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ACPI: Limit access to custom_method when the kernel is locked down
authorMatthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@nebula.com>
Wed, 5 Apr 2017 16:40:30 +0000 (17:40 +0100)
committerBen Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:04:10 +0000 (21:04 +0000)
commit781a67acdfa238c68a40585531e389fe1191a8a7
tree063e039b53ca38b683876653259aac9ac4ebe508tree | snapshot
parent456720231f181bc7f2cdd2757f8238bdfa58f2bbcommit | diff
ACPI: Limit access to custom_method when the kernel is locked down

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 <matthew.garrett@nebula.com>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Gbp-Pq: Topic features/all/lockdown
Gbp-Pq: Name 0053-ACPI-Limit-access-to-custom_method-when-the-kernel-i.patch
drivers/acpi/custom_method.c diff | blob | history
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