Re: [PATCH] drivers/block/scsi_ioctl.c, Video DVD playback support

[Elias da Silva <silva@aurigatec.de>]

On Tuesday 25 January 2005 13:44, you wrote:
: On Maw, 2005-01-25 at 09:29, Elias da Silva wrote:
: > On Tuesday 25 January 2005 01:01, you wrote:
: > Yes, sometimes you have to risk broken software in favor of augmented
: > security, but so far we only have broken software.
: 
: Well let me see in 2.6.5 if you could read open the block device at all
: you could erase the drive firmware. I think we've significantly improved
: security actually.

Alan, please don't let us loose focus!

I'm talking about  the classification of the opcodes
     a. GPCMD_SEND_KEY and
     b. GPCMD_SET_STREAMING

as only "save for write" in scsi_ioctl.c:verify_command()
since kernel version 2.6.8.

The intended security improvements of this restriction can be
completed circumvented by using
	a. cdrom_ioctl (..., DVD_AUTH,...) instead of
	b. cdrom_ioctl (..., CDROM_SEND_PACKET,...)

so the result is as described:

"no security improvements at the cost of broken software".

The changes looked random to me and I would like to see
a clear concept, which would drive the necessary changes for
improved security and stability.
I'm putting my finger on some loose ends below drivers/cdrom,
drivers/ide and drivers/block.

Regards,

Elias