

Provide init_on_alloc and init_on_free boot options.

These are aimed at preventing possible information leaks and making the
control-flow bugs that depend on uninitialized values more deterministic.

Enabling either of the options guarantees that the memory returned by the
page allocator and SL[AU]B is initialized with zeroes.  SLOB allocator
isn't supported at the moment, as its emulation of kmem caches complicates
handling of SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU caches correctly.

Enabling init_on_free also guarantees that pages and heap objects are
initialized right after they're freed, so it won't be possible to access
stale data by using a dangling pointer.

As suggested by Michal Hocko, right now we don't let the heap users to
disable initialization for certain allocations.  There's not enough
evidence that doing so can speed up real-life cases, and introducing ways
to opt-out may result in things going out of control.

This patch (of 2):

The new options are needed to prevent possible information leaks and make
control-flow bugs that depend on uninitialized values more deterministic.

This is expected to be on-by-default on Android and Chrome OS.  And it
gives the opportunity for anyone else to use it under distros too via the
boot args.  (The init_on_free feature is regularly requested by folks
where memory forensics is included in their threat models.)

init_on_alloc=1 makes the kernel initialize newly allocated pages and heap
objects with zeroes.  Initialization is done at allocation time at the
places where checks for __GFP_ZERO are performed.

init_on_free=1 makes the kernel initialize freed pages and heap objects
with zeroes upon their deletion.  This helps to ensure sensitive data
doesn't leak via use-after-free accesses.

Both init_on_alloc=1 and init_on_free=1 guarantee that the allocator
returns zeroed memory.  The two exceptions are slab caches with
constructors and SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU flag.  Those are never
zero-initialized to preserve their semantics.

Both init_on_alloc and init_on_free default to zero, but those defaults
can be overridden with CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON and
CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON.

If either SLUB poisoning or page poisoning is enabled, those options take
precedence over init_on_alloc and init_on_free: initialization is only
applied to unpoisoned allocations.

Slowdown for the new features compared to init_on_free=0, init_on_alloc=0:

hackbench, init_on_free=1:  +7.62% sys time (st.err 0.74%)
hackbench, init_on_alloc=1: +7.75% sys time (st.err 2.14%)

Linux build with -j12, init_on_free=1:  +8.38% wall time (st.err 0.39%)
Linux build with -j12, init_on_free=1:  +24.42% sys time (st.err 0.52%)
Linux build with -j12, init_on_alloc=1: -0.13% wall time (st.err 0.42%)
Linux build with -j12, init_on_alloc=1: +0.57% sys time (st.err 0.40%)

The slowdown for init_on_free=0, init_on_alloc=0 compared to the baseline
is within the standard error.

The new features are also going to pave the way for hardware memory
tagging (e.g.  arm64's MTE), which will require both on_alloc and on_free
hooks to set the tags for heap objects.  With MTE, tagging will have the
same cost as memory initialization.

Although init_on_free is rather costly, there are paranoid use-cases where
in-memory data lifetime is desired to be minimized.  There are various
arguments for/against the realism of the associated threat models, but
given that we'll need the infrastructure for MTE anyway, and there are
people who want wipe-on-free behavior no matter what the performance cost,
it seems reasonable to include it in this series.

[glider@google.com: v8]
  Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190626121943.131390-2-glider@google.com
[glider@google.com: v9]
  Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190627130316.254309-2-glider@google.com
[glider@google.com: v10]
  Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190628093131.199499-2-glider@google.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190617151050.92663-2-glider@google.comSigned-off-by: default avatarAlexander Potapenko <glider@google.com>
Acked-by: default avatarKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz>		[page and dmapool parts
Acked-by: James Morris <jamorris@linux.microsoft.com>]
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Cc: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com>
Cc: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
Cc: Kostya Serebryany <kcc@google.com>
Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com>
Cc: Sandeep Patil <sspatil@android.com>
Cc: Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
parent ba5c5e4a
...@@ -1668,6 +1668,15 @@ ...@@ -1668,6 +1668,15 @@
initrd= [BOOT] Specify the location of the initial ramdisk initrd= [BOOT] Specify the location of the initial ramdisk
init_on_alloc= [MM] Fill newly allocated pages and heap objects with
zeroes.
Format: 0 | 1
Default set by CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON.
init_on_free= [MM] Fill freed pages and heap objects with zeroes.
Format: 0 | 1
Default set by CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON.
init_pkru= [x86] Specify the default memory protection keys rights init_pkru= [x86] Specify the default memory protection keys rights
register contents for all processes. 0x55555554 by register contents for all processes. 0x55555554 by
default (disallow access to all but pkey 0). Can default (disallow access to all but pkey 0). Can
......
...@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ __malloc void *_uverbs_alloc(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *bundle, size_t size, ...@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ __malloc void *_uverbs_alloc(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *bundle, size_t size,
res = (void *)pbundle->internal_buffer + pbundle->internal_used; res = (void *)pbundle->internal_buffer + pbundle->internal_used;
pbundle->internal_used = pbundle->internal_used =
ALIGN(new_used, sizeof(*pbundle->internal_buffer)); ALIGN(new_used, sizeof(*pbundle->internal_buffer));
if (flags & __GFP_ZERO) if (want_init_on_alloc(flags))
memset(res, 0, size); memset(res, 0, size);
return res; return res;
} }
......
...@@ -2700,6 +2700,30 @@ static inline void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages, ...@@ -2700,6 +2700,30 @@ static inline void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages,
int enable) { } int enable) { }
#endif #endif
#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_alloc);
#else
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_alloc);
#endif
static inline bool want_init_on_alloc(gfp_t flags)
{
if (static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_alloc) &&
!page_poisoning_enabled())
return true;
return flags & __GFP_ZERO;
}
#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_free);
#else
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_free);
#endif
static inline bool want_init_on_free(void)
{
return static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_free) &&
!page_poisoning_enabled();
}
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC_ENABLE_DEFAULT #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC_ENABLE_DEFAULT
DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(_debug_pagealloc_enabled); DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(_debug_pagealloc_enabled);
#else #else
......
...@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void *dma_pool_alloc(struct dma_pool *pool, gfp_t mem_flags, ...@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void *dma_pool_alloc(struct dma_pool *pool, gfp_t mem_flags,
#endif #endif
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
if (mem_flags & __GFP_ZERO) if (want_init_on_alloc(mem_flags))
memset(retval, 0, pool->size); memset(retval, 0, pool->size);
return retval; return retval;
...@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ void dma_pool_free(struct dma_pool *pool, void *vaddr, dma_addr_t dma) ...@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ void dma_pool_free(struct dma_pool *pool, void *vaddr, dma_addr_t dma)
} }
offset = vaddr - page->vaddr; offset = vaddr - page->vaddr;
if (want_init_on_free())
memset(vaddr, 0, pool->size);
#ifdef DMAPOOL_DEBUG #ifdef DMAPOOL_DEBUG
if ((dma - page->dma) != offset) { if ((dma - page->dma) != offset) {
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
......
...@@ -135,6 +135,55 @@ unsigned long totalcma_pages __read_mostly; ...@@ -135,6 +135,55 @@ unsigned long totalcma_pages __read_mostly;
int percpu_pagelist_fraction; int percpu_pagelist_fraction;
gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK; gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK;
#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_alloc);
#else
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_alloc);
#endif
EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_on_alloc);
#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_free);
#else
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_free);
#endif
EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_on_free);
static int __init early_init_on_alloc(char *buf)
{
int ret;
bool bool_result;
if (!buf)
return -EINVAL;
ret = kstrtobool(buf, &bool_result);
if (bool_result && page_poisoning_enabled())
pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, will take precedence over init_on_alloc\n");
if (bool_result)
static_branch_enable(&init_on_alloc);
else
static_branch_disable(&init_on_alloc);
return ret;
}
early_param("init_on_alloc", early_init_on_alloc);
static int __init early_init_on_free(char *buf)
{
int ret;
bool bool_result;
if (!buf)
return -EINVAL;
ret = kstrtobool(buf, &bool_result);
if (bool_result && page_poisoning_enabled())
pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, will take precedence over init_on_free\n");
if (bool_result)
static_branch_enable(&init_on_free);
else
static_branch_disable(&init_on_free);
return ret;
}
early_param("init_on_free", early_init_on_free);
/* /*
* A cached value of the page's pageblock's migratetype, used when the page is * A cached value of the page's pageblock's migratetype, used when the page is
...@@ -1067,6 +1116,14 @@ static int free_tail_pages_check(struct page *head_page, struct page *page) ...@@ -1067,6 +1116,14 @@ static int free_tail_pages_check(struct page *head_page, struct page *page)
return ret; return ret;
} }
static void kernel_init_free_pages(struct page *page, int numpages)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < numpages; i++)
clear_highpage(page + i);
}
static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page, static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page,
unsigned int order, bool check_free) unsigned int order, bool check_free)
{ {
...@@ -1118,6 +1175,9 @@ static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page, ...@@ -1118,6 +1175,9 @@ static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page,
PAGE_SIZE << order); PAGE_SIZE << order);
} }
arch_free_page(page, order); arch_free_page(page, order);
if (want_init_on_free())
kernel_init_free_pages(page, 1 << order);
kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 0);
if (debug_pagealloc_enabled()) if (debug_pagealloc_enabled())
kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 0);
...@@ -2019,8 +2079,8 @@ static inline int check_new_page(struct page *page) ...@@ -2019,8 +2079,8 @@ static inline int check_new_page(struct page *page)
static inline bool free_pages_prezeroed(void) static inline bool free_pages_prezeroed(void)
{ {
return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_ZERO) && return (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_ZERO) &&
page_poisoning_enabled(); page_poisoning_enabled()) || want_init_on_free();
} }
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
...@@ -2090,13 +2150,10 @@ inline void post_alloc_hook(struct page *page, unsigned int order, ...@@ -2090,13 +2150,10 @@ inline void post_alloc_hook(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
static void prep_new_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order, gfp_t gfp_flags, static void prep_new_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order, gfp_t gfp_flags,
unsigned int alloc_flags) unsigned int alloc_flags)
{ {
int i;
post_alloc_hook(page, order, gfp_flags); post_alloc_hook(page, order, gfp_flags);
if (!free_pages_prezeroed() && (gfp_flags & __GFP_ZERO)) if (!free_pages_prezeroed() && want_init_on_alloc(gfp_flags))
for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) kernel_init_free_pages(page, 1 << order);
clear_highpage(page + i);
if (order && (gfp_flags & __GFP_COMP)) if (order && (gfp_flags & __GFP_COMP))
prep_compound_page(page, order); prep_compound_page(page, order);
......
...@@ -1811,6 +1811,14 @@ static bool set_objfreelist_slab_cache(struct kmem_cache *cachep, ...@@ -1811,6 +1811,14 @@ static bool set_objfreelist_slab_cache(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
cachep->num = 0; cachep->num = 0;
/*
* If slab auto-initialization on free is enabled, store the freelist
* off-slab, so that its contents don't end up in one of the allocated
* objects.
*/
if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_free(cachep)))
return false;
if (cachep->ctor || flags & SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU) if (cachep->ctor || flags & SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU)
return false; return false;
...@@ -3248,7 +3256,7 @@ slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, int nodeid, ...@@ -3248,7 +3256,7 @@ slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, int nodeid,
local_irq_restore(save_flags); local_irq_restore(save_flags);
ptr = cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(cachep, flags, ptr, caller); ptr = cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(cachep, flags, ptr, caller);
if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO) && ptr) if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_alloc(flags, cachep)) && ptr)
memset(ptr, 0, cachep->object_size); memset(ptr, 0, cachep->object_size);
slab_post_alloc_hook(cachep, flags, 1, &ptr); slab_post_alloc_hook(cachep, flags, 1, &ptr);
...@@ -3305,7 +3313,7 @@ slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, unsigned long caller) ...@@ -3305,7 +3313,7 @@ slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, unsigned long caller)
objp = cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(cachep, flags, objp, caller); objp = cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(cachep, flags, objp, caller);
prefetchw(objp); prefetchw(objp);
if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO) && objp) if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_alloc(flags, cachep)) && objp)
memset(objp, 0, cachep->object_size); memset(objp, 0, cachep->object_size);
slab_post_alloc_hook(cachep, flags, 1, &objp); slab_post_alloc_hook(cachep, flags, 1, &objp);
...@@ -3426,6 +3434,8 @@ void ___cache_free(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp, ...@@ -3426,6 +3434,8 @@ void ___cache_free(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp,
struct array_cache *ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep); struct array_cache *ac = cpu_cache_get(cachep);
check_irq_off(); check_irq_off();
if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_free(cachep)))
memset(objp, 0, cachep->object_size);
kmemleak_free_recursive(objp, cachep->flags); kmemleak_free_recursive(objp, cachep->flags);
objp = cache_free_debugcheck(cachep, objp, caller); objp = cache_free_debugcheck(cachep, objp, caller);
...@@ -3513,7 +3523,7 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size, ...@@ -3513,7 +3523,7 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
cache_alloc_debugcheck_after_bulk(s, flags, size, p, _RET_IP_); cache_alloc_debugcheck_after_bulk(s, flags, size, p, _RET_IP_);
/* Clear memory outside IRQ disabled section */ /* Clear memory outside IRQ disabled section */
if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO)) if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_alloc(flags, s)))
for (i = 0; i < size; i++) for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
memset(p[i], 0, s->object_size); memset(p[i], 0, s->object_size);
......
...@@ -607,4 +607,24 @@ static inline int cache_random_seq_create(struct kmem_cache *cachep, ...@@ -607,4 +607,24 @@ static inline int cache_random_seq_create(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
static inline void cache_random_seq_destroy(struct kmem_cache *cachep) { } static inline void cache_random_seq_destroy(struct kmem_cache *cachep) { }
#endif /* CONFIG_SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM */ #endif /* CONFIG_SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM */
static inline bool slab_want_init_on_alloc(gfp_t flags, struct kmem_cache *c)
{
if (static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_alloc)) {
if (c->ctor)
return false;
if (c->flags & (SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU | SLAB_POISON))
return flags & __GFP_ZERO;
return true;
}
return flags & __GFP_ZERO;
}
static inline bool slab_want_init_on_free(struct kmem_cache *c)
{
if (static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_free))
return !(c->ctor ||
(c->flags & (SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU | SLAB_POISON)));
return false;
}
#endif /* MM_SLAB_H */ #endif /* MM_SLAB_H */
...@@ -1279,6 +1279,10 @@ static int __init setup_slub_debug(char *str) ...@@ -1279,6 +1279,10 @@ static int __init setup_slub_debug(char *str)
if (*str == ',') if (*str == ',')
slub_debug_slabs = str + 1; slub_debug_slabs = str + 1;
out: out:
if ((static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_alloc) ||
static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_free)) &&
(slub_debug & SLAB_POISON))
pr_info("mem auto-init: SLAB_POISON will take precedence over init_on_alloc/init_on_free\n");
return 1; return 1;
} }
...@@ -1422,6 +1426,28 @@ static __always_inline bool slab_free_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, void *x) ...@@ -1422,6 +1426,28 @@ static __always_inline bool slab_free_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, void *x)
static inline bool slab_free_freelist_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, static inline bool slab_free_freelist_hook(struct kmem_cache *s,
void **head, void **tail) void **head, void **tail)
{ {
void *object;
void *next = *head;
void *old_tail = *tail ? *tail : *head;
int rsize;
if (slab_want_init_on_free(s))
do {
object = next;
next = get_freepointer(s, object);
/*
* Clear the object and the metadata, but don't touch
* the redzone.
*/
memset(object, 0, s->object_size);
rsize = (s->flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) ? s->red_left_pad
: 0;
memset((char *)object + s->inuse, 0,
s->size - s->inuse - rsize);
set_freepointer(s, object, next);
} while (object != old_tail);
/* /*
* Compiler cannot detect this function can be removed if slab_free_hook() * Compiler cannot detect this function can be removed if slab_free_hook()
* evaluates to nothing. Thus, catch all relevant config debug options here. * evaluates to nothing. Thus, catch all relevant config debug options here.
...@@ -1431,9 +1457,7 @@ static inline bool slab_free_freelist_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, ...@@ -1431,9 +1457,7 @@ static inline bool slab_free_freelist_hook(struct kmem_cache *s,
defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_FREE) || \ defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_FREE) || \
defined(CONFIG_KASAN) defined(CONFIG_KASAN)
void *object; next = *head;
void *next = *head;
void *old_tail = *tail ? *tail : *head;
/* Head and tail of the reconstructed freelist */ /* Head and tail of the reconstructed freelist */
*head = NULL; *head = NULL;
...@@ -2729,8 +2753,14 @@ static __always_inline void *slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *s, ...@@ -2729,8 +2753,14 @@ static __always_inline void *slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *s,
prefetch_freepointer(s, next_object); prefetch_freepointer(s, next_object);
stat(s, ALLOC_FASTPATH); stat(s, ALLOC_FASTPATH);
} }
/*
* If the object has been wiped upon free, make sure it's fully
* initialized by zeroing out freelist pointer.
*/
if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_free(s)) && object)
memset(object + s->offset, 0, sizeof(void *));
if (unlikely(gfpflags & __GFP_ZERO) && object) if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_alloc(gfpflags, s)) && object)
memset(object, 0, s->object_size); memset(object, 0, s->object_size);
slab_post_alloc_hook(s, gfpflags, 1, &object); slab_post_alloc_hook(s, gfpflags, 1, &object);
...@@ -3151,7 +3181,7 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size, ...@@ -3151,7 +3181,7 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
local_irq_enable(); local_irq_enable();
/* Clear memory outside IRQ disabled fastpath loop */ /* Clear memory outside IRQ disabled fastpath loop */
if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO)) { if (unlikely(slab_want_init_on_alloc(flags, s))) {
int j; int j;
for (j = 0; j < i; j++) for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
......
...@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static struct sock *sk_prot_alloc(struct proto *prot, gfp_t priority, ...@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static struct sock *sk_prot_alloc(struct proto *prot, gfp_t priority,
sk = kmem_cache_alloc(slab, priority & ~__GFP_ZERO); sk = kmem_cache_alloc(slab, priority & ~__GFP_ZERO);
if (!sk) if (!sk)
return sk; return sk;
if (priority & __GFP_ZERO) if (want_init_on_alloc(priority))
sk_prot_clear_nulls(sk, prot->obj_size); sk_prot_clear_nulls(sk, prot->obj_size);
} else } else
sk = kmalloc(prot->obj_size, priority); sk = kmalloc(prot->obj_size, priority);
......
...@@ -160,6 +160,35 @@ config STACKLEAK_RUNTIME_DISABLE ...@@ -160,6 +160,35 @@ config STACKLEAK_RUNTIME_DISABLE
runtime to control kernel stack erasing for kernels built with runtime to control kernel stack erasing for kernels built with
CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK. CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK.
config INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON
bool "Enable heap memory zeroing on allocation by default"
help
This has the effect of setting "init_on_alloc=1" on the kernel
command line. This can be disabled with "init_on_alloc=0".
When "init_on_alloc" is enabled, all page allocator and slab
allocator memory will be zeroed when allocated, eliminating
many kinds of "uninitialized heap memory" flaws, especially
heap content exposures. The performance impact varies by
workload, but most cases see <1% impact. Some synthetic
workloads have measured as high as 7%.
config INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON
bool "Enable heap memory zeroing on free by default"
help
This has the effect of setting "init_on_free=1" on the kernel
command line. This can be disabled with "init_on_free=0".
Similar to "init_on_alloc", when "init_on_free" is enabled,
all page allocator and slab allocator memory will be zeroed
when freed, eliminating many kinds of "uninitialized heap memory"
flaws, especially heap content exposures. The primary difference
with "init_on_free" is that data lifetime in memory is reduced,
as anything freed is wiped immediately, making live forensics or
cold boot memory attacks unable to recover freed memory contents.
The performance impact varies by workload, but is more expensive
than "init_on_alloc" due to the negative cache effects of
touching "cold" memory areas. Most cases see 3-5% impact. Some
synthetic workloads have measured as high as 8%.
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