x86/msr: Restrict MSR access when the kernel is locked down
Writing to MSRs should not be allowed if the kernel is locked down, since it could lead to execution of arbitrary code in kernel mode. Based on a patch by Kees Cook. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> cc: x86@kernel.org Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
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