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-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/osl.c14
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index cc7507091dec..b7c3aeb175dd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/jiffies.h>
#include <linux/semaphore.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -180,8 +181,19 @@ acpi_physical_address __init acpi_os_get_root_pointer(void)
acpi_physical_address pa;
#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
- if (acpi_rsdp)
+ /*
+ * We may have been provided with an RSDP on the command line,
+ * but if a malicious user has done so they may be pointing us
+ * at modified ACPI tables that could alter kernel behaviour -
+ * so, we check the lockdown status before making use of
+ * it. If we trust it then also stash it in an architecture
+ * specific location (if appropriate) so it can be carried
+ * over further kexec()s.
+ */
+ if (acpi_rsdp && !security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES)) {
+ acpi_arch_set_root_pointer(acpi_rsdp);
return acpi_rsdp;
+ }
#endif
pa = acpi_arch_get_root_pointer();
if (pa)