Re: [GIT PULL] Asymmetric keys and module signing

From: David Howells
Date: Sat Sep 29 2012 - 03:14:21 EST


Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> [ 2.808075] Loading module verification certificates
> [ 2.809331] X.509: Cert 6e03943da0f3b015ba6ed7f5e0cac4fe48680994 has expired
> [ 2.810500] MODSIGN: Problem loading in-kernel X.509 certificate (-127)

Hmmm... Other people have seen that.

Ahhhhh!

I wonder if the problem is that the certificate is valid for 100 years....
That might well cause an overflow on a 32-bit system.

Could you try changing the '36500' in kernel/Makefile to something shorter,
like 365?

David
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