[PATCH] loadpin: Prevent SECURITY_LOADPIN_ENFORCE=y without module decompression
Stephen Boyd
swboyd at chromium.org
Tue May 21 04:14:08 UTC 2024
Quoting Kees Cook (2024-05-18 13:47:14)
> On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 03:48:38PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > If modules are built compressed, and LoadPin is enforcing by default, we
> > must have in-kernel module decompression enabled (MODULE_DECOMPRESS).
> > Modules will fail to load without decompression built into the kernel
> > because they'll be blocked by LoadPin. Add a depends on clause to
> > prevent this combination.
> >
> > Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov at gmail.com>
> > Cc: Douglas Anderson <dianders at chromium.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <swboyd at chromium.org>
> > ---
> > security/loadpin/Kconfig | 3 +++
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/security/loadpin/Kconfig b/security/loadpin/Kconfig
> > index 6724eaba3d36..8c22171088a7 100644
> > --- a/security/loadpin/Kconfig
> > +++ b/security/loadpin/Kconfig
> > @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ config SECURITY_LOADPIN
> > config SECURITY_LOADPIN_ENFORCE
> > bool "Enforce LoadPin at boot"
> > depends on SECURITY_LOADPIN
> > + # Module compression breaks LoadPin unless modules are decompressed in
> > + # the kernel.
> > + depends on MODULE_COMPRESS_NONE || MODULE_DECOMPRESS
> > help
> > If selected, LoadPin will enforce pinning at boot. If not
> > selected, it can be enabled at boot with the kernel parameter
> >
>
> I've folded this change in, since loadpin also works in non-module
> situations:
Thanks for fixing my thinko.
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