Article 6A6JT Linux Will Stop Randomizing Per-CPU Entry Area When KASLR Is Not Active

Linux Will Stop Randomizing Per-CPU Entry Area When KASLR Is Not Active

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With the Linux 6.2 release kernel developers addressed "a tasty target for attackers" after it was realized that the per-CPU entry data was not being randomized, even in the presence of Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR). The per-CPU entry area randomization has been present since Linux 6.3 but then was realized it's being activated even if KASLR was disabled, so now that is changing to avoid possible confusion...
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