From: Matthew Garrett Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:12:13 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] x86: Restrict MSR access when module loading is restricted Writing to MSRs should not be allowed if module loading is restricted, since it could lead to execution of arbitrary code in kernel mode. Based on a patch by Kees Cook. Cc: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett --- arch/x86/kernel/msr.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c index 113e70784854..26c2f83fc470 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c @@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ static ssize_t msr_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, int err = 0; ssize_t bytes = 0; + if (secure_modules()) + return -EPERM; + if (count % 8) return -EINVAL; /* Invalid chunk size */ @@ -152,6 +155,10 @@ static long msr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioc, unsigned long arg) err = -EBADF; break; } + if (secure_modules()) { + err = -EPERM; + break; + } if (copy_from_user(®s, uregs, sizeof regs)) { err = -EFAULT; break;