[PATCH 08/12] kexec: Disable at runtime if securelevel has been set.

[Matthew Garrett]

kexec permits the loading and execution of arbitrary code in ring 0, which
permits the modification of the running kernel. Prevent this if securelevel
has been set.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/kexec.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index 59f7b55..98db2a1 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -942,6 +943,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(kexec_load, unsigned long, entry, unsigned long, nr_segments,
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT))
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if (get_securelevel() > 0)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	/*
 	 * Verify we have a legal set of flags
 	 * This leaves us room for future extensions.
-- 
1.8.3.1

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