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File 0001-usb-protection-Treat-hubs-and-HID-devices-like-any-o.patch of Package gnome-settings-daemon.34449

From a3c62f442981e39186ce78c140921c4bedfd7b16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Carlos Garnacho <carlosg@gnome.org>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 11:35:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] usb-protection: Treat hubs and HID devices like any other USB
 gadget

The checks on the classes offered by a USB device are pretty lax and
uninformative from the kernel and UsbGuard levels, so our attempt at
user friendliness with USB hubs and HID devices may result in everyone
(lastly us) allowing maliciously crafted devices that present themselves
as one of these devices, but implement other classes (e.g. mass storage).

We believe this is ultimately an issue in the lower layers if this
may go through as good up to us and we cannot truly believe UsbGuard
information, but it is definitely us being the front face of this issue.

Avoid treating USB hubs and HID devices different to any other USB
gadget, this will require users to "enroll" them the same ways.
---
 .../gsd-usb-protection-manager.c              | 58 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

Index: gnome-settings-daemon-41.0/plugins/usb-protection/gsd-usb-protection-manager.c
===================================================================
--- gnome-settings-daemon-41.0.orig/plugins/usb-protection/gsd-usb-protection-manager.c
+++ gnome-settings-daemon-41.0/plugins/usb-protection/gsd-usb-protection-manager.c
@@ -595,52 +595,28 @@ on_usbguard_signal (GDBusProxy *proxy,
                  * If this device advertises also interfaces outside the HID class, or the
                  * HUB class, it is suspect. It could be a false positive because this could
                  * be a "smart" keyboard for example, but at this stage is better be safe. */
-                if (hid_or_hub && !has_other_classes) {
-                        guint device_id;
+                if (protection_level == G_DESKTOP_USB_PROTECTION_LOCKSCREEN) {
                         show_notification (manager,
-                                           _("New device detected"),
-                                           _("Either one of your existing devices has been reconnected or a new one has been plugged in. "
-                                             "If you did not do it, check your system for any suspicious device."));
-                        g_variant_get_child (parameters, POLICY_DEVICE_ID, "u", &device_id);
-                        authorize_device (manager, device_id);
+                                           _("Reconnect USB device"),
+                                           _("New device has been detected while you were away. "
+                                             "Please disconnect and reconnect the device to start using it."));
                 } else {
-                    if (protection_level == G_DESKTOP_USB_PROTECTION_LOCKSCREEN) {
-                            show_notification (manager,
-                                               _("Reconnect USB device"),
-                                               _("New device has been detected while you were away. "
-                                                 "Please disconnect and reconnect the device to start using it."));
-                    } else {
-                            const char* name_for_notification = device_name ? device_name : "unknown name";
-                            g_debug ("Showing notification for %s", name_for_notification);
-                            show_notification (manager,
-                                               _("USB device blocked"),
-                                               _("New device has been detected while you were away. "
-                                                 "It has been blocked because the USB protection is active."));
-                    }
+                        const char* name_for_notification = device_name ? device_name : "unknown name";
+                        g_debug ("Showing notification for %s", name_for_notification);
+                        show_notification (manager,
+                                           _("USB device blocked"),
+                                           _("New device has been detected while you were away. "
+                                             "It has been blocked because the USB protection is active."));
                 }
         } else {
                 /* If the protection level is "lockscreen" the device will be automatically
                  * authorized by usbguard. */
                 if (protection_level == G_DESKTOP_USB_PROTECTION_ALWAYS) {
-                        /* We authorize the device if this is a HID,
-                         * e.g. a keyboard or a mouse, or an HUB.
-                         * We also lock the screen to prevent an attacker to plug malicious
-                         * devices if the legitimate user forgot to lock his session.
-                         *
-                         * If this device advertises also interfaces outside the HID class, or the
-                         * HUB class, it is suspect. It could be a false positive because this could
-                         * be a "smart" keyboard for example, but at this stage is better be safe. */
-                        if (hid_or_hub && !has_other_classes) {
-                                g_variant_get_child (parameters, POLICY_DEVICE_ID, "u", &(manager->last_device_id));
-                                gsd_screen_saver_call_lock (manager->screensaver_proxy,
-                                                            manager->cancellable,
-                                                            (GAsyncReadyCallback) on_screen_locked,
-                                                            manager);
-                        } else {
-                                show_notification (manager,
-                                                   _("USB device blocked"),
-                                                   _("The new inserted device has been blocked because the USB protection is active."));
-                        }
+                        show_notification (manager,
+                                           _("USB device blocked"),
+                                           _("The new inserted device has been blocked because the USB protection is active. "
+                                             "If you want to activate the device, disable the USB protection and re-plug "
+                                             "the device."));
                 }
             }
 }

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