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Message-ID: <149142336965.5101.2946578135980499557.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:   Wed, 05 Apr 2017 21:16:09 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        matthew.garrett@...ula.com
Subject: [PATCH 11/24] uswsusp: Disable when the kernel is locked down

From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>

uswsusp allows a user process to dump and then restore kernel state, which
makes it possible to modify the running kernel.  Disable this if the kernel
is locked down.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc: linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
---

 kernel/power/user.c |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 22df9f7ff672..e4b926d329b7 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ static int snapshot_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (!hibernation_available())
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if (kernel_is_locked_down())
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	lock_system_sleep();
 
 	if (!atomic_add_unless(&snapshot_device_available, -1, 0)) {

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