linux-kernel - [PATCH 20/30] Prohibit PCMCIA CIS storage when the kernel is locked down

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Message-Id: <151024878851.28329.13855758745790589201.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:   Thu,  9 Nov 2017 17:33:08 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        dhowells@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jforbes@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH 20/30] Prohibit PCMCIA CIS storage when the kernel is locked down

Prohibit replacement of the PCMCIA Card Information Structure when the
kernel is locked down.

Suggested-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc: linux-pcmcia@...ts.infradead.org
---

 drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
index 55ef7d1fd8da..b7a0e42eeb25 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
@@ -1578,6 +1578,9 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct pcmcia_socket *s;
 	int error;
 
+	if (kernel_is_locked_down("Direct PCMCIA CIS storage"))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	s = to_socket(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 
 	if (off)