On Fri, Nov 02, 2012 at 05:48:31PM +0000, James Bottomley wrote: > On Fri, 2012-11-02 at 16:54 +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 02, 2012 at 04:52:44PM +0000, James Bottomley wrote: > > > > > The first question is how many compromises do you need. Without > > > co-operation from windows, you don't get to install something in the > > > boot system, so if you're looking for a single compromise vector, the > > > only realistic attack is to trick the user into booting a hacked linux > > > system from USB or DVD. > > > > You run a binary. It pops up a box saying "Windows needs your permission > > to continue", just like almost every other Windows binary that's any > > use. Done. > > And if all the loaders do some type of present user test on a virgin > system, how do you propose to get that message up there?
? That's the message generated by the Windows access control mechanism when you run a binary that requests elevated privileges. -- Matthew Garrett | mj...@srcf.ucam.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
