--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.9.276/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c	2021-07-20 14:21:16.000000000 +0000
+++ falcon-5530-750/linux-4.9.276/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c	2023-04-05 08:19:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -1096,6 +1096,9 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	mutex_lock(&mtd_mutex);
 	ret = mtdchar_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
 	mutex_unlock(&mtd_mutex);
@@ -1122,6 +1125,9 @@
 	void __user *argp = compat_ptr(arg);
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	mutex_lock(&mtd_mutex);
 
 	switch (cmd) {