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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index 969e8f52f7da..d51ebbaeb1b2 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ int kimage_load_segment(struct kimage *image,
struct kimage *kexec_image;
struct kimage *kexec_crash_image;
-int kexec_load_disabled;
+static int kexec_load_disabled;
#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
static struct ctl_table kexec_core_sysctls[] = {
{
@@ -946,6 +946,15 @@ static int __init kexec_core_sysctl_init(void)
late_initcall(kexec_core_sysctl_init);
#endif
+bool kexec_load_permitted(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * Only the superuser can use the kexec syscall and if it has not
+ * been disabled.
+ */
+ return capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) && !kexec_load_disabled;
+}
+
/*
* No panic_cpu check version of crash_kexec(). This function is called
* only when panic_cpu holds the current CPU number; this is the only CPU