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Re: [PATCH RFC v4 net-next 01/26] net: filter: add "load 64-bit immediate" eBPF instruction

From: H. Peter Anvin <hidden>
Date: 2014-08-13 21:27:59
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On 08/13/2014 02:23 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:21 PM, H. Peter Anvin [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
One thing about this that may be a serious concern: allowing the user to
control 8 contiguous bytes of kernel memory may be a security hazard.
I'm confused.  What kind of memory?  I can control a lot more than 8
bytes of stack very easily.

Or are you concerned about 8 contiguous bytes of *executable* memory?
Yes.  Useful for some kinds of ROP custom gadgets.

	-hpa
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