In message: [linux-yocto][yocto-kernel-cache][yocto-6.1 master][PATCH 0/1] 
feature/security: add configs to harden protection
on 16/01/2024 Xiangyu Chen wrote:

> From: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.c...@windriver.com>
> 
> Hi Bruce,
> 
> After using kernel-hardening-checker[1] utils to check current configs, we 
> picked up some configs from failure case to
> feature/security/security.cfg to improve the kernel security.
> 
> Following configs no impact on performance but can improve kernel security:
> 
> CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_TPM=y Exposing the TPM's Random Number Generator(if have) as 
> a hwrng device.
> CONFIG_DEBUG_WX=y Warn on W+X mappings at boot.
> CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel 
> syslog.
> CONFIG_LDISC_AUTOLOAD=n Disable automatically load TTY Line Disciplines.

Since these aren't on by default in the standard / preempt-rt kernel
configuration, I have no objections to them being added to the fragment.

I've merged them to all branches 6.1+

Bruce

> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ref:
> [1] https://github.com/a13xp0p0v/kernel-hardening-checker
> 
> Xiangyu Chen (1):
>   feature/security: add configs to harden protection
> 
>  features/security/security.cfg | 12 ++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> 
> -- 
> 2.35.5
> 
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