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Restrict /dev/mem and /dev/kmem when securelevel is set.
authorMatthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Fri, 9 Mar 2012 14:28:15 +0000 (09:28 -0500)
committerBen Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Tue, 2 May 2017 15:21:44 +0000 (15:21 +0000)
commit131b70ae091bc4163c8c598a967d7922d0127e2b
treefd405da4220b1a3bd2a55555d9fda9236d1aec8btree | snapshot
parent7fcc022dc76f361f97c5af4c17a8f62d126e3918commit | diff
Restrict /dev/mem and /dev/kmem when securelevel is set.

Allowing users to write to address space provides mechanisms that may permit
modification of the kernel at runtime. Prevent this if securelevel has been
set.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
[bwh: Forward-ported to 4.9: adjust context]

Gbp-Pq: Topic features/all/securelevel
Gbp-Pq: Name restrict-dev-mem-and-dev-kmem-when-securelevel-is-se.patch
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