Re: [Tails-dev] Tails: pcmcia / firewire / etc.

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Szerző: Steve Weis
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Címzett: Maxim Kammerer
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Tárgy: Re: [Tails-dev] Tails: pcmcia / firewire / etc.
I think the kernel is working as expected. Debian and Ubuntu are both also
vulnerable by default, since FireWire modules are loaded automatically.

I can send some fix suggestions if you like.
On Oct 12, 2012 7:35 PM, "Maxim Kammerer" <mk@???> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:15 AM, Steve Weis <steveweis@???> wrote:
> > Hi. I booted Tails' latest release and was able to scrape memory contents
> > via FireWire. All the necessary firewire modules are enabled by default
> and
> > Inception worked out of the box. This would let someone root a machine
> > through, say, a daisy chained thunderbolt monitor.
>
> Thanks for testing! Shouldn't such behavior be classified as a kernel
> bug? I can't find anything related on the kernel bugtracker.
>
> --
> Maxim Kammerer
> Liberté Linux: http://dee.su/liberte
>