Passwords in Secure Boot MOK prompt aren't obscured
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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dkms (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I just installed new Nvidia drivers in a meeting room and, as I have Secure Boot enabled, was prompted for the password to enter on next reboot. Surprisingly, the password I entered (twice) was in clear text both times I entered it, which gives others around me an opportunity to read what this password is.
This isn't an issue with DKMS/Secure Boot per se, except that people are likely to use a password that they already use elsewhere (as it is something you need to remember) and shoulder surfers could potentially use that password to attack the user in other places.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: dkms 2.7.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: i3
Date: Thu Jul 11 10:06:22 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-05-07 (64 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: dkms
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-05-08 (63 days ago)