Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] PKCS#7: Check codeSigning EKU for kernel module and kexec pe verification

From: joeyli
Date: Wed Oct 21 2020 - 06:11:17 EST


Hi Ben,

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 09:42:08AM -0400, Ben Boeckel wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 14:50:01 +0800, Lee, Chun-Yi wrote:
> > +config CHECK_CODESIGN_EKU
> > + bool "Check codeSigning extended key usage"
> > + depends on PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER=y
> > + depends on SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION
> > + help
> > + This option provides support for checking the codeSigning extended
> > + key usage extension when verifying the signature in PKCS#7. It
> > + affects kernel module verification and kexec PE binary verification
> > + now.
>
> Is the "now" necessary? Isn't it implied by the option's existence?

Thanks for your review. I will remove the "now" in next version.

Joey Lee