+ err = security_mmap_addr(0);
+ if (err) {
+ /*
+ * vm86 cannot virtualize the address space, so vm86 users
+ * need to manage the low 1MB themselves using mmap. Given
+ * that BIOS places important data in the first page, vm86
+ * is essentially useless if mmap_min_addr != 0. DOSEMU,
+ * for example, won't even bother trying to use vm86 if it
+ * can't map a page at virtual address 0.
+ *
+ * To reduce the available kernel attack surface, simply
+ * disallow vm86(old) for users who cannot mmap at va 0.
+ *
+ * The implementation of security_mmap_addr will allow
+ * suitably privileged users to map va 0 even if
+ * vm.mmap_min_addr is set above 0, and we want this
+ * behavior for vm86 as well, as it ensures that legacy
+ * tools like vbetool will not fail just because of
+ * vm.mmap_min_addr.
+ */
+ pr_info_once("Denied a call to vm86(old) from %s[%d] (uid: %d). Set the vm.mmap_min_addr sysctl to 0 and/or adjust LSM mmap_min_addr policy to enable vm86 if you are using a vm86-based DOS emulator.\n",
+ current->comm, task_pid_nr(current),
+ from_kuid_munged(&init_user_ns, current_uid()));
+ return -EPERM;
+ }
+