From: Egor Ignatov <egori@altlinux.org>
To: devel-kernel@lists.altlinux.org
Subject: [d-kernel] [PATCH 2/6] security: lockdown: expose security_lock_kernel_down function
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 20:37:18 +0300
Message-ID: <20260506173722.1012394-3-egori@altlinux.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260506173722.1012394-1-egori@altlinux.org>
From: Jeremy Cline <jcline@redhat.com>
In order to automatically lock down kernels running on UEFI machines
booted in Secure Boot mode, expose the security_lock_kernel_down() function.
Based on Fedora patches:
- security: lockdown: expose a hook to lock the kernel down
- efi,lockdown: fix kernel lockdown on Secure Boot
Signed-off-by: Jeremy Cline <jcline@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Ondrej Mosnacek <omosnace@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Egor Ignatov <egori@altlinux.org>
---
include/linux/security.h | 9 +++++++++
security/lockdown/lockdown.c | 11 +++++++++++
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index ee88dd2d2d..5c816f0b8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -2405,4 +2405,13 @@ static inline void security_initramfs_populated(void)
}
#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_LOCKDOWN_LSM
+extern int security_lock_kernel_down(const char *where, enum lockdown_reason level);
+#else
+static inline int security_lock_kernel_down(const char *where, enum lockdown_reason level)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_LOCKDOWN_LSM */
+
#endif /* ! __LINUX_SECURITY_H */
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 8d46886d2c..14a9cdff94 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ static int lockdown_is_locked_down(enum lockdown_reason what)
return 0;
}
+/**
+ * security_lock_kernel_down() - Put the kernel into lock-down mode.
+ *
+ * @where: Where the lock-down is originating from (e.g. command line option)
+ * @level: The lock-down level (can only increase)
+ */
+int security_lock_kernel_down(const char *where, enum lockdown_reason level)
+{
+ return lock_kernel_down(where, level);
+}
+
static struct security_hook_list lockdown_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
LSM_HOOK_INIT(locked_down, lockdown_is_locked_down),
};
--
2.50.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-06 17:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-06 17:37 [d-kernel] [PATCH 0/6] [7.0, 7.1] Lock down the kernel if booted in Secure Boot mode Egor Ignatov
2026-05-06 17:37 ` [d-kernel] [PATCH 1/6] mtd: phram, slram: Disable when the kernel is locked down Egor Ignatov
2026-05-08 23:43 ` Vitaly Chikunov
2026-05-06 17:37 ` Egor Ignatov [this message]
2026-05-09 0:20 ` [d-kernel] [PATCH 2/6] security: lockdown: expose security_lock_kernel_down function Vitaly Chikunov
2026-05-20 12:25 ` Egor Ignatov
2026-05-06 17:37 ` [d-kernel] [PATCH 3/6] efi: Add an EFI_SECURE_BOOT flag to indicate secure boot mode Egor Ignatov
2026-05-06 17:37 ` [d-kernel] [PATCH 4/6] efi: Lock down the kernel if booted in " Egor Ignatov
2026-05-09 0:24 ` Vitaly Chikunov
2026-05-20 12:28 ` Egor Ignatov
2026-05-06 17:37 ` [d-kernel] [PATCH 5/6] efi: determine and pass Secure Boot state via FDT Egor Ignatov
2026-05-09 0:28 ` Vitaly Chikunov
2026-05-20 12:29 ` Egor Ignatov
2026-05-06 17:37 ` [d-kernel] [PATCH 6/6] config: Enable LOCK_DOWN_IN_EFI_SECURE_BOOT Egor Ignatov
2026-05-09 0:34 ` Vitaly Chikunov
2026-05-20 12:29 ` Egor Ignatov
2026-05-08 23:01 ` [d-kernel] [PATCH 0/6] [7.0, 7.1] Lock down the kernel if booted in Secure Boot mode Vitaly Chikunov
2026-05-20 12:29 ` Egor Ignatov
2026-05-20 16:32 ` Vitaly Chikunov
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