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diff --git a/4.8.9/4475_emutramp_default_on.patch b/4.8.9/4475_emutramp_default_on.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b468ee --- /dev/null +++ b/4.8.9/4475_emutramp_default_on.patch @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +From: Anthony G. Basile <blueness@gentoo.org> + +PAX_EMUTRAMP is needed for libffi to avoid RWX mmap-ings using PaX emulation of trampolines. +We default PAX_EMUTRAMP='y' since almost all hardened users will want this. + +See bug: + http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329499 + http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457194 + +diff -Naur linux-3.9.2-hardened.orig/security/Kconfig linux-3.9.2-hardened/security/Kconfig +--- linux-3.9.2-hardened.orig/security/Kconfig 2013-05-18 08:53:41.000000000 -0400 ++++ linux-3.9.2-hardened/security/Kconfig 2013-05-18 09:17:57.000000000 -0400 +@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ + + config PAX_EMUTRAMP + bool "Emulate trampolines" +- default y if PARISC || GRKERNSEC_CONFIG_AUTO ++ default y + depends on (PAX_PAGEEXEC || PAX_SEGMEXEC) && (PARISC || X86) + help + There are some programs and libraries that for one reason or +@@ -457,6 +457,12 @@ + utilities to disable CONFIG_PAX_PAGEEXEC and CONFIG_PAX_SEGMEXEC + for the affected files. + ++ NOTE: Hardened Gentoo users needs this option enabled for python ++ to work properly. Without it, all python apps, including portage, ++ may fail. By default, python has CONFIG_PAX_EMUTRAMP enabled by ++ the ebuild when USE=pax_kernel is set, otherise CONFIG_PAX_PAGEEXEC ++ is enabled as a fallback. ++ + NOTE: enabling this feature *may* open up a loophole in the + protection provided by non-executable pages that an attacker + could abuse. Therefore the best solution is to not have any |