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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:05:10 -0500
From: "Casey Link" <unnamedrambler@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] Kernel Security + KISS
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It would probably help if we knew how many people were interested.
I am. +1
Casey
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Eduardo Tongson <propolice@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alright how do we proceed to get this team started.
>
> ed*eonsec
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 6:55 AM, Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 13:59 -0500, Harlan Lieberman-Berg wrote:
> > > On Sunday 17 February 2008 23:12:35 Robert Buchholz wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, 17. February 2008, Eduardo Tongson wrote:
> > > > > What specific kernel knowledge is needed to get a Kernel advisory up
> > > > > and running ?
> > > >
> > > > Between becoming aware of a vulnerability in Linux and drafting an advisory
> > > > for one or all kernel sources comes the part where you review which
> > > > versions of which kernel sources are affected and unaffected. You also
> > > > need to pay attention to specifics of the added patchsets, which might
> > > > duplicate vulnerabilities.
> > > >
> > > > Parts of the job can indeed be done without Kernel and C knowledge, but
> > > > some cannot. So if we draft a new kernel security *team*, people without C
> > > > and kernel knowledge are helpful -- some others need to have it, though.
> > > >
> > > > Robert
> > >
> > > To be honest, 99% of what is done in the kernel security team can be done with
> > > no C knowledge at all.
> > >
> > > I'm not an expert C person - far from it - but I eventually became the head of
> > > Kernel Security until I retired a few months ago.
> > >
> > > Most of it is bug handling. The major problem is a social, not a technical
> > > one. Because of the manner in which our kernels are organized, a single
> > > vulnerability involves checking upstream version numbers, coordinating them
> > > into our downstream version numbers for all sources, checking to see if the
> > > sources are effected, figuring out who to CC for the bugs, then harassing
> > > them until they do it.
> > >
> > > Unlike other security sources, any attempt to hardmask the package is shutdown
> > > instantly. The chaos that would result from a kernel hardmask, even one of
> > > the lesser used ones, caused me to only successfully order one over my entire
> > > career in Gentoo Kernsec... even though more around 30 would have been
> > > needed. It is not infrequently that bugs will last six months without any
> > > action coming about them, and users are blissfully unaware.
> > >
> > > I am happy to give my input as the former head of Kernel Security, but it is
> > > my personal opinion that any advances in kernel security will require the
> > > full cooperation of security, and letting the head of kernel security be able
> > > to actually enforce threats, as that seems to be the only way bugs ever get
> > > resolved. Pleading didn't work - I tried.
> > >
> > > -Harlan Lieberman-Berg
> > > Gentoo Developer Emeritus
> >
> >
> > Every word of what you said is painfully true. The only way to
> > accomplish this would be with an Iron Fist(fail) or a team of ~15 guys
> > who do nothing but patch and push new kernels and the PR that goes along
> > with them every few days.
> > --
> > Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org>
> >
> >
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