4 # This script helps me to check the Linux kernel Kconfig option list
5 # against my hardening preferences for x86_64. Let the computers do their job!
7 # Author: Alexander Popov <alex.popov@linux.com>
9 # Please don't cry if my Python code looks like C.
12 # N.B Hardening command line parameters:
17 # kernel.kptr_restrict=1
20 from argparse import ArgumentParser
21 from collections import OrderedDict
24 debug_mode = False # set it to True to print the unknown options from the config
29 def __init__(self, name, expected, decision, reason):
31 self.expected = expected
32 self.decision = decision
38 if self.expected == self.state:
40 elif self.state is None:
41 if self.expected == 'is not set':
42 self.result = 'OK: not found'
44 self.result = 'FAIL: not found'
46 self.result = 'FAIL: "' + self.state + '"'
49 return '{} = {}'.format(self.name, self.state)
52 def construct_opt_checks():
53 checklist.append(OptCheck('BUG', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
54 checklist.append(OptCheck('PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
55 checklist.append(OptCheck('RETPOLINE', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
56 checklist.append(OptCheck('X86_64', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
57 checklist.append(OptCheck('STRICT_KERNEL_RWX', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
58 checklist.append(OptCheck('STRICT_MODULE_RWX', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
59 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_WX', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
60 checklist.append(OptCheck('RANDOMIZE_BASE', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
61 checklist.append(OptCheck('RANDOMIZE_MEMORY', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
62 checklist.append(OptCheck('CC_STACKPROTECTOR', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
63 checklist.append(OptCheck('CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG','y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
64 checklist.append(OptCheck('VMAP_STACK', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
65 checklist.append(OptCheck('THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
66 checklist.append(OptCheck('SCHED_STACK_END_CHECK', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
67 checklist.append(OptCheck('SLUB_DEBUG', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
68 checklist.append(OptCheck('SLAB_FREELIST_HARDENED', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
69 checklist.append(OptCheck('SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
70 checklist.append(OptCheck('HARDENED_USERCOPY', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
71 checklist.append(OptCheck('FORTIFY_SOURCE', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
72 checklist.append(OptCheck('MODULE_SIG', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
73 checklist.append(OptCheck('MODULE_SIG_ALL', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
74 checklist.append(OptCheck('MODULE_SIG_SHA512', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
75 checklist.append(OptCheck('SYN_COOKIES', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection')) # another reason?
76 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEFAULT_MMAP_MIN_ADDR', '65536', 'ubuntu18', 'self_protection'))
78 checklist.append(OptCheck('BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
79 checklist.append(OptCheck('PAGE_POISONING', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
80 checklist.append(OptCheck('GCC_PLUGINS', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
81 checklist.append(OptCheck('GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
82 checklist.append(OptCheck('GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
83 checklist.append(OptCheck('GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
84 checklist.append(OptCheck('GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
85 checklist.append(OptCheck('REFCOUNT_FULL', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
86 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_LIST', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
87 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_SG', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
88 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_CREDENTIALS', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
89 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_NOTIFIERS', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
90 checklist.append(OptCheck('MODULE_SIG_FORCE', 'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
91 checklist.append(OptCheck('HARDENED_USERCOPY_FALLBACK', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
93 checklist.append(OptCheck('GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK', 'y', 'my', 'self_protection'))
94 checklist.append(OptCheck('SLUB_DEBUG_ON', 'y', 'my', 'self_protection'))
95 checklist.append(OptCheck('SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT', 'y', 'my', 'self_protection'))
96 checklist.append(OptCheck('STATIC_USERMODEHELPER', 'y', 'my', 'self_protection')) # breaks systemd?
97 checklist.append(OptCheck('PAGE_POISONING_NO_SANITY', 'is not set', 'my', 'self_protection'))
98 checklist.append(OptCheck('PAGE_POISONING_ZERO', 'is not set', 'my', 'self_protection'))
100 checklist.append(OptCheck('SECURITY', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'security_policy'))
101 checklist.append(OptCheck('SECURITY_YAMA', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'security_policy'))
102 checklist.append(OptCheck('SECURITY_SELINUX_DISABLE', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'security_policy'))
104 checklist.append(OptCheck('SECCOMP', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
105 checklist.append(OptCheck('SECCOMP_FILTER', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
106 checklist.append(OptCheck('STRICT_DEVMEM', 'y', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
107 checklist.append(OptCheck('ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
108 checklist.append(OptCheck('COMPAT_BRK', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
109 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEVKMEM', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
110 checklist.append(OptCheck('COMPAT_VDSO', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
111 checklist.append(OptCheck('X86_PTDUMP', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
112 checklist.append(OptCheck('ZSMALLOC_STAT', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
113 checklist.append(OptCheck('PAGE_OWNER', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
114 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_KMEMLEAK', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
115 checklist.append(OptCheck('BINFMT_AOUT', 'is not set', 'ubuntu18', 'cut_attack_surface'))
117 checklist.append(OptCheck('IO_STRICT_DEVMEM', 'y', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
118 checklist.append(OptCheck('LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NONE', 'y', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface')) # 'vsyscall=none'
119 checklist.append(OptCheck('BINFMT_MISC', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
120 checklist.append(OptCheck('INET_DIAG', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
121 checklist.append(OptCheck('KEXEC', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
122 checklist.append(OptCheck('PROC_KCORE', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
123 checklist.append(OptCheck('LEGACY_PTYS', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
124 checklist.append(OptCheck('IA32_EMULATION', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
125 checklist.append(OptCheck('X86_X32', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
126 checklist.append(OptCheck('MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
127 checklist.append(OptCheck('HIBERNATION', 'is not set', 'kspp', 'cut_attack_surface'))
129 checklist.append(OptCheck('KPROBES', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
130 checklist.append(OptCheck('UPROBES', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
131 checklist.append(OptCheck('GENERIC_TRACER', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
132 checklist.append(OptCheck('PROC_VMCORE', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
133 checklist.append(OptCheck('PROC_PAGE_MONITOR', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
134 checklist.append(OptCheck('USELIB', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
135 checklist.append(OptCheck('CHECKPOINT_RESTORE', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
136 checklist.append(OptCheck('USERFAULTFD', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
137 checklist.append(OptCheck('HWPOISON_INJECT', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
138 checklist.append(OptCheck('MEM_SOFT_DIRTY', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
139 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEVPORT', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
140 checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_FS', 'is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
141 checklist.append(OptCheck('NOTIFIER_ERROR_INJECTION','is not set', 'grsecurity', 'cut_attack_surface'))
143 checklist.append(OptCheck('KEXEC_FILE', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
144 checklist.append(OptCheck('LIVEPATCH', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
145 checklist.append(OptCheck('USER_NS', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface')) # user.max_user_namespaces=0
146 checklist.append(OptCheck('IP_DCCP', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
147 checklist.append(OptCheck('IP_SCTP', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
148 checklist.append(OptCheck('FTRACE', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
149 checklist.append(OptCheck('PROFILING', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
150 checklist.append(OptCheck('BPF_JIT', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
151 checklist.append(OptCheck('BPF_SYSCALL', 'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
153 checklist.append(OptCheck('ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS', '32', 'my', 'userspace_protection'))
155 checklist.append(OptCheck('LKDTM', 'm', 'my', 'feature_test'))
158 def print_opt_checks():
159 print('[+] Printing kernel hardening preferences...')
160 print(' {:<39}|{:^13}|{:^10}|{:^20}'.format('option name', 'desired val', 'decision', 'reason'))
161 print(' ======================================================================================')
162 for opt in checklist:
163 print(' CONFIG_{:<32}|{:^13}|{:^10}|{:^20}'.format(opt.name, opt.expected, opt.decision, opt.reason))
167 def print_check_results():
168 print(' {:<39}|{:^13}|{:^10}|{:^20}||{:^20}'.format('option name', 'desired val', 'decision', 'reason', 'check result'))
169 print(' ===========================================================================================================')
170 for opt in checklist:
171 print(' CONFIG_{:<32}|{:^13}|{:^10}|{:^20}||{:^20}'.format(opt.name, opt.expected, opt.decision, opt.reason, opt.result))
175 def get_option_state(options, name):
176 return options[name] if name in options else None
179 def perform_checks(parsed_options):
180 for opt in checklist:
181 opt.state = get_option_state(parsed_options, opt.name)
185 def check_config_file(fname):
186 with open(fname, 'r') as f:
187 parsed_options = OrderedDict()
188 opt_is_on = re.compile("CONFIG_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*=[a-zA-Z0-9_\"]*")
189 opt_is_off = re.compile("# CONFIG_[a-zA-Z0-9_]* is not set")
191 print('[+] Checking "{}" against hardening preferences...'.format(fname))
192 for line in f.readlines():
197 if opt_is_on.match(line):
198 option, value = line[7:].split('=', 1)
199 elif opt_is_off.match(line):
200 option, value = line[9:].split(' ', 1)
201 if value != 'is not set':
202 sys.exit('[!] ERROR: bad disabled config option "{}"'.format(line))
204 if option in parsed_options:
205 sys.exit('[!] ERROR: config option "{}" exists multiple times'.format(line))
207 if option is not None:
208 parsed_options[option] = value
210 perform_checks(parsed_options)
213 known_options = [opt.name for opt in checklist]
214 for option, value in parsed_options.items():
215 if option not in known_options:
216 print("DEBUG: dunno about option {} ({})".format(option, value))
218 print_check_results()
221 if __name__ == '__main__':
222 parser = ArgumentParser(description='Checks the hardening options in the Linux kernel config')
223 parser.add_argument('-p', '--print', action='store_true', help='print hardening preferences')
224 parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', help='check the config_file against these preferences')
225 parser.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true', help='enable internal debug mode')
226 args = parser.parse_args()
228 construct_opt_checks()
238 check_config_file(args.config)
239 error_count = len(list(filter(lambda opt: opt.result.startswith('FAIL'), checklist)))
241 print('[+] config check is PASSED')
244 sys.exit('[-] config check is NOT PASSED: {} errors'.format(error_count))