[PATCH v2 0/3] kexec: Add new parameter to limit the access to kexec

From: Ricardo Ribalda
Date: Thu Dec 08 2022 - 11:38:22 EST


Add two parameter to specify how many times a kexec kernel can be loaded.

These parameter allow hardening the system.

While we are at it, fix a documentation issue and refactor some code.

To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
To: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ross Zwisler <zwisler@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Philipp Rudo <prudo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Changes in v2:
- Instead of kexec_reboot_disabled, add two new counters (Thanks Philipp!)
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221114-disable-kexec-reset-v1-0-fb51d20cf871@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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Ricardo Ribalda (3):
Documentation: sysctl: Correct kexec_load_disabled
kexec: Factor out kexec_load_permited
kexec: Introduce paramters load_limit_reboot and load_limit_panic

Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 14 ++++
Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 7 +-
include/linux/kexec.h | 3 +-
kernel/kexec.c | 2 +-
kernel/kexec_core.c | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
kernel/kexec_file.c | 2 +-
6 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 479174d402bcf60789106eedc4def3957c060bad
change-id: 20221114-disable-kexec-reset-19b7e117338f

Best regards,
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Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>