On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 11:58:55PM +0200, Stefan Koch wrote: > Am 08.06.2015 um 16:40 schrieb Greg KH: > > On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 03:24:26PM +0200, Stefan Koch wrote: > >> Hi > >> > >> This is a patch that introduces an interface authorization for USB devices. > >> > >> The kernel supports already a device authorization bacause of wireless USB. > >> > >> But the new interface authorization allows to enable or disable individual interfaces per bitmask instead allow or deny a whole device. > >> > >> As example you can allow the interface for a TV signal from a USB TV card, but deny a HID for the remote control. > >> > >> This was added against BadUSB attacks. Refer to: https://srlabs.de/badusb/ > >> > >> The interface authorization is used by an usb firewall named "usbauth". > >> The code and binaries for openSUSE 13.2 can be found here: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:skoch_suse > >> > >> The patch was tested with Linux 4.1-rc3. The functionality is oriented at existing kernel code like usb_set_configuration(), the device authorization, etc. > >> > >> If the interface authorization is not used, the kernel behavior is the same as without the patch. > >> > >> Best regards > >> > >> Stefan Koch > > Care to resend this in a format that it could be applied in (i.e. broken > > up into logical chunks with the proper Signed-off-by: lines)? > > > > As this is, there's nothing we can do with it. > > > > thanks, > > > > greg k-h > Hi > > I have split the patches now... You need to resend these as a series, I can't pick them out of a single email. Also, please provide a good Subject: for the patch, and some information in the body of each changelog area describing why you are making these changes. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
