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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)
committerPeter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>
Wed, 7 Feb 2018 23:32:32 +0000 (23:32 +0000)
commite0bf8d7d4174dd7eddebe53d34a2f24030550546
tree3c428e7e4ef90a2dbaf212efe64d7a606e14fcf2tree | snapshot
parent76377e4b9f578331e102b444f0e29f42b03cc99fcommit | 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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