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From: Borislav Petkov <bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Andy Lutomirski <luto-kltTT9wpgjJwATOyAt5JVQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: "Kweh,
	Hock Leong"
	<hock.leong.kweh-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	Matt Fleming
	<matt-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>,
	Sam Protsenko
	<semen.protsenko-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	Ming Lei <ming.lei-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman
	<gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>,
	"Ong,
	Boon Leong"
	<boon.leong.ong-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] efi: Capsule update with user helper interface
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 21:49:56 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150303204956.GG25768@pd.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALCETrXfjbKcYSSRQXZbam7TgHU34LXM0BhvMuba_vYyCCPTig-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 12:37:54PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> The user *should not* be required to have write access to anything in
> /lib to install a UEFI capsule that they download from their
> motherboard vendor's website.  /lib belongs to the distro, and UEFI
> capsules do not belong to the distro.  In this regard, UEFI capsules
> are completely unlike your wireless card firmware, your cpu microcode,
> etc.

Oh oh but but, if an UEFI capsule can brick the system, a normal user
would be able to brick that system then. I think we should forbid that.

I agree with the rest of your note that a simple

cat <fw_blob> > /sys/...

should be enough.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.
--

  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-03-03 20:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-03-02 10:59 Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] efi: Capsule update with user helper interface Kweh, Hock Leong
     [not found] ` <F54AEECA5E2B9541821D670476DAE19C2B8AD9CA-j2khPEwRog0FyVwBAnZdSLfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-02 12:29   ` Matt Fleming
2015-03-03  5:56     ` Kweh, Hock Leong
2015-03-03 20:37       ` Andy Lutomirski
     [not found]         ` <CALCETrXfjbKcYSSRQXZbam7TgHU34LXM0BhvMuba_vYyCCPTig-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-03 20:49           ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2015-03-03 21:56             ` Andy Lutomirski
2015-03-05  9:18           ` Kweh, Hock Leong
     [not found]             ` <F54AEECA5E2B9541821D670476DAE19C2B8AF4F2-j2khPEwRog0FyVwBAnZdSLfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-05 23:08               ` Andy Lutomirski
     [not found]                 ` <CALCETrWKwQVe46gASNbb0miwcuHe+wirVSO-pQt6uF-Jd6e-bw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-06  8:13                   ` Borislav Petkov
2015-03-06 11:41                     ` Kweh, Hock Leong
     [not found]                       ` <F54AEECA5E2B9541821D670476DAE19C2B8AF844-j2khPEwRog0FyVwBAnZdSLfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-06 14:47                         ` Borislav Petkov
     [not found]                           ` <20150306144725.GF3514-fF5Pk5pvG8Y@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-09 21:23                             ` fwupdate Borislav Petkov
2015-03-10  1:54                               ` fwupdate Roy Franz
     [not found]                                 ` <CAFECyb8xq+Ozn9Op4EHkiGGdn4q64h1fE_X+GHw=0X5d3r_9_w-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-10 14:56                                   ` fwupdate Peter Jones
     [not found]                                     ` <20150310145632.GA1208-FS9oOTXHwv9t4tGkRPVz9tcb/sdHg95EuydrBrBl+0sAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-10 15:27                                       ` fwupdate Peter Jones
2015-03-06 12:20                   ` Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] efi: Capsule update with user helper interface Kweh, Hock Leong
2015-03-06 19:05                     ` Andy Lutomirski
     [not found] <F54AEECA5E2B9541821D670476DAE19C2B8AC95C@PGSMSX102.gar.corp.intel.com>
     [not found] ` <F54AEECA5E2B9541821D670476DAE19C2B8AC95C-j2khPEwRog0FyVwBAnZdSLfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2015-02-24 12:49   ` Kweh, Hock Leong
2015-02-25 11:47     ` Borislav Petkov
     [not found]       ` <20150225114747.GC3226-fF5Pk5pvG8Y@public.gmane.org>
2015-02-25 12:38         ` Kweh, Hock Leong
2015-02-25 12:49           ` Borislav Petkov
2015-02-26 15:30       ` Andy Lutomirski
     [not found]         ` <CALCETrVk8GJSzOyRu3Jr-72Tp79XzunGg9T-_70ngTPnG4YZqQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-02-26 15:54           ` Borislav Petkov
2015-03-02 11:24             ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]     ` <F54AEECA5E2B9541821D670476DAE19C2B8AC9DD-j2khPEwRog0FyVwBAnZdSLfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-06 21:39       ` Peter Jones
     [not found]         ` <20150306213912.GA8020-FS9oOTXHwv9t4tGkRPVz9tcb/sdHg95EuydrBrBl+0sAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-06 21:49           ` Roy Franz
     [not found]             ` <CAFECyb8oD+tjmwaR11PRZ_0K6ddYW5TE9+L1tVnMFE2yHHCg0A-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-06 22:17               ` Peter Jones
2015-03-10 12:26           ` Matt Fleming
2015-03-10 15:21             ` Peter Jones
     [not found]               ` <20150310152155.GB1208-FS9oOTXHwv9t4tGkRPVz9tcb/sdHg95EuydrBrBl+0sAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-10 15:26                 ` Andy Lutomirski
     [not found]                   ` <CALCETrXMvDqMvRf2yzRvpjHQB5pip5zNiihAccCc9Sm5UWGysg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-10 15:40                     ` Peter Jones
2015-03-10 15:51                       ` Andy Lutomirski
2015-03-10 17:26                         ` Peter Jones
     [not found]                           ` <20150310172603.GF1208-FS9oOTXHwv9t4tGkRPVz9tcb/sdHg95EuydrBrBl+0sAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-10 17:31                             ` Andy Lutomirski
     [not found]                         ` <CALCETrUDuTt_BK1JSFU=_EEujpm1ekzmkte-c3vxuRW7hWPUPQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-12 22:47                           ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]                             ` <20150312224754.GD24174-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-13 14:42                               ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-03-16 15:35                                 ` Andy Lutomirski

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