From: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
To: casey@schaufler-ca.com, paul@paul-moore.com,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, pablo@netfilter.org,
fw@strlen.de, phil@nwl.cc
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org,
coreteam@netfilter.org, jmorris@namei.org, serge@hallyn.com,
keescook@chromium.org, john.johansen@canonical.com,
penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp,
stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com, selinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] net, lsm: Change skb secmarks to x-array indexes
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:48:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260813204854.19211-8-casey@schaufler-ca.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260813204854.19211-1-casey@schaufler-ca.com>
Maintain a xarray of lsm_prop structures which represent the
LSM security information passed via skb->secmark. Pass the xarray
index of the appropriate lsm_prop (the secxa) instead of an LSM
specific secid. Allow multiple LSMs to specify their components
in xarray entries, or create new entries as necessary.
Change uses of security_secctx_to_secid() to security_secctx_to_lsmprop()
in the netfilter and iptables code. Change security_secmark_relabel_packet()
to accept an lsm_prop pointer rather than a secid. Change secxa_set_secmark()
to update and create new entries as necessary.
Update the SELinux, Smack and AppArmor hooks that use secmarks to
expect a secxa xarray index instead of a secid.
Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
---
include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h | 2 +-
include/linux/security.h | 4 +-
net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c | 12 +++++-
net/netfilter/nft_meta.c | 11 +++--
net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c | 12 ++++--
security/apparmor/net.c | 8 +++-
security/lsm_secxa.c | 18 ++++++--
security/security.c | 6 +--
security/selinux/hooks.c | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 10 ++++-
security/smack/smack_netfilter.c | 8 ++--
11 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index 3666d821b8a1..7ba4547daded 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inet_csk_clone, struct sock *newsk,
const struct request_sock *req)
LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inet_conn_established, struct sock *sk,
struct sk_buff *skb)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, secmark_relabel_packet, u32 secid)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, secmark_relabel_packet, struct lsm_prop *prop)
LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, secmark_refcount_inc, void)
LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, secmark_refcount_dec, void)
LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, req_classify_flow, const struct request_sock *req,
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index b209d681e79a..844fbef4a6a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ void security_inet_csk_clone(struct sock *newsk,
const struct request_sock *req);
void security_inet_conn_established(struct sock *sk,
struct sk_buff *skb);
-int security_secmark_relabel_packet(u32 secid);
+int security_secmark_relabel_packet(struct lsm_prop *prop);
void security_secmark_refcount_inc(void);
void security_secmark_refcount_dec(void);
int security_tun_dev_alloc_security(void **security);
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ static inline void security_inet_conn_established(struct sock *sk,
{
}
-static inline int security_secmark_relabel_packet(u32 secid)
+static inline int security_secmark_relabel_packet(struct lsm_prop *prop)
{
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index b8aaf39cb4d8..ebab037edc6b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
#include <linux/cgroup-defs.h>
#include <linux/rhashtable.h>
#include <linux/jhash.h>
+#include <linux/lsm_secxa.h>
#include <net/gso.h>
#include <net/sock.h>
#include <net/tcp_states.h>
@@ -606,8 +607,15 @@ static int nfqnl_get_sk_secctx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct lsm_context *ctx)
{
int seclen = 0;
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETWORK_SECMARK)
- if (skb->secmark)
- seclen = security_secid_to_secctx(skb->secmark, ctx);
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
+ int rc;
+
+ if (skb->secmark) {
+ rc = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, skb->secmark);
+ if (rc)
+ return 0;
+ seclen = security_lsmprop_to_secctx(prop, ctx, LSM_ID_UNDEF);
+ }
#endif
return seclen;
}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c b/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
index bd0f7a0931f4..24535c45dab3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
@@ -927,17 +927,20 @@ static const struct nla_policy nft_secmark_policy[NFTA_SECMARK_MAX + 1] = {
static int nft_secmark_compute_secid(struct nft_secmark *priv)
{
+ struct lsm_prop tmp_prop;
u32 tmp_secid = 0;
int err;
- err = security_secctx_to_secid(priv->ctx, strlen(priv->ctx), &tmp_secid);
+ err = security_secctx_to_lsmprop(priv->ctx, strlen(priv->ctx),
+ &tmp_prop, LSM_ID_UNDEF);
if (err)
return err;
- if (!tmp_secid)
- return -ENOENT;
+ tmp_secid = secxa_from_lsmprop(&tmp_prop);
+ if (tmp_secid < 0)
+ return tmp_secid;
- err = security_secmark_relabel_packet(tmp_secid);
+ err = security_secmark_relabel_packet(&tmp_prop);
if (err)
return err;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c b/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c
index ea67aa92ddc2..5a7b83c67430 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_SECMARK.c
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ secmark_tg(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_secmark_target_info_v1 *info)
static int checkentry_lsm(struct xt_secmark_target_info_v1 *info)
{
+ struct lsm_prop prop;
int err;
info->secctx[SECMARK_SECCTX_MAX - 1] = '\0';
info->secid = 0;
- err = security_secctx_to_secid(info->secctx, strlen(info->secctx),
- &info->secid);
+ err = security_secctx_to_lsmprop(info->secctx, strlen(info->secctx),
+ &prop, LSM_ID_UNDEF);
+
if (err) {
if (err == -EINVAL)
pr_info_ratelimited("invalid security context \'%s\'\n",
@@ -57,18 +59,20 @@ static int checkentry_lsm(struct xt_secmark_target_info_v1 *info)
return err;
}
- if (!info->secid) {
+ if (!lsmprop_is_set(&prop)) {
pr_info_ratelimited("unable to map security context \'%s\'\n",
info->secctx);
return -ENOENT;
}
- err = security_secmark_relabel_packet(info->secid);
+ err = security_secmark_relabel_packet(&prop);
if (err) {
pr_info_ratelimited("unable to obtain relabeling permission\n");
return err;
}
+ info->secid = secxa_from_lsmprop(&prop);
+
security_secmark_refcount_inc();
return 0;
}
diff --git a/security/apparmor/net.c b/security/apparmor/net.c
index cf590dd08540..e26e15c2d947 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/net.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/net.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
* Copyright 2009-2017 Canonical Ltd.
*/
+#include <linux/lsm_secxa.h>
#include "include/af_unix.h"
#include "include/apparmor.h"
#include "include/audit.h"
@@ -365,12 +366,17 @@ static int aa_secmark_perm(struct aa_profile *profile, u32 request, u32 secid,
struct apparmor_audit_data *ad)
{
int i, ret;
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
struct aa_perms perms = { };
struct aa_ruleset *rules = profile->label.rules[0];
if (rules->secmark_count == 0)
return 0;
+ ret = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, secid);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
for (i = 0; i < rules->secmark_count; i++) {
if (!rules->secmark[i].secid) {
ret = apparmor_secmark_init(&rules->secmark[i]);
@@ -378,7 +384,7 @@ static int aa_secmark_perm(struct aa_profile *profile, u32 request, u32 secid,
return ret;
}
- if (rules->secmark[i].secid == secid ||
+ if (rules->secmark[i].secid == prop->apparmor.label->secid ||
rules->secmark[i].secid == AA_SECID_WILDCARD) {
if (rules->secmark[i].deny)
perms.deny = ALL_PERMS_MASK;
diff --git a/security/lsm_secxa.c b/security/lsm_secxa.c
index 5b67d8218fd2..2015dab01bdf 100644
--- a/security/lsm_secxa.c
+++ b/security/lsm_secxa.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ int secxa_from_lsmprop(struct lsm_prop *prop)
int rc;
xa_for_each(&secxa_xa, il, lp) {
- if (!memcmp(prop, lp, sizeof(*prop)))
- pr_info("%s found at index %lu\n", __func__, il);
if (!memcmp(prop, lp, sizeof(*prop)))
return il;
}
@@ -101,7 +99,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(secxa_from_lsmprop);
*/
void secxa_set_secmark(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 secxa)
{
- if (!skb->secmark)
+ struct lsm_prop *olp;
+ struct lsm_prop *nlp;
+ struct lsm_prop prop;
+
+ if (!skb->secmark) {
skb->secmark = secxa;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ olp = xa_load(&secxa_xa, skb->secmark);
+ nlp = xa_load(&secxa_xa, secxa);
+
+ prop = *olp;
+ security_update_lsmprop(&prop, nlp, LSM_ID_UNDEF);
+
+ skb->secmark = secxa_from_lsmprop(&prop);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(secxa_set_secmark);
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 932a2eca28b3..059cf0a97d2c 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -4646,15 +4646,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_inet_conn_established);
/**
* security_secmark_relabel_packet() - Check if setting a secmark is allowed
- * @secid: new secmark value
+ * @lsmprop: new secmark value
*
* Check if the process should be allowed to relabel packets to @secid.
*
* Return: Returns 0 if permission is granted.
*/
-int security_secmark_relabel_packet(u32 secid)
+int security_secmark_relabel_packet(struct lsm_prop *prop)
{
- return call_int_hook(secmark_relabel_packet, secid);
+ return call_int_hook(secmark_relabel_packet, prop);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_secmark_relabel_packet);
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index c05c05e71078..55d7679f3403 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
#include <linux/io_uring/cmd.h>
#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
#include <linux/memfd.h>
+#include <linux/lsm_secxa.h>
#include "initcalls.h"
#include "avc.h"
@@ -5414,7 +5415,16 @@ static int selinux_sock_rcv_skb_compat(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
return err;
if (selinux_secmark_enabled()) {
- err = avc_has_perm(sk_sid, skb->secmark, SECCLASS_PACKET,
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
+ u32 secmark = 0;
+
+ if (skb->secmark) {
+ err = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, skb->secmark);
+ if (!err)
+ secmark = prop->selinux.secid;
+ }
+
+ err = avc_has_perm(sk_sid, secmark, SECCLASS_PACKET,
PACKET__RECV, &ad);
if (err)
return err;
@@ -5483,7 +5493,15 @@ static int selinux_socket_sock_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
}
if (secmark_active) {
- err = avc_has_perm(sk_sid, skb->secmark, SECCLASS_PACKET,
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
+ u32 secmark = 0;
+
+ if (skb->secmark) {
+ err = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, skb->secmark);
+ if (!err)
+ secmark = prop->selinux.secid;
+ }
+ err = avc_has_perm(sk_sid, secmark, SECCLASS_PACKET,
PACKET__RECV, &ad);
if (err)
return err;
@@ -5885,10 +5903,10 @@ static void selinux_inet_conn_established(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
selinux_skb_peerlbl_sid(skb, family, &sksec->peer_sid);
}
-static int selinux_secmark_relabel_packet(u32 sid)
+static int selinux_secmark_relabel_packet(struct lsm_prop *lsmprop)
{
- return avc_has_perm(current_sid(), sid, SECCLASS_PACKET, PACKET__RELABELTO,
- NULL);
+ return avc_has_perm(current_sid(), lsmprop->selinux.secid,
+ SECCLASS_PACKET, PACKET__RELABELTO, NULL);
}
static void selinux_secmark_refcount_inc(void)
@@ -6016,10 +6034,21 @@ static unsigned int selinux_ip_forward(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
}
}
- if (secmark_active)
- if (avc_has_perm(peer_sid, skb->secmark,
+ if (secmark_active) {
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
+ u32 secmark = 0;
+ int err;
+
+ if (skb->secmark) {
+ err = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, skb->secmark);
+ if (!err)
+ secmark = prop->selinux.secid;
+ }
+
+ if (avc_has_perm(peer_sid, secmark,
SECCLASS_PACKET, PACKET__FORWARD_IN, &ad))
return NF_DROP;
+ }
if (netlbl_enabled())
/* we do this in the FORWARD path and not the POST_ROUTING
@@ -6093,10 +6122,20 @@ static unsigned int selinux_ip_postroute_compat(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (selinux_parse_skb(skb, &ad, NULL, 0, &proto))
return NF_DROP;
- if (selinux_secmark_enabled())
- if (avc_has_perm(sksec->sid, skb->secmark,
+ if (selinux_secmark_enabled()) {
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
+ u32 secmark = 0;
+ int err;
+
+ if (skb->secmark) {
+ err = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, skb->secmark);
+ if (!err)
+ secmark = prop->selinux.secid;
+ }
+ if (avc_has_perm(sksec->sid, secmark,
SECCLASS_PACKET, PACKET__SEND, &ad))
return NF_DROP_ERR(-ECONNREFUSED);
+ }
if (selinux_xfrm_postroute_last(sksec->sid, skb, &ad, proto))
return NF_DROP_ERR(-ECONNREFUSED);
@@ -6215,10 +6254,20 @@ static unsigned int selinux_ip_postroute(void *priv,
if (selinux_parse_skb(skb, &ad, &addrp, 0, NULL))
return NF_DROP;
- if (secmark_active)
- if (avc_has_perm(peer_sid, skb->secmark,
+ if (secmark_active) {
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
+ u32 secmark = 0;
+ int err;
+
+ if (skb->secmark) {
+ err = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, skb->secmark);
+ if (!err)
+ secmark = prop->selinux.secid;
+ }
+ if (avc_has_perm(peer_sid, secmark,
SECCLASS_PACKET, secmark_perm, &ad))
return NF_DROP_ERR(-ECONNREFUSED);
+ }
if (peerlbl_active) {
u32 if_sid;
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 8e3ab61dfdd9..38bd97c89179 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
#include <linux/fs_context.h>
#include <linux/fs_parser.h>
#include <linux/watch_queue.h>
+#include <linux/lsm_secxa.h>
#include <linux/io_uring/cmd.h>
#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
#include "smack.h"
@@ -4189,10 +4190,17 @@ static int smk_skb_to_addr_ipv6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sockaddr_in6 *sip)
#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_SECMARK
static struct smack_known *smack_from_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
{
+ struct lsm_prop *prop;
+ int rc;
+
if (skb == NULL || skb->secmark == 0)
return NULL;
- return smack_from_secid(skb->secmark);
+ rc = secxa_get_lsmprop(&prop, skb->secmark);
+ if (prop)
+ return prop->smack.skp;
+
+ return NULL;
}
#else
static inline struct smack_known *smack_from_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c b/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c
index b363c42f252e..5270b55eaacf 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_netfilter.c
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ static unsigned int smack_ip_output(void *priv,
const struct nf_hook_state *state)
{
struct sock *sk = skb_to_full_sk(skb);
+ struct lsm_prop prop = { };
struct socket_smack *ssp;
- struct smack_known *skp;
+ int secxa;
if (sk) {
ssp = smack_sock(sk);
- skp = ssp->smk_out;
- secxa_set_secmark(skb, skp->smk_secid);
+ prop.smack.skp = ssp->smk_out;
+ secxa = secxa_from_lsmprop(&prop);
+ secxa_set_secmark(skb, secxa);
}
return NF_ACCEPT;
--
2.54.0
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[not found] <20260813204854.19211-1-casey.ref@schaufler-ca.com>
2026-08-13 20:48 ` [PATCH 0/7] Change skb secmarks to x-array indexes Casey Schaufler
2026-08-13 20:48 ` [PATCH 1/7] net, smack: Create a function to set secmarks Casey Schaufler
2026-08-13 20:48 ` [PATCH 2/7] LSM: Implement x array functions for secmarks Casey Schaufler
2026-08-13 20:48 ` [PATCH 3/7] LSM: Two hooks for manipulating struct lsm_prop Casey Schaufler
2026-08-13 20:48 ` [PATCH 4/7] SELinux: hooks for secctx_to_lsmprop and update_lsmprop Casey Schaufler
2026-08-13 20:48 ` [PATCH 5/7] Smack: " Casey Schaufler
2026-08-13 20:48 ` [PATCH 6/7] Apparmor: " Casey Schaufler
2026-08-13 20:48 ` Casey Schaufler [this message]
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