linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] efi: Import certificates from UEFI Secure Boot

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Date:   Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:46:28 -0500
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
        jforbes@...hat.com, seth.forshee@...onical.com,
        kexec@...ts.infradead.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        vgoyal@...hat.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com, mpe@...erman.id.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] efi: Import certificates from UEFI Secure Boot

On Sun, 2018-11-25 at 20:44 +0530, Nayna Jain wrote:
> From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>
> 
> New Patch Description:
> ======================
> 
> Secure Boot stores a list of allowed certificates in the 'db' variable.
> This patch imports those certificates into the platform keyring. The shim
> UEFI bootloader has a similar certificate list stored in the 'MokListRT'
> variable. We import those as well.
> 
> Secure Boot also maintains a list of disallowed certificates in the 'dbx'
> variable. We load those certificates into the system blacklist keyring
> and forbid any kernel signed with those from loading.
> 
> Original Patch Description:
> ============================
> 
> Secure Boot stores a list of allowed certificates in the 'db' variable.
> This imports those certificates into the system trusted keyring.  This
> allows for a third party signing certificate to be used in conjunction
> with signed modules. By importing the public certificate into the 'db'
> variable, a user can allow a module signed with that certificate to
> load. The shim UEFI bootloader has a similar certificate list stored
> in the 'MokListRT' variable. We import those as well.
> 
> Secure Boot also maintains a list of disallowed certificates in the 'dbx'
> variable. We load those certificates into the newly introduced system
> blacklist keyring and forbid any module signed with those from loading and
> forbid the use within the kernel of any key with a matching hash.
> 
> This facility is enabled by setting CONFIG_LOAD_UEFI_KEYS.

There are quite a few checkpatch.pl warnings that need to be
addressed, including the missing SPDX license.

Mimi