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Commit fec6c20b authored by Matthew Garrett's avatar Matthew Garrett Committed by Linus Torvalds
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efi: Validate UEFI boot variables



A common flaw in UEFI systems is a refusal to POST triggered by a malformed
boot variable. Once in this state, machines may only be restored by
reflashing their firmware with an external hardware device. While this is
obviously a firmware bug, the serious nature of the outcome suggests that
operating systems should filter their variable writes in order to prevent
a malicious user from rendering the machine unusable.

Signed-off-by: default avatarMatthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
parent 41b3254c
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