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[15/16] acpi: Ignore acpi_rsdp kernel param when the kernel has been locked down

Message ID 147933294499.19316.17682060500981577979.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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David Howells Nov. 16, 2016, 9:49 p.m. UTC 
From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>

This option allows userspace to pass the RSDP address to the kernel, which
makes it possible for a user to circumvent any restrictions imposed on
loading modules.  Ignore the option when the kernel is locked down.

Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
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 drivers/acpi/osl.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


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diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 416953a42510..fb1dc79a7f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/semaphore.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@  early_param("acpi_rsdp", setup_acpi_rsdp);
 acpi_physical_address __init acpi_os_get_root_pointer(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
-	if (acpi_rsdp)
+	if (acpi_rsdp && !kernel_is_locked_down())
 		return acpi_rsdp;
 #endif