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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 36/37] x86/cet/shstk: Add ARCH_CET_UNLOCK
On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 08:01:12PM +0000, Edgecombe, Rick P wrote:
> > > + if (task != current) {
> > > + if (option == ARCH_CET_UNLOCK &&
> > > IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE)) {
> >
> > Why make this conditional on CRIU at all?
>
> Kees asked for it, I think he was worried about attackers using it to
> unlock and disable shadow stack. So wanted to lock it down to the
> maximum.

Well, distros will all have this stuff enabled no? So not much
protection in practise.

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