Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH V5 0/5] KVM: X86: Introducing ROE Protection Kernel Hardening | From | Igor Stoppa <> | Date | Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:01:42 +0200 |
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Hi,
On 26/10/2018 16:12, Ahmed Abd El Mawgood wrote:
> This is the 5th version which is 4th version with minor fixes. ROE is a > hypercall that enables host operating system to restrict guest's access to its > own memory. This will provide a hardening mechanism that can be used to stop > rootkits from manipulating kernel static data structures and code. Once a memory > region is protected the guest kernel can't even request undoing the protection.
This is very interesting, because it seems a very good match to the work I'm doing, for supporting the creation of more targets for protection:
https://www.openwall.com/lists/kernel-hardening/2018/10/23/3
In my case the protection would extend also to write-rate type of data. There is an open problem of identifying legitimate write-rare operations, however it should be possible to provide at least a certain degree of confidence.
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igor
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