custom_method effectively allows arbitrary access to system memory, making
it possible for an attacker to modify the kernel at runtime. Prevent this
if trusted_kernel is true.
Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garr...@nebula.com>
---
drivers/acpi/custom_method.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/custom_method.c b/drivers/acpi/custom_method.c
index c68e724..774bb7b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/custom_method.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/custom_method.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#include "internal.h"
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ static ssize_t cm_write(struct file *file, const char __user
* user_buf,
struct acpi_table_header table;
acpi_status status;
+ if (get_trusted_kernel())
+ return -EPERM;
+
if (!(*ppos)) {
/* parse the table header to get the table length */
if (count <= sizeof(struct acpi_table_header))
--
1.8.5.3
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