linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

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Date:	Fri, 2 Nov 2012 17:22:41 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

On Fri, 2 Nov 2012, Vivek Goyal wrote:

> > > "crash" utility has module which allows reading kernel memory. So leaking
> > > this private key will be easier then you are thinking it to be.
> > 
> > That's not upstream, right?
> 
> Yes, checked with Dave, it is not upstream. Well, still it is a concern
> for distro kernel.

Well, that's about /dev/crash, right?

How about /proc/kcore?

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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