From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> To: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>, Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@linux.intel.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>, x86@kernel.org, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@gmail.com>, Michael Jamet <michael.jamet@intel.com>, Yehezkel Bernat <YehezkelShB@gmail.com>, "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>, Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>, Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>, Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <knsathya@kernel.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] driver core: Add common support to skip probe for un-authorized devices Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:58:07 -0400 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20210930104924-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw) In-Reply-To: <20210930144305.GA464826@rowland.harvard.edu> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:43:05AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > I don't see any point in talking about "untrusted drivers". If a > driver isn't trusted then it doesn't belong in your kernel. Period. > When you load a driver into your kernel, you are implicitly trusting > it (aside from limitations imposed by security modules). Trusting it to do what? Historically a ton of drivers did not validate input from devices they drive. Most still don't. > The code > it contains, the module_init code in particular, runs with full > superuser permissions. -- MST
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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> To: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>, Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@linux.intel.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>, "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>, Michael Jamet <michael.jamet@intel.com>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>, x86@kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, Yehezkel Bernat <YehezkelShB@gmail.com>, Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <knsathya@kernel.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@gmail.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] driver core: Add common support to skip probe for un-authorized devices Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:58:07 -0400 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20210930104924-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw) In-Reply-To: <20210930144305.GA464826@rowland.harvard.edu> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:43:05AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > I don't see any point in talking about "untrusted drivers". If a > driver isn't trusted then it doesn't belong in your kernel. Period. > When you load a driver into your kernel, you are implicitly trusting > it (aside from limitations imposed by security modules). Trusting it to do what? Historically a ton of drivers did not validate input from devices they drive. Most still don't. > The code > it contains, the module_init code in particular, runs with full > superuser permissions. -- MST _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-30 14:58 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 132+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2021-09-30 1:05 [PATCH v2 0/6] Add device filter support Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 1:05 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] driver core: Move the "authorized" attribute from USB/Thunderbolt to core Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 1:42 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 1:42 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 1:55 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 1:55 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 2:38 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 4:59 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 4:59 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 9:05 ` Rafael J. Wysocki 2021-09-30 9:05 ` Rafael J. Wysocki 2021-09-30 14:59 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 14:59 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 15:25 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 15:25 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 11:19 ` Yehezkel Bernat 2021-09-30 15:28 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 15:28 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 18:25 ` Yehezkel Bernat 2021-09-30 19:04 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 19:04 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 19:50 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 20:23 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 20:23 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 1:05 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] driver core: Add common support to skip probe for un-authorized devices Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 10:59 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 10:59 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 13:52 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 13:52 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 14:38 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 14:38 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 14:49 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 14:49 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 15:00 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:00 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:22 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 15:22 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 17:17 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 17:17 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 17:23 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 17:23 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 19:15 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 19:15 ` Andi Kleen 2021-10-01 6:29 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-01 6:29 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-01 15:51 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 15:51 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 15:56 ` Andi Kleen 2021-10-01 15:56 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 14:43 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 14:43 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 14:48 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 14:48 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:32 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 15:32 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 15:52 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:52 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 14:58 ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message] 2021-09-30 14:58 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:35 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 15:35 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 15:59 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:59 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 19:23 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 19:23 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 20:44 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 20:44 ` Alan Stern 2021-09-30 20:52 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 20:52 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 1:41 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 1:41 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 2:20 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 2:20 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 21:12 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 21:12 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 1:05 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] driver core: Allow arch to initialize the authorized attribute Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 1:05 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] virtio: Initialize authorized attribute for confidential guest Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 11:03 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 11:03 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 13:36 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 13:36 ` Dan Williams 2021-09-30 13:49 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 13:49 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 15:18 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 15:20 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:20 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-09-30 15:23 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 15:23 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 15:23 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 19:04 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 19:16 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 19:30 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 19:30 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 19:40 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-10-01 7:03 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-01 7:03 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-01 15:49 ` Andi Kleen 2021-10-01 15:49 ` Andi Kleen 2021-10-02 11:04 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-10-02 11:04 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-10-02 11:14 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-02 11:14 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-02 14:20 ` Andi Kleen 2021-10-02 14:20 ` Andi Kleen 2021-10-02 14:44 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-02 14:44 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-02 18:40 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-10-02 18:40 ` Michael S. Tsirkin 2021-10-03 6:40 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-03 6:40 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-04 21:04 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-04 21:04 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 16:13 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 16:13 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 16:45 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 16:45 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 18:09 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 18:09 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 19:00 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 19:00 ` Alan Stern 2021-10-01 19:45 ` Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan 2021-10-01 19:57 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-01 19:57 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-04 5:16 ` Mika Westerberg 2021-10-05 22:33 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-05 22:33 ` Dan Williams 2021-10-06 5:45 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-10-06 5:45 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman 2021-09-30 19:25 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 19:25 ` Andi Kleen 2021-09-30 1:05 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] x86/tdx: Add device filter support for x86 TDX guest platform Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 2021-09-30 1:05 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] PCI: Initialize authorized attribute for confidential guest Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan
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