[PATCH RFC 10/17] commands: go: add security config option

Ahmad Fatoum a.fatoum at pengutronix.de
Thu Aug 14 06:06:55 PDT 2025


The go command doesn't do any signature verification and allows
executing arbitrary code. Add a security option, so a policy can disable
this command at runtime.

Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>
---
 Sconfig          |  1 +
 commands/Sconfig | 12 ++++++++++++
 commands/go.c    |  4 ++++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 commands/Sconfig

diff --git a/Sconfig b/Sconfig
index ee6ddf53bccb..93f5760ad96f 100644
--- a/Sconfig
+++ b/Sconfig
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ mainmenu "Barebox/$(ARCH) Security Configuration"
 source "scripts/Sconfig.include"
 
 source "security/Sconfig"
+source "commands/Sconfig"
diff --git a/commands/Sconfig b/commands/Sconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e6d937e162c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/Sconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+menu "Command Policy"
+
+config CMD_GO
+	bool "Allow go command"
+	depends on $(kconfig-enabled,CMD_GO)
+	help
+	  The go command jumps to an arbitrary address after shutting
+          down barebox and does not do any signature verification.
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/commands/go.c b/commands/go.c
index 3449a2181ad0..640911d90db2 100644
--- a/commands/go.c
+++ b/commands/go.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <security/config.h>
 
 #define INT_ARGS_MAX	4
 
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ static int do_go(int argc, char *argv[])
 	ulong	arg[INT_ARGS_MAX] = {};
 	bool	pass_argv = true;
 
+	if (!IS_ALLOWED(SCONFIG_CMD_GO))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "+si")) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 's':
-- 
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