security-misc/etc/default/grub.d/40_kernel_hardening.cfg
Patrick Schleizer 2a6289980e
syntax fix
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX mds=full,nosmt"

https://forums.whonix.org/t/kernel-hardening/7296/70
2019-06-23 18:46:52 +00:00

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# Disables the merging of slabs of similar sizes. Sometimes a slab can be used in a vulnerable way which an attacker can exploit.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX slab_nomerge"
# Enables sanity checks (F), redzoning (Z) and poisoning (P).
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX slab_debug=FZP"
# Wipes free memory so it can't leak in various ways and prevents some use-after-free vulnerabilites.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX page_poison=1"
# Makes the kernel panic on uncorrectable errors in ECC memory that an attacker could exploit.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX mce=0"
# Enables Kernel Page Table Isolation which mitigates Meltdown and improves KASLR.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX pti=on"
# Enables all mitigations for the MDS vulnerability.
# Disables smt which can be used to exploit the MDS vulnerability.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX mds=full,nosmt"