Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:48:16 -0700 | From | Greg Kroah-Hartman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/7] security: introduce kernel_fw_from_file hook |
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 02:38:13PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > In order to validate the contents of firmware being loaded, there must be > a hook to evaluate any loaded firmware that wasn't built into the kernel > itself. Without this, there is a risk that a root user could load malicious > firmware designed to mount an attack against kernel memory (e.g. via DMA). > > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> > --- > include/linux/security.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++ > security/capability.c | 6 ++++++ > security/security.c | 6 ++++++ > 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
I would like an ack from a security developer/maintainer before applying this patch...
thanks,
greg k-h
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