#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
-This tool helps me to check Linux kernel options against
-my security hardening preferences for X86_64, ARM64, X86_32, and ARM.
-Let the computers do their job!
+This tool is for checking the security hardening options of the Linux kernel.
Author: Alexander Popov <alex.popov@linux.com>
import json
from .__about__ import __version__
from .checks import add_kconfig_checks, add_cmdline_checks, normalize_cmdline_options
-from .engine import populate_with_data, perform_checks
+from .engine import populate_with_data, perform_checks, override_expected_value
def _open(file: str, *args, **kwargs):
description='A tool for checking the security hardening options of the Linux kernel')
parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s ' + __version__)
parser.add_argument('-p', '--print', choices=supported_archs,
- help='print security hardening preferences for the selected architecture')
+ help='print security hardening options for the selected architecture')
parser.add_argument('-c', '--config',
- help='check the kernel kconfig file against these preferences')
+ help='check security hardening options in the kernel kconfig file (also supports *.gz files)')
parser.add_argument('-l', '--cmdline',
- help='check the kernel cmdline file against these preferences')
+ help='check security hardening options in the kernel cmdline file')
parser.add_argument('-m', '--mode', choices=report_modes,
help='choose the report mode')
args = parser.parse_args()
parse_cmdline_file(parsed_cmdline_options, args.cmdline)
populate_with_data(config_checklist, parsed_cmdline_options, 'cmdline')
+ # hackish refinement of the CONFIG_ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS check
+ mmap_rnd_bits_max = parsed_kconfig_options.get('CONFIG_ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS_MAX', None)
+ if mmap_rnd_bits_max:
+ override_expected_value(config_checklist, 'CONFIG_ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS', mmap_rnd_bits_max)
+
# now everything is ready, perform the checks
perform_checks(config_checklist)
add_kconfig_checks(config_checklist, arch)
add_cmdline_checks(config_checklist, arch)
if mode != 'json':
- print(f'[+] Printing kernel security hardening preferences for {arch}...')
+ print(f'[+] Printing kernel security hardening options for {arch}...')
print_checklist(mode, config_checklist, False)
sys.exit(0)