** Description changed: - <Placeholder bug for enabling CONFIG_DEBUG_SG> + Enable CONFIG_DEBUG_SG to perform sanity checks when performing + operations on scatterlists. If a sanity check fails a loud warning is + printed to the logs. + + This change may help in detection of an attack that relies on + scatterlist manipulation.
** Description changed: - Enable CONFIG_DEBUG_SG to perform sanity checks when performing + We should enable CONFIG_DEBUG_SG to perform sanity checks when performing operations on scatterlists. If a sanity check fails a loud warning is printed to the logs. This change may help in detection of an attack that relies on scatterlist manipulation. + + This config option is recommended by the Kernel Self Protection + Project[1]. + + [1] + https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Project/Recommended_Settings -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855336 Title: CONFIG_DEBUG_SG should be enabled Status in linux package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: We should enable CONFIG_DEBUG_SG to perform sanity checks when performing operations on scatterlists. If a sanity check fails a loud warning is printed to the logs. This change may help in detection of an attack that relies on scatterlist manipulation. This config option is recommended by the Kernel Self Protection Project[1]. [1] https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Project/Recommended_Settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1855336/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
