[Patch] kexec_load: check CAP_SYS_MODULE
Cong Wang
amwang at redhat.com
Thu Jan 6 03:27:17 EST 2011
(Forgot Cc'ing Eric Paris, adding.)
> Eric pointed out that kexec_load() actually allows you to
> run any code you want in ring0, this is more like CAP_SYS_MODULE.
>
> Reported-by: Eric Paris<eparis at redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: WANG Cong<amwang at redhat.com>
>
> ---
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
> index b55045b..c30d613 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec.c
> @@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(kexec_load, unsigned long, entry, unsigned long, nr_segments,
> int result;
>
> /* We only trust the superuser with rebooting the system. */
> - if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT))
> + if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) || !capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE))
> return -EPERM;
>
> /*
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