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-rw-r--r--kernel/kexec.c5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index 0668d58d641..b152bdefcb8 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -947,6 +947,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(kexec_load, unsigned long, entry, unsigned long, nr_segments,
if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT))
return -EPERM;
+ /* Processes in containers must not be allowed to load a new
+ * kernel, even if they have CAP_SYS_BOOT */
+ if (task_active_pid_ns(current) != &init_pid_ns)
+ return -EPERM;
+
/*
* Verify we have a legal set of flags
* This leaves us room for future extensions.