linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] efi: Lock down the kernel if booted in secure boot mode

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Date:   Fri, 26 May 2017 16:29:35 +0800
From:   joeyli <jlee@...e.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org, matthew.garrett@...ula.com,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] efi: Lock down the kernel if booted in secure boot
 mode

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 03:45:56PM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> UEFI Secure Boot provides a mechanism for ensuring that the firmware will
> only load signed bootloaders and kernels.  Certain use cases may also
> require that all kernel modules also be signed.  Add a configuration option
> that to lock down the kernel - which includes requiring validly signed
> modules - if the kernel is secure-booted.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> cc: linux-efi@...r.kernel.org

Reviewed-by: Joey Lee <jlee@...e.com>

Regards
Joey Lee

> ---
> 
>  drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig      |    1 +
>  drivers/firmware/efi/secureboot.c |   10 +++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
> index c40fdeaf9a45..d03af2d5f52f 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
> @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ config EFI_RUNTIME_WRAPPERS
>  config EFI_SECURE_BOOT
>  	bool "Support UEFI Secure Boot and lock down the kernel in secure boot mode"
>  	default n
> +	select LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL
>  	help
>  	  UEFI Secure Boot provides a mechanism for ensuring that the firmware
>  	  will only load signed bootloaders and kernels.  Secure boot mode may
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/secureboot.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/secureboot.c
> index 730518061a14..7292a3b832e3 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/secureboot.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/secureboot.c
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
>  #include <linux/efi.h>
>  #include <linux/kernel.h>
>  #include <linux/printk.h>
> +#include <linux/security.h>
>  
>  /*
>   * Decide what to do when UEFI secure boot mode is enabled.
> @@ -23,10 +24,17 @@ void __init efi_set_secure_boot(enum efi_secureboot_mode mode)
>  		case efi_secureboot_mode_disabled:
>  			pr_info("Secure boot disabled\n");
>  			break;
> +
>  		case efi_secureboot_mode_enabled:
>  			set_bit(EFI_SECURE_BOOT, &efi.flags);
> -			pr_info("Secure boot enabled\n");
> +			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL)) {
> +				lock_kernel_down();
> +				pr_info("Secure boot enabled and kernel locked down\n");
> +			} else {
> +				pr_info("Secure boot enabled\n");
> +			}
>  			break;
> +
>  		default:
>  			pr_info("Secure boot could not be determined\n");
>  			break;
> 
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