** Description changed: - <Placeholder bug for enabling CONFIG_DEBUG_SG> + Enable CONFIG_DEBUG_SG to perform sanity checks when performing + operations on scatterlists. If a sanity check fails a loud warning is + printed to the logs. + + This change may help in detection of an attack that relies on + scatterlist manipulation.
** Description changed: - Enable CONFIG_DEBUG_SG to perform sanity checks when performing + We should enable CONFIG_DEBUG_SG to perform sanity checks when performing operations on scatterlists. If a sanity check fails a loud warning is printed to the logs. This change may help in detection of an attack that relies on scatterlist manipulation. + + This config option is recommended by the Kernel Self Protection + Project[1]. + + [1] + https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Project/Recommended_Settings -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855336 Title: CONFIG_DEBUG_SG should be enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1855336/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
