[PATCH 17/24] acpi: Ignore acpi_rsdp kernel param when the kernel has been locked down
David Howells
dhowells at redhat.com
Wed Apr 5 20:16:57 UTC 2017
From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
This option allows userspace to pass the RSDP address to the kernel, which
makes it possible for a user to circumvent any restrictions imposed on
loading modules. Ignore the option when the kernel is locked down.
Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells at redhat.com>
cc: linux-acpi at vger.kernel.org
---
drivers/acpi/osl.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index db78d353bab1..d4d4ba348451 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ acpi_physical_address __init acpi_os_get_root_pointer(void)
acpi_physical_address pa = 0;
#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
- if (acpi_rsdp)
+ if (acpi_rsdp && !kernel_is_locked_down())
return acpi_rsdp;
#endif
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