[PATCH v2 0/2] ipe: add script enforcement mechanism with AT_EXECVE_CHECK

Yanzhu Huang
2025-10-31T10:17:36Z

Indirect file execution through interpreters (e.g. python script.py, sh
script.sh) should have integrity policy enforced by IPE based on the
rules. Currently, IPE can only enforce policy on the interpreter binary
itself, but has no visibility into the scripts that the interpreter
executes.

Overview
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This patch series introduces script enforcement for IPE, allowing integrity
evaluation of indirectly executed scripts through the AT_EXECVE_CHECK flag.

Patch 1 adds the core implementation with ipe_bprm_creds_for_exec() hook
that integrates with the AT_EXECVE_CHECK mechanism.

Patch 2 updates admin guide documentation to explain the script enforcement
mechanism.

The IPE test suite has been updated to include script enforcement tests:
https://github.com/microsoft/ipe/pull/6

Yanzhu Huang (2):
ipe: Add AT_EXECVE_CHECK support for script enforcement
ipe: Update documentation for script enforcement

Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/ipe.rst | 17 ++++++++++++++---
security/ipe/audit.c | 1 +
security/ipe/hooks.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
security/ipe/hooks.h | 3 +++
security/ipe/ipe.c | 1 +
5 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

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