From 03e88bfced44614457493cde243fa0c40381412f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Garrett Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 03:33:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] kexec: Disable at runtime if the kernel enforces module loading restrictions kexec permits the loading and execution of arbitrary code in ring 0, which is something that module signing enforcement is meant to prevent. It makes sense to disable kexec in this situation. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett --- kernel/kexec.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c index 0b49a0a58102..8e649f7c22e1 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec.c +++ b/kernel/kexec.c @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #include @@ -1245,6 +1246,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(kexec_load, unsigned long, entry, unsigned long, nr_segments, return -EPERM; /* + * kexec can be used to circumvent module loading restrictions, so + * prevent loading in that case + */ + if (secure_modules()) + return -EPERM; + + /* * Verify we have a legal set of flags * This leaves us room for future extensions. */ -- 1.9.3