Re: [PATCH V34 28/29] efi: Restrict efivar_ssdt_load when the kernel is locked down

From: Kees Cook
Date: Sat Jun 22 2019 - 20:14:51 EST


On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 05:03:57PM -0700, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> efivar_ssdt_load allows the kernel to import arbitrary ACPI code from an
> EFI variable, which gives arbitrary code execution in ring 0. Prevent
> that when the kernel is locked down.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

-Kees

> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-efi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ---
> drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
> index 55b77c576c42..9f92a013ab27 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
> @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
> #include <linux/acpi.h>
> #include <linux/ucs2_string.h>
> #include <linux/memblock.h>
> +#include <linux/security.h>
>
> #include <asm/early_ioremap.h>
>
> @@ -242,6 +243,11 @@ static void generic_ops_unregister(void)
> static char efivar_ssdt[EFIVAR_SSDT_NAME_MAX] __initdata;
> static int __init efivar_ssdt_setup(char *str)
> {
> + int ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES);
> +
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> if (strlen(str) < sizeof(efivar_ssdt))
> memcpy(efivar_ssdt, str, strlen(str));
> else
> --
> 2.22.0.410.gd8fdbe21b5-goog
>

--
Kees Cook