linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] docs: security: Confidential computing intro and threat model for x86 virtualization

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Message-ID: <2023090538-apprehend-wind-8b1d@gregkh>
Date:   Tue, 5 Sep 2023 16:35:55 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@....com>
Cc:     corbet@....net, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
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        Larry Dewey <larry.dewey@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] docs: security: Confidential computing intro and
 threat model for x86 virtualization

On Tue, Sep 05, 2023 at 10:26:56AM -0500, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
> Kernel developers working on confidential computing for virtualized
> environments in x86 operate under a set of assumptions regarding the Linux
> kernel threat model that differs from the traditional view. Historically,
> the Linux threat model acknowledges attackers residing in userspace, as
> well as a limited set of external attackers that are able to interact with
> the kernel through networking or limited HW-specific exposed interfaces
> (e.g. USB, thunderbolt). The goal of this document is to explain additional
> attack vectors that arise in the virtualized confidential computing space.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Larry Dewey <larry.dewey@....com>
> Reviewed-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@....com>
> Co-developed-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@....com>
> 
> ---
> V3 can be found in:
> https://lwn.net/Articles/937927/

That's not a lore.kernel.org link :)