security,perf: Allow further restriction of perf_event_open
authorBen Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:23:55 +0000 (15:23 +0000)
committerSalvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 08:13:54 +0000 (09:13 +0100)
commit5788c11618ce7c2b2dbbfcd59aa7df26b2307de2
treec1cab327e548c0bcbf4f44a7d4b73e0d3657d5aa
parent16e9aa0f6c09c7a51ecf6baa141c6ebbc5e8da2e
security,perf: Allow further restriction of perf_event_open

Forwarded: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20160111152355.GS28542@decadent.org.uk/

When kernel.perf_event_open is set to 3 (or greater), disallow all
access to performance events by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
Add a Kconfig symbol CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT that
makes this value the default.

This is based on a similar feature in grsecurity
(CONFIG_GRKERNSEC_PERF_HARDEN).  This version doesn't include making
the variable read-only.  It also allows enabling further restriction
at run-time regardless of whether the default is changed.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Gbp-Pq: Topic features/all
Gbp-Pq: Name security-perf-allow-further-restriction-of-perf_event_open.patch
include/linux/perf_event.h
kernel/events/core.c
security/Kconfig