mm: mmap: allow for the maximum number of bits for randomizing mmap_base by default

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An ASLR regression was noticed [1] and tracked down to file-mapped areas
being backed by THP in recent kernels.  The 21-bit alignment constraint
for such mappings reduces the entropy for randomizing the placement of
64-bit library mappings and breaks ASLR completely for 32-bit libraries.

The reported issue is easily addressed by increasing vm.mmap_rnd_bits and
vm.mmap_rnd_compat_bits.  This patch just provides a simple way to set
ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS and ARCH_MMAP_RND_COMPAT_BITS to their maximum values
allowed by the architecture at build time.

[1] https://zolutal.github.io/aslrnt/

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: default to `y' if 32-bit, per Rafael]
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240606180622.102099-1-aquini@redhat.com
Fixes: 1854bc6e24 ("mm/readahead: Align file mappings for non-DAX")
Signed-off-by: Rafael Aquini <aquini@redhat.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Cc: Samuel Holland <samuel.holland@sifive.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

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Rafael Aquini 2024-06-06 14:06:22 -04:00 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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