linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] LoadPin: Require file with verity root digests to have a header

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Date:   Wed,  7 Sep 2022 16:21:45 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     mka@...omium.org, jmorris@...ei.org, serge@...lyn.com
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, dianders@...omium.org,
        paul@...l-moore.com, sarthakkukreti@...omium.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] LoadPin: Require file with verity root digests to have a header

On Tue, 6 Sep 2022 18:18:12 -0700, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> LoadPin expects the file with trusted verity root digests to be
> an ASCII file with one digest (hex value) per line. A pinned
> root could contain files that meet these format requirements,
> even though the hex values don't represent trusted root
> digests.
> 
> Add a new requirement to the file format which consists in
> the first line containing a fixed string. This prevents
> attackers from feeding files with an otherwise valid format
> to LoadPin.
> 
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] LoadPin: Require file with verity root digests to have a header
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/d64f3001976e

-- 
Kees Cook