Permitting write access to MSRs allows userspace to modify the running kernel. Prevent this if securelevel has been set. Based on a patch by Kees Cook. Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/msr.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c index 88458fa..6b6cb4f 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ #include <linux/notifier.h> #include <linux/uaccess.h> #include <linux/gfp.h> +#include <linux/security.h> #include <asm/processor.h> #include <asm/msr.h> @@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ static ssize_t msr_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, int err = 0; ssize_t bytes = 0; + if (get_securelevel() > 0) + return -EPERM; + if (count % 8) return -EINVAL; /* Invalid chunk size */ @@ -150,6 +154,10 @@ static long msr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioc, unsigned long arg) err = -EBADF; break; } + if (get_securelevel() > 0) { + err = -EPERM; + break; + } if (copy_from_user(®s, uregs, sizeof regs)) { err = -EFAULT; break; -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-efi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html