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diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig index 177be0d1d090..eb2cf4938f6d 100644 --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig @@ -922,6 +922,22 @@ config HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR If unsure, say Y. +config HARDEN_EL2_VECTORS + bool "Harden EL2 vector mapping against system register leak" if EXPERT + default y + help + Speculation attacks against some high-performance processors can + be used to leak privileged information such as the vector base + register, resulting in a potential defeat of the EL2 layout + randomization. + + This config option will map the vectors to a fixed location, + independent of the EL2 code mapping, so that revealing VBAR_EL2 + to an attacker does not give away any extra information. This + only gets enabled on affected CPUs. + + If unsure, say Y. + menuconfig ARMV8_DEPRECATED bool "Emulate deprecated/obsolete ARMv8 instructions" depends on COMPAT |