allow MSR kernel module being load / move from security-misc to vm-config-dist

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allow MSR kernel module being load / move from security-misc to vm-config-dist #215

Closed adrelanos closed 6 months ago

adrelanos commented 6 months ago

random report on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Kicksecure/comments/1bjyvm5/should_i_enable_back_msr_kernel_module/

Another user I know also reported the same issue a while ago.

references:

https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/119712/methods-root-can-use-to-elevate-itself-to-kernel-mode
https://forums.whonix.org/t/disabling-cpu-msrs-breaks-cpu-temperature-control/10397