Re: [PATCH V34 14/29] ACPI: Limit access to custom_method when the kernel is locked down
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From: Kees Cook <hidden>
Date: 2019-06-22 23:59:24
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On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 05:03:43PM -0700, Matthew Garrett wrote:
From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> custom_method effectively allows arbitrary access to system memory, making it possible for an attacker to circumvent restrictions on module loading. Disable it if the kernel is locked down. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <redacted> -Kees
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Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org --- drivers/acpi/custom_method.c | 6 ++++++ include/linux/security.h | 1 + security/lockdown/lockdown.c | 1 + 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+)diff --git a/drivers/acpi/custom_method.c b/drivers/acpi/custom_method.c index aa972dc5cb7e..6e56f9f43492 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"@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ static ssize_t cm_write(struct file *file, const char __user * user_buf, struct acpi_table_header table; acpi_status status; + int ret; + + ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES); + if (ret) + return ret; if (!(*ppos)) { /* parse the table header to get the table length */diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h index 30bc6f058926..cc2b5ee4cadd 100644 --- a/include/linux/security.h +++ b/include/linux/security.h@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason { LOCKDOWN_PCI_ACCESS, LOCKDOWN_IOPORT, LOCKDOWN_MSR, + LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES, LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX, LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX, };diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c index 297a065e6261..1725224f0024 100644 --- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c +++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = { [LOCKDOWN_PCI_ACCESS] = "direct PCI access", [LOCKDOWN_IOPORT] = "raw io port access", [LOCKDOWN_MSR] = "raw MSR access", + [LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES] = "modified ACPI tables", [LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity", [LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality", };-- 2.22.0.410.gd8fdbe21b5-goog
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