From: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@xxxxxxxxxx> Allowing users to write to address space makes it possible for the kernel to be subverted, avoiding module loading restrictions. Prevent this when the kernel has been locked down. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/mem.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c index 17e22cb2db14..5dcc205e8373 100644 --- a/drivers/char/mem.c +++ b/drivers/char/mem.c @@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ static ssize_t write_mem(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, if (p != *ppos) return -EFBIG; + if (kernel_is_locked_down()) + return -EPERM; + if (!valid_phys_addr_range(p, count)) return -EFAULT; @@ -516,6 +519,9 @@ static ssize_t write_kmem(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, if (!pfn_valid(PFN_DOWN(p))) return -EIO; + if (kernel_is_locked_down()) + return -EPERM; + if (p < (unsigned long) high_memory) { unsigned long to_write = min_t(unsigned long, count, (unsigned long)high_memory - p); -- 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