Reject the kexec_load syscall with some indication of the problem.
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 41e4771980d5..df0b2ee49fa2 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -513,8 +513,10 @@ int ima_load_data(enum kernel_load_data_id id)
switch (id) {
case LOADING_KEXEC_IMAGE:
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG)
- && arch_ima_get_secureboot())
+ && arch_ima_get_secureboot()) {
+ pr_err("impossible to appraise a kernel image without a file descriptor; try using kexec_file_load syscall.\n");
return -EACCES;
+ }
if (ima_enforce && (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_KEXEC)) {
pr_err("impossible to appraise a kernel image without a file descriptor; try using kexec_file_load syscall.\n");
--
2.7.5
