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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC 0/4] Add firmware signature file check
At Tue, 6 Nov 2012 10:30:26 +0800,
Ming Lei wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> wrote:
> >
> > To be noted, it doesn't support the firmwares via udev but only the
> > direct loading, and the check for built-in firmware is missing, too.
>
> Generally, both direct loading and udev may request one same firmware
> image. And after check failed, current firmware load will fallback on udev
> to complete loading, so looks a check-failed firmware still can be loaded
> into kernel no matter if there is firmware signature check or not.

Yeah, it's just uncovered in the patch. As a easy solution, apply the
patch like below to disallow the udev fw loading when signature check
is enforced.


thanks,

Takashi

---
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 575bc4c..93121c3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -912,6 +912,13 @@ static int _request_firmware_load(struct firmware_priv *fw_priv, bool uevent,
goto handle_fw;
}

+ /* signature check isn't handled via udev fw loading */
+ if (sig_enforce) {
+ fw_load_abort(fw_priv);
+ direct_load = 1;
+ goto handle_fw;
+ }
+
/* fall back on userspace loading */
buf->fmt = PAGE_BUF;


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