From: steven chen <chenste@linux.microsoft.com>
To: linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org
Cc: zohar@linux.ibm.com, roberto.sassu@huawei.com,
dmitry.kasatkin@gmail.com, eric.snowberg@oracle.com,
corbet@lwn.net, serge@hallyn.com, paul@paul-moore.com,
jmorris@namei.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
anirudhve@linux.microsoft.com, chenste@linux.microsoft.com,
gregorylumen@linux.microsoft.com, nramas@linux.microsoft.com,
sushring@linux.microsoft.com, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V2 1/1] IMA event log trimming
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:53:12 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251210235314.3341-2-chenste@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251210235314.3341-1-chenste@linux.microsoft.com>
This patch is for trimming N entries of the IMA event logs. It will also
cleaning the hash table if ima_flush_htable is set.
It provides a userspace interface ima_trim_log that can be used to input
number N to let kernel to trim N entries of IMA event logs. When read
this interface, it returns number of entries trimmed last time.
Signed-off-by: steven chen <chenste@linux.microsoft.com>
---
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 +
security/integrity/ima/ima.h | 2 +
security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c | 175 +++++++++++++++++-
security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c | 64 +++++++
4 files changed, 241 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index e92c0056e4e0..cd1a1d0bf0e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2197,6 +2197,10 @@
Use the canonical format for the binary runtime
measurements, instead of host native format.
+ ima_flush_htable [IMA]
+ Flush the measurement list hash table when trim all
+ or a part of it for deletion.
+
ima_hash= [IMA]
Format: { md5 | sha1 | rmd160 | sha256 | sha384
| sha512 | ... }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index e3d71d8d56e3..ab0e30ee25ea 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -246,8 +246,10 @@ void ima_post_key_create_or_update(struct key *keyring, struct key *key,
#ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
void ima_measure_kexec_event(const char *event_name);
+long ima_purge_event_log(long number_logs);
#else
static inline void ima_measure_kexec_event(const char *event_name) {}
+static inline long ima_purge_event_log(long number_logs) { return 0; }
#endif
/*
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
index 87045b09f120..410f7d03c43f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
#include <linux/parser.h>
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
+#include <linux/timekeeping.h>
+#include <linux/ima.h>
#include "ima.h"
@@ -38,6 +41,14 @@ __setup("ima_canonical_fmt", default_canonical_fmt_setup);
static int valid_policy = 1;
+#define IMA_LOG_TRIM_REQ_LENGTH 11
+#define IMA_LOG_TRIM_EVENT_LEN 256
+
+static long trimcount;
+/* mutex protects atomicity of trimming measurement list requests */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_measure_lock);
+static long ima_measure_users;
+
static ssize_t ima_show_htable_value(char __user *buf, size_t count,
loff_t *ppos, atomic_long_t *val)
{
@@ -202,16 +213,65 @@ static const struct seq_operations ima_measurments_seqops = {
.show = ima_measurements_show
};
+static int _ima_measurements_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
+ const struct seq_operations *seq_ops)
+{
+ bool write = !!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+ int ret;
+
+ if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ mutex_lock(&ima_measure_lock);
+ if ((write && ima_measure_users != 0) ||
+ (!write && ima_measure_users < 0)) {
+ mutex_unlock(&ima_measure_lock);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
+ ret = seq_open(file, seq_ops);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ mutex_unlock(&ima_measure_lock);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (write)
+ ima_measure_users--;
+ else
+ ima_measure_users++;
+
+ mutex_unlock(&ima_measure_lock);
+ return ret;
+}
+
static int ima_measurements_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
- return seq_open(file, &ima_measurments_seqops);
+ return _ima_measurements_open(inode, file, &ima_measurments_seqops);
+}
+
+static int ima_measurements_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ bool write = !!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+ int ret;
+
+ mutex_lock(&ima_measure_lock);
+ ret = seq_release(inode, file);
+ if (!ret) {
+ if (write)
+ ima_measure_users++;
+ else
+ ima_measure_users--;
+ }
+
+ mutex_unlock(&ima_measure_lock);
+ return ret;
}
static const struct file_operations ima_measurements_ops = {
.open = ima_measurements_open,
.read = seq_read,
.llseek = seq_lseek,
- .release = seq_release,
+ .release = ima_measurements_release,
};
void ima_print_digest(struct seq_file *m, u8 *digest, u32 size)
@@ -279,14 +339,111 @@ static const struct seq_operations ima_ascii_measurements_seqops = {
static int ima_ascii_measurements_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
- return seq_open(file, &ima_ascii_measurements_seqops);
+ return _ima_measurements_open(inode, file, &ima_ascii_measurements_seqops);
}
static const struct file_operations ima_ascii_measurements_ops = {
.open = ima_ascii_measurements_open,
.read = seq_read,
.llseek = seq_lseek,
- .release = seq_release,
+ .release = ima_measurements_release,
+};
+
+static void ima_measure_trim_event(const long number_logs)
+{
+ char ima_log_trim_event[IMA_LOG_TRIM_EVENT_LEN];
+ struct timespec64 ts;
+ u64 time_ns;
+ int n;
+
+ ktime_get_real_ts64(&ts);
+ time_ns = (u64)ts.tv_sec * 1000000000ULL + ts.tv_nsec;
+ n = scnprintf(ima_log_trim_event, IMA_LOG_TRIM_EVENT_LEN,
+ "time=%llu; log trim this time=%lu;",
+ time_ns, number_logs);
+
+ ima_measure_critical_data("ima_log_trim", "trim ima event logs", ima_log_trim_event, n, false, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+static int ima_log_trim_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ bool write = !!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+
+ if (!write && capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return 0;
+ else if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ return _ima_measurements_open(inode, file, &ima_measurments_seqops);
+}
+
+static ssize_t ima_log_trim_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+ char tmpbuf[IMA_LOG_TRIM_REQ_LENGTH]; /* greater than largest 'long' string value */
+ ssize_t len;
+
+ len = scnprintf(tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf), "%li\n", trimcount);
+ return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, size, ppos, tmpbuf, len);
+}
+
+static ssize_t ima_log_trim_write(struct file *file,
+ const char __user *buf, size_t datalen, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+ unsigned char req[IMA_LOG_TRIM_REQ_LENGTH];
+ long count, n;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (*ppos > 0 || datalen > IMA_LOG_TRIM_REQ_LENGTH || datalen < 2) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ n = (int)datalen;
+
+ ret = copy_from_user(req, buf, datalen);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto out;
+
+ count = 0;
+ for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+ if (req[i] < '0' || req[i] > '9') {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ count = count * 10 + req[i] - '0';
+ }
+ ret = ima_purge_event_log(count);
+
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto out;
+
+ trimcount = ret;
+
+ if (trimcount > 0)
+ ima_measure_trim_event(trimcount);
+
+ ret = datalen;
+out:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int ima_log_trim_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ bool write = !!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+ if (!write && capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return 0;
+ else if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ return ima_measurements_release(inode, file);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations ima_log_trim_ops = {
+ .open = ima_log_trim_open,
+ .read = ima_log_trim_read,
+ .write = ima_log_trim_write,
+ .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
+ .release = ima_log_trim_release
};
static ssize_t ima_read_policy(char *path)
@@ -528,6 +685,16 @@ int __init ima_fs_init(void)
goto out;
}
+ dentry = securityfs_create_file("ima_trim_log",
+ S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP,
+ ima_dir, NULL, &ima_log_trim_ops);
+ if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ trimcount = 0;
+
dentry = securityfs_create_file("runtime_measurements_count",
S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP, ima_dir, NULL,
&ima_measurements_count_ops);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
index 590637e81ad1..77ab52469727 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
#define AUDIT_CAUSE_LEN_MAX 32
+bool ima_flush_htable;
+static int __init ima_flush_htable_setup(char *str)
+{
+ ima_flush_htable = true;
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("ima_flush_htable", ima_flush_htable_setup);
+
/* pre-allocated array of tpm_digest structures to extend a PCR */
static struct tpm_digest *digests;
@@ -220,6 +228,62 @@ int ima_add_template_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry, int violation,
return result;
}
+/* Delete the IMA event logs */
+long ima_purge_event_log(long number_logs)
+{
+ struct ima_queue_entry *qe, *qe_tmp;
+ LIST_HEAD(ima_measurements_staged);
+ unsigned int i;
+ long cur = number_logs;
+
+ if (number_logs <= 0)
+ return number_logs;
+
+ mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+
+
+ list_for_each_entry(qe, &ima_measurements, later) {
+ if (--number_logs == 0)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (number_logs > 0) {
+ mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+ return -ENOENT;
+ }
+
+ __list_cut_position(&ima_measurements_staged, &ima_measurements,
+ &qe->later);
+ atomic_long_sub(cur, &ima_htable.len);
+
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_DISABLE_HTABLE) && ima_flush_htable) {
+ list_for_each_entry(qe, &ima_measurements_staged, later)
+ /* It can race with ima_lookup_digest_entry(). */
+ hlist_del_rcu(&qe->hnext);
+ }
+
+ mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+
+
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(qe, qe_tmp, &ima_measurements_staged, later) {
+ for (i = 0; i < qe->entry->template_desc->num_fields; i++) {
+ kfree(qe->entry->template_data[i].data);
+ qe->entry->template_data[i].data = NULL;
+ qe->entry->template_data[i].len = 0;
+ }
+
+ list_del(&qe->later);
+
+ if (ima_flush_htable) {
+ kfree(qe->entry->digests);
+ kfree(qe->entry);
+ kfree(qe);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return cur;
+}
+
int ima_restore_measurement_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry)
{
int result = 0;
--
2.43.0
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-10 23:53 [PATCH v2 0/1] Trim N entries of IMA event logs steven chen
2025-12-10 23:53 ` steven chen [this message]
2025-12-11 10:14 ` [PATCH V2 1/1] IMA event log trimming Roberto Sassu
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