linux-kernel - Re: CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG [was: Re: 2.6.27-rc7 no init found on the root partition?]

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Message-ID: <30625.1222426244@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:50:44 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Lukas Hejtmanek <xhejtman@....muni.cz>
Cc:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG [was: Re: 2.6.27-rc7 no init found on the root partition?]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:05:07 +0200, Lukas Hejtmanek said:
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 09:49:27PM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > Hmm, is there a difference in the device drivers such that root_plug simply
> > isn't able to find the usb 'key' in 2.6.27-rc7?
> > 
> > When you boot with CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG=n, can you read the usb key?
> 
> I do not have USB key at all. So maybe there is a security bug in 2.6.26.3?

It must be a bug in 26.3 - if you don't have the proper USB dongle/key/whatever
inserted, it shouldn't have come up.

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