Re: [RFC PATCH v2] x86/boot: add .sbat section to the bzImage

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Jul 17 2023 - 07:07:25 EST


On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 10:22:51AM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> I'm not aware of any kernel CVEs since that point in time that
> would have implied SBAT changes, but admittedly I've not paid
> close enough attention to be entirely confident. Is going back
> through 2 years of kernel CVEs (to the point where SBAT was
> invented) a long enough timeframe to satisfy this request for
> info on the frequency of changes ?

Many *MANY* security bugs never get a CVE. CVE is meaningless when it
comes to kernel bugs. Why does it make sense to review CVEs ?