Qubes OS release
4.3.0
Brief summary
Although it is not possible to attach a device to dom0 from qui-devices, it is possible to do it from command line.
Steps to reproduce
root@disp624:/tmp/foo # truncate -s 2G file.img
root@disp624:/tmp/foo # mkfs.ext4 file.img >/dev/null 2>&1
root@disp624:/tmp/foo # losetup -f file.img
root@disp624:/tmp/foo #
user@dom0:~ > qvm-device block list
BACKEND:DEVID DESCRIPTION USED BY
dom0:dm-5 Block_Storage: hosted by dom0 qubes dom0-swap
disp624:loop0 Block_Storage: hosted by disp624 /tmp/foo/file.img
user@dom0:~ > qvm-device block attach dom0 disp624:loop0
user@dom0:~ > qvm-device block list
BACKEND:DEVID DESCRIPTION USED BY
dom0:dm-5 Block_Storage: hosted by dom0 qubes dom0-swap
disp624:loop0 Block_Storage: hosted by disp624 /tmp/foo/file.img dom0 (attached: read-only=no, frontend-dev=xvdi)
Expected behavior
Attaching a device this way should be impossible by default, just like it is not possible through gui-devices.
Actual behavior
In STR.
Qubes OS release
4.3.0
Brief summary
Although it is not possible to attach a device to dom0 from qui-devices, it is possible to do it from command line.
Steps to reproduce
Expected behavior
Attaching a device this way should be impossible by default, just like it is not possible through gui-devices.
Actual behavior
In STR.