CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX: Set loadable kernel module data as NX and text as RO

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX:

• prompt: Set loadable kernel module data as NX and text as RO
• type: bool
• depends on: ( CONFIG_ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX ) && ( CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX && CONFIG_MODULES )
• defined in arch/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.11–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.8, 6.9-rc+HEAD

Help text

If this is set, module text and rodata memory will be made read-only, and non-text memory will be made non-executable. This provides protection against certain security exploits (e.g. writing to text)

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