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-rw-r--r--include/linux/security.h1
-rw-r--r--kernel/params.c21
-rw-r--r--security/lockdown/lockdown.c1
3 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index b4a85badb03a..1a3404f9c060 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES,
LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS,
LOCKDOWN_TIOCSSERIAL,
+ LOCKDOWN_MODULE_PARAMETERS,
LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
};
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index cf448785d058..8e56f8b12d8f 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
/* Protects all built-in parameters, modules use their own param_lock */
@@ -96,13 +97,19 @@ bool parameq(const char *a, const char *b)
return parameqn(a, b, strlen(a)+1);
}
-static void param_check_unsafe(const struct kernel_param *kp)
+static bool param_check_unsafe(const struct kernel_param *kp)
{
+ if (kp->flags & KERNEL_PARAM_FL_HWPARAM &&
+ security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_MODULE_PARAMETERS))
+ return false;
+
if (kp->flags & KERNEL_PARAM_FL_UNSAFE) {
pr_notice("Setting dangerous option %s - tainting kernel\n",
kp->name);
add_taint(TAINT_USER, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
}
+
+ return true;
}
static int parse_one(char *param,
@@ -132,8 +139,10 @@ static int parse_one(char *param,
pr_debug("handling %s with %p\n", param,
params[i].ops->set);
kernel_param_lock(params[i].mod);
- param_check_unsafe(&params[i]);
- err = params[i].ops->set(val, &params[i]);
+ if (param_check_unsafe(&params[i]))
+ err = params[i].ops->set(val, &params[i]);
+ else
+ err = -EPERM;
kernel_param_unlock(params[i].mod);
return err;
}
@@ -553,8 +562,10 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_store(struct module_attribute *mattr,
return -EPERM;
kernel_param_lock(mk->mod);
- param_check_unsafe(attribute->param);
- err = attribute->param->ops->set(buf, attribute->param);
+ if (param_check_unsafe(attribute->param))
+ err = attribute->param->ops->set(buf, attribute->param);
+ else
+ err = -EPERM;
kernel_param_unlock(mk->mod);
if (!err)
return len;
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 771c77f9c04a..0fa434294667 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
[LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES] = "modifying ACPI tables",
[LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS] = "direct PCMCIA CIS storage",
[LOCKDOWN_TIOCSSERIAL] = "reconfiguration of serial port IO",
+ [LOCKDOWN_MODULE_PARAMETERS] = "unsafe module parameters",
[LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
};