Re: [PATCH V3 05/11] asus-wmi: Restrict debugfs interface when module loading is restricted

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On Tue, 3 Sep 2013, Matthew Garrett wrote:

> We have no way of validating what all of the Asus WMI methods do on a
> given machine, and there's a risk that some will allow hardware state to
> be manipulated in such a way that arbitrary code can be executed in the
> kernel, circumventing module loading restrictions. Prevent that if any of
> these features are enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx>


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