Re: [PATCH] rasdaemon (replacement for mcelog)

[Dominick Grift <dominick.grift@defensec.nl>]

Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> writes:

> This is policy for rasdaemon, the new replacement for mcelog.  The
> /dev/mcelog device is now an obsolete kernel feature that can be enabled
> for backward compatibility and rasdaeon with tracefs is the new way.
>
> I've tested this and it seems to work OK, but all my servers are working
> well so I haven't been able to test the case of actually detecting an
> error.  It would be good if someone with a known damaged server could give
> it a go.
>
> I think this is ready for merging.
>
> Signed-off-by: Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au>
>
> Index: refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/kernel/filesystem.if
> ===================================================================
> --- refpolicy-2.20210203.orig/policy/modules/kernel/filesystem.if
> +++ refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/kernel/filesystem.if
> @@ -5302,6 +5302,25 @@ interface(`fs_getattr_tracefs_files',`
>  
>  ########################################
>  ## <summary>
> +##	Read/write trace filesystem files
> +## </summary>
> +## <param name="domain">
> +##      <summary>
> +##      Domain allowed access.
> +##      </summary>
> +## </param>
> +#
> +interface(`fs_write_tracefs_files',`
> +	gen_require(`
> +		type tracefs_t;
> +	')
> +
> +	allow $1 tracefs_t:dir list_dir_perms;
> +	allow $1 tracefs_t:file rw_file_perms;
> +')
> +
> +########################################
> +## <summary>
>  ##	Mount a XENFS filesystem.
>  ## </summary>
>  ## <param name="domain">
> Index: refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/services/rasdaemon.fc
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null
> +++ refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/services/rasdaemon.fc
> @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
> +/usr/sbin/rasdaemon			--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:rasdaemon_exec_t,s0)
> +/var/lib/rasdaemon(/.*)?			gen_context(system_u:object_r:rasdaemon_var_t,s0)
> +
> Index: refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/services/rasdaemon.if
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null
> +++ refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/services/rasdaemon.if
> @@ -0,0 +1 @@
> +## <summary></summary>
> Index: refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/services/rasdaemon.te
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null
> +++ refpolicy-2.20210203/policy/modules/services/rasdaemon.te
> @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
> +policy_module(rasdaemon, 1.0.0)
> +
> +# rasdaemon is a RAS (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability) logging
> +# tool.  It currently records memory errors, using the EDAC tracing events.
> +# EDAC are drivers in the Linux kernel that handle detection of ECC errors
> +# from memory controllers for most chipsets on x86 and ARM architectures.
> +#
> +# https://git.infradead.org/users/mchehab/rasdaemon.git

Please use the <summary></summary> for description. We have an api
browser (make doc) and the description should end up there as well.

<summary>Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) logging tool.</summary>

I would omit the url because those are often subject to change anyway.

> +
> +########################################
> +#
> +# Declarations
> +#
> +
> +type rasdaemon_t;
> +type rasdaemon_exec_t;
> +init_daemon_domain(rasdaemon_t, rasdaemon_exec_t)
> +
> +type rasdaemon_var_t;
> +files_type(rasdaemon_var_t)

Someone should at some point maybe consider creating a files_state_file()
for /var/lib so that we can differentiate there

> +
> +########################################
> +#
> +# Local policy
> +#
> +
> +allow rasdaemon_t self:unix_dgram_socket create_socket_perms;

redundant: implied with logging_send_syslog_msg()

> +
> +# confidentiality for tracefs and integrity for debugfs
> +allow rasdaemon_t self:lockdown { confidentiality integrity };
> +
> +allow rasdaemon_t rasdaemon_var_t:dir manage_dir_perms;
> +allow rasdaemon_t rasdaemon_var_t:file manage_file_perms;
> +
> +kernel_read_debugfs(rasdaemon_t)
> +kernel_read_system_state(rasdaemon_t)
> +kernel_read_vm_overcommit_sysctl(rasdaemon_t)
> +kernel_search_fs_sysctls(rasdaemon_t)
> +
> +dev_list_sysfs(rasdaemon_t)
> +dev_read_urand(rasdaemon_t)
> +
> +files_read_etc_symlinks(rasdaemon_t)
> +files_search_var_lib(rasdaemon_t)
> +fs_write_tracefs_files(rasdaemon_t)
> +
> +logging_send_syslog_msg(rasdaemon_t)
> +miscfiles_read_localization(rasdaemon_t)
> +
>

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