Bug 633865

Summary:	[FIPS140][RHEL6] kernel module should failed to load if DSA signature check fails when FIPS mode is on [rhel-6.0.z]
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	RHEL Program Management <pm-rhel>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Frantisek Hrbata <fhrbata>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	yanfu,wang <yanwang>
Severity:	urgent	Docs Contact:
Priority:	urgent
Version:	6.1	CC:	dhoward, dhowells, dzickus, emcnabb, jcm, jpirko, jrieden, jwest, lwang, plyons, pm-eus, qcai, sgrubb, smueller, syeghiay, yanwang
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	ZStream
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:	kernel-2.6.32-71.1.1.el6	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Previously, a kernel module not shipped by Red Hat was successfully loaded when the FIPS boot option was enabled. With this update, kernel self-integrity is improved by rejecting to load kernel modules which are not shipped by Red Hat when the FIPS boot option is enabled.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2010-11-10 19:09:59 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
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Bug Depends On:	625914
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Description RHEL Program Management 2010-09-14 14:49:44 UTC

This bug has been copied from bug #625914 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.0 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 3 Frantisek Hrbata 2010-09-16 10:53:17 UTC

in 2.6.32-71.1.1.el6

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2010-11-10 19:09:59 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Comment 7 Martin Prpič 2010-11-11 11:47:59 UTC

    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Previously, a kernel module not shipped by Red Hat was successfully loaded when the FIPS boot option was enabled. With this update, kernel self-integrity is improved by rejecting to load kernel modules which are not shipped by Red Hat when the FIPS boot option is enabled.