1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index 25ffe1b9dc98..5dfc206748cf 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -104,6 +104,24 @@ config SECURITY_ROOTPLUG
           
           If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 
+config SECURITY_DEFAULT_MMAP_MIN_ADDR
+        int "Low address space to protect from user allocation"
+        depends on SECURITY
+        default 0
+        help
+          This is the portion of low virtual memory which should be protected
+          from userspace allocation.  Keeping a user from writing to low pages
+          can help reduce the impact of kernel NULL pointer bugs.
+
+          For most users with lots of address space a value of 65536 is
+          reasonable and should cause no problems.  Programs which use vm86
+          functionality would either need additional permissions from either
+          the LSM or the capabilities module or have this protection disabled.
+
+          This value can be changed after boot using the
+          /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr tunable.
+
+
 source security/selinux/Kconfig
 source security/smack/Kconfig