From: Matthew Garrett Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 03:33:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] kexec: Disable at runtime if the kernel enforces module loading restrictions kexec permits the loading and execution of arbitrary code in ring 0, which is something that module signing enforcement is meant to prevent. It makes sense to disable kexec in this situation. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett --- kernel/kexec.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c index a785c1015e25..81d6b404f33c 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec.c +++ b/kernel/kexec.c @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #include @@ -1258,6 +1259,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(kexec_load, unsigned long, entry, unsigned long, nr_segments, return -EPERM; /* + * kexec can be used to circumvent module loading restrictions, so + * prevent loading in that case + */ + if (secure_modules()) + return -EPERM; + + /* * Verify we have a legal set of flags * This leaves us room for future extensions. */