linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/11] Creation of "usb_device

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Date:   Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:35:06 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Opasiak <k.opasiak@...sung.com>
To:     Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Brad Spengler <spender@...ecurity.net>,
        PaX Team <pageexec@...email.hu>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/11] Creation of "usb_device_auth" LSM hook

Hi,

On 06/12/2017 06:56 PM, Salvatore Mesoraca wrote:
> Creation of a new LSM hook that can be used to authorize or deauthorize
> new USB devices via the usb authorization interface.
> The same hook can also prevent the authorization of a USB device via
> "/sys/bus/usb/devices/DEVICE/authorized".
> Using this hook an LSM could provide an higher level of granularity
> than the current authorization interface.
>

Could you please explain me why we need LSM for this?

There are tools like usbguard[1] and as far as I can tell it looks like 
they can do everything for you...
Without kernel modification...
without matching and storing rules inside kernel..
just pure userspace which uses device/interface authorization

Footnote:
1 - https://dkopecek.github.io/usbguard/

Best regards,
-- 
Krzysztof Opasiak
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics