kernel: tuxedo_keyboard: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel

[ghost]

Hi team,

Problem (Current behavior):

• the tuxedo-keyboard package is not signed, but it should.

Expected Behavior:

• the tuxedo-keyboard package is signed and no such message (below) are shown in the system journal

Seen on system:

• Tuxedo Puls15 running Manjaro-Linux (kernel 5.17.1-3-MANJARO , DM Xfce)
• Installed versions:

tuxedo-keyboard                                3.0.9-4                extra 
    Keyboard Backlight Driver from TUXEDO
    Computers
tuxedo-control-center                          1.1.3-1                extra 
    A tool to help you control performance,
    energy, fan and comfort settings on
    TUXEDO laptops.

Error message taken from journalctl -xk:

kernel: tuxedo_keyboard: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
kernel: tuxedo_keyboard: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel

[GiorgioSgl]

Same problem here on Fedora 36

[GiorgioSgl]

I fixed it by disactivate the secure boot in the bios

[ghost]

I fixed it by disactivate the secure boot in the bios

That's not really a fix, is it?

[onurbbr]

U have to sign tuxedo_keyboard module. That's why ur module is not working.

[nexusVI]

Same problem here, secure boot is not active though.

tuxedo_keyboard: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
tuxedo_keyboard: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
tuxedo_keyboard: module init

Kernel 6.0.8-1-MANJARO.

[Starcr0ss]

This issue still exists a year later. I have Secure Boot off.

[    1.972255] tuxedo_keyboard: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[    1.972289] tuxedo_keyboard: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel

Kernel 6.3.1-arch1-1

[Cyrille37]

Hi

Same with Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon with Kernel 6.2.16-060216-generic

From dmesg :

[    5.213618] tuxedo_keyboard: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[    5.213722] tuxedo_keyboard: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[    5.215973] tuxedo_keyboard: module init
[    5.369271] tuxedo_keyboard: module init

[tuxedo-bot]

This repository will no longer get any updates as the code here is now part of tuxedo-drivers https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers.

Please open a merge request or issue in the new project on GitLab if you contribution or bug report still applies.