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* [PATCH v2 0/2] Add support for ML-DSA signature for EVM and IMA
@ 2026-04-08 17:41 Stefan Berger
  2026-04-08 17:41 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] integrity: Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability Stefan Berger
  2026-04-08 17:41 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] integrity: Add support for sigv3 verification using ML-DSA keys Stefan Berger
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Berger @ 2026-04-08 17:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-integrity, linux-security-module
  Cc: linux-kernel, zohar, roberto.sassu, ebiggers, Stefan Berger

Based on IMA sigv3 type of signatures, add support for ML-DSA signature
for EVM and IMA. Use the existing ML-DSA hashless signing mode (pure mode).

   Stefan

v2:
  - Dropped 1/3
  - Using "none" as hash_algo in 2/2

Stefan Berger (2):
  integrity: Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability
  integrity: Add support for sigv3 verification using ML-DSA keys

 security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c | 126 +++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 107 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)


base-commit: 82bbd447199ff1441031d2eaf9afe041550cf525
-- 
2.53.0


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* [PATCH v2 1/2] integrity: Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability
  2026-04-08 17:41 [PATCH v2 0/2] Add support for ML-DSA signature for EVM and IMA Stefan Berger
@ 2026-04-08 17:41 ` Stefan Berger
  2026-04-15  2:00   ` Mimi Zohar
  2026-04-08 17:41 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] integrity: Add support for sigv3 verification using ML-DSA keys Stefan Berger
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Berger @ 2026-04-08 17:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-integrity, linux-security-module
  Cc: linux-kernel, zohar, roberto.sassu, ebiggers, Stefan Berger

Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability. Have it call
asymmetric_verify_common with the signature verification key and the
public_key structure as parameters. sigv3 support for ML-DSA will need to
check the public key type first to decide how to do the signature
verification and therefore will have these parameters available for
calling asymmetric_verify_common.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
---
 security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
index 6e68ec3becbd..e29ed73f15cd 100644
--- a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
+++ b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
@@ -79,18 +79,15 @@ static struct key *request_asymmetric_key(struct key *keyring, uint32_t keyid)
 	return key;
 }
 
-int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
-		      int siglen, const char *data, int datalen)
+static int asymmetric_verify_common(const struct key *key,
+				    const struct public_key *pk,
+				    const char *sig, int siglen,
+				    const char *data, int datalen)
 {
-	struct public_key_signature pks;
 	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
-	const struct public_key *pk;
-	struct key *key;
+	struct public_key_signature pks;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
-		return -EBADMSG;
-
 	siglen -= sizeof(*hdr);
 
 	if (siglen != be16_to_cpu(hdr->sig_size))
@@ -99,15 +96,10 @@ int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
 	if (hdr->hash_algo >= HASH_ALGO__LAST)
 		return -ENOPKG;
 
-	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
-	if (IS_ERR(key))
-		return PTR_ERR(key);
-
 	memset(&pks, 0, sizeof(pks));
 
 	pks.hash_algo = hash_algo_name[hdr->hash_algo];
 
-	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);
 	pks.pkey_algo = pk->pkey_algo;
 	if (!strcmp(pk->pkey_algo, "rsa")) {
 		pks.encoding = "pkcs1";
@@ -127,11 +119,33 @@ int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
 	pks.s_size = siglen;
 	ret = verify_signature(key, &pks);
 out:
-	key_put(key);
 	pr_debug("%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
+		      int siglen, const char *data, int datalen)
+{
+	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
+	const struct public_key *pk;
+	struct key *key;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
+		return -EBADMSG;
+
+	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
+	if (IS_ERR(key))
+		return PTR_ERR(key);
+	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);
+
+	ret = asymmetric_verify_common(key, pk, sig, siglen, data, datalen);
+
+	key_put(key);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * calc_file_id_hash - calculate the hash of the ima_file_id struct data
  * @type: xattr type [enum evm_ima_xattr_type]
-- 
2.53.0


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* [PATCH v2 2/2] integrity: Add support for sigv3 verification using ML-DSA keys
  2026-04-08 17:41 [PATCH v2 0/2] Add support for ML-DSA signature for EVM and IMA Stefan Berger
  2026-04-08 17:41 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] integrity: Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability Stefan Berger
@ 2026-04-08 17:41 ` Stefan Berger
  2026-04-15  2:01   ` Mimi Zohar
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Berger @ 2026-04-08 17:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-integrity, linux-security-module
  Cc: linux-kernel, zohar, roberto.sassu, ebiggers, Stefan Berger

Add support for sigv3 signature verification using ML-DSA in pure mode.
When a sigv3 signature is verified, first check whether the key to use
for verification is an ML-DSA key and therefore uses a hashless signature
verification scheme. The hashless signature verification method uses the
ima_file_id structure directly for signature verification rather than
its digest.

Suggested-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>

---
v2: Set hash_algo in public_key_signature to "none"
---
 security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
index e29ed73f15cd..c80cb2b117a6 100644
--- a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
+++ b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
@@ -190,17 +190,91 @@ static int calc_file_id_hash(enum evm_ima_xattr_type type,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/*
+ * asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless - Use hashless signature verification on sigv3
+ * @key: The key to use for signature verification
+ * @pk: The associated public key
+ * @encoding: The encoding the key type uses
+ * @sig: The signature
+ * @siglen: The length of the xattr signature
+ * @algo: The hash algorithm
+ * @digest: The file digest
+ *
+ * Create an ima_file_id structure and use it for signature verification
+ * directly. This can be used for ML-DSA in pure mode for example.
+ */
+static int asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless(struct key *key,
+					 const struct public_key *pk,
+					 const char *encoding,
+					 const char *sig, int siglen,
+					 u8 algo,
+					 const u8 *digest)
+{
+	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
+	struct ima_file_id file_id = {
+		.hash_type = hdr->type,
+		.hash_algorithm = algo,
+	};
+	size_t digest_size = hash_digest_size[algo];
+	struct public_key_signature pks = {
+		.m = (u8 *)&file_id,
+		.m_size = sizeof(file_id) - (HASH_MAX_DIGESTSIZE - digest_size),
+		.s = hdr->sig,
+		.s_size = siglen - sizeof(*hdr),
+		.pkey_algo = pk->pkey_algo,
+		.hash_algo = "none",
+		.encoding = encoding,
+	};
+	int ret;
+
+	if (hdr->type != IMA_VERITY_DIGSIG &&
+	    hdr->type != EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG &&
+	    hdr->type != EVM_XATTR_PORTABLE_DIGSIG)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (pks.s_size != be16_to_cpu(hdr->sig_size))
+		return -EBADMSG;
+
+	memcpy(file_id.hash, digest, digest_size);
+
+	ret = verify_signature(key, &pks);
+	pr_debug("%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int asymmetric_verify_v3(struct key *keyring, const char *sig, int siglen,
 			 const char *data, int datalen, u8 algo)
 {
 	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
 	struct ima_max_digest_data hash;
+	const struct public_key *pk;
+	struct key *key;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = calc_file_id_hash(hdr->type, algo, data, &hash);
-	if (rc)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
+		return -EBADMSG;
+
+	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
+	if (IS_ERR(key))
+		return PTR_ERR(key);
 
-	return asymmetric_verify(keyring, sig, siglen, hash.digest,
-				 hash.hdr.length);
+	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);
+	if (!strncmp(pk->pkey_algo, "mldsa", 5)) {
+		rc = asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless(key, pk, "raw",
+						   sig, siglen, algo, data);
+	} else {
+		rc = calc_file_id_hash(hdr->type, algo, data, &hash);
+		if (rc) {
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_exit;
+		}
+
+		rc = asymmetric_verify_common(key, pk, sig, siglen, hash.digest,
+					      hash.hdr.length);
+	}
+
+err_exit:
+	key_put(key);
+
+	return rc;
 }
-- 
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* Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] integrity: Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability
  2026-04-08 17:41 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] integrity: Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability Stefan Berger
@ 2026-04-15  2:00   ` Mimi Zohar
  2026-04-15 20:15     ` Stefan Berger
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Mimi Zohar @ 2026-04-15  2:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stefan Berger, linux-integrity, linux-security-module
  Cc: linux-kernel, roberto.sassu, ebiggers

On Wed, 2026-04-08 at 13:41 -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability. Have it call
> asymmetric_verify_common with the signature verification key and the
> public_key structure as parameters. sigv3 support for ML-DSA will need to
> check the public key type first to decide how to do the signature
> verification and therefore will have these parameters available for
> calling asymmetric_verify_common.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>

Thanks, Stefan.

> ---
>  security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
> index 6e68ec3becbd..e29ed73f15cd 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
> @@ -79,18 +79,15 @@ static struct key *request_asymmetric_key(struct key *keyring, uint32_t keyid)
>  	return key;
>  }
>  
> -int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
> -		      int siglen, const char *data, int datalen)
> +static int asymmetric_verify_common(const struct key *key,
> +				    const struct public_key *pk,
> +				    const char *sig, int siglen,
> +				    const char *data, int datalen)
>  {
> -	struct public_key_signature pks;
>  	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
> -	const struct public_key *pk;
> -	struct key *key;
> +	struct public_key_signature pks;
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
> -		return -EBADMSG;
> -
>  	siglen -= sizeof(*hdr);

Normally kernel-doc is unnecessary for static functions.  Here, however, since 
only the caller verifies the signature length, there should be a kernel-doc
function definition.  It should indicate that all callers must verify the
signature length (siglen) and that the public key (pk) is not NULL, before
calling asymmetric_verify_common().

>  
>  	if (siglen != be16_to_cpu(hdr->sig_size))
> @@ -99,15 +96,10 @@ int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
>  	if (hdr->hash_algo >= HASH_ALGO__LAST)
>  		return -ENOPKG;
>  
> -	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
> -	if (IS_ERR(key))
> -		return PTR_ERR(key);
> -
>  	memset(&pks, 0, sizeof(pks));
>  
>  	pks.hash_algo = hash_algo_name[hdr->hash_algo];
>  
> -	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);
>  	pks.pkey_algo = pk->pkey_algo;
>  	if (!strcmp(pk->pkey_algo, "rsa")) {
>  		pks.encoding = "pkcs1";
> @@ -127,11 +119,33 @@ int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
>  	pks.s_size = siglen;
>  	ret = verify_signature(key, &pks);
>  out:
> -	key_put(key);

The kernel-doc function definition should also indicate that the caller must
free the key.

>  	pr_debug("%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> +int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
> +		      int siglen, const char *data, int datalen)
> +{
> +	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
> +	const struct public_key *pk;
> +	struct key *key;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
> +		return -EBADMSG;
> +
> +	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
> +	if (IS_ERR(key))
> +		return PTR_ERR(key);
> +	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);

Please add a test here making sure pk is not null.

thanks,

Mimi

> +
> +	ret = asymmetric_verify_common(key, pk, sig, siglen, data, datalen);
> +
> +	key_put(key);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * calc_file_id_hash - calculate the hash of the ima_file_id struct data
>   * @type: xattr type [enum evm_ima_xattr_type]

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* Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] integrity: Add support for sigv3 verification using ML-DSA keys
  2026-04-08 17:41 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] integrity: Add support for sigv3 verification using ML-DSA keys Stefan Berger
@ 2026-04-15  2:01   ` Mimi Zohar
  2026-04-15 20:32     ` Stefan Berger
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Mimi Zohar @ 2026-04-15  2:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stefan Berger, linux-integrity, linux-security-module
  Cc: linux-kernel, roberto.sassu, ebiggers

On Wed, 2026-04-08 at 13:41 -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> Add support for sigv3 signature verification using ML-DSA in pure mode.
> When a sigv3 signature is verified, first check whether the key to use
> for verification is an ML-DSA key and therefore uses a hashless signature
> verification scheme. The hashless signature verification method uses the
> ima_file_id structure directly for signature verification rather than
> its digest.
> 
> Suggested-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
> 

Thanks, Stefan.
> ---
> v2: Set hash_algo in public_key_signature to "none"
> ---
>  security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
> index e29ed73f15cd..c80cb2b117a6 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
> @@ -190,17 +190,91 @@ static int calc_file_id_hash(enum evm_ima_xattr_type type,
>  	return rc;
>  }
>  
> +/*

kernel-doc starts with "/**".

> + * asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless - Use hashless signature verification on sigv3
> + * @key: The key to use for signature verification
> + * @pk: The associated public key
> + * @encoding: The encoding the key type uses
> + * @sig: The signature
> + * @siglen: The length of the xattr signature
> + * @algo: The hash algorithm
> + * @digest: The file digest
> + *
> + * Create an ima_file_id structure and use it for signature verification
> + * directly. This can be used for ML-DSA in pure mode for example.

Like the comments on 1/2, please add a comment here indicating that all callers
must verify the signature length (siglen) and the public key (pk) is not NULL,
before calling asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless().  Also indicate that the caller
must free the key.

> + */
> +static int asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless(struct key *key,
> +					 const struct public_key *pk,
> +					 const char *encoding,
> +					 const char *sig, int siglen,
> +					 u8 algo,
> +					 const u8 *digest)
> +{
> +	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
> +	struct ima_file_id file_id = {
> +		.hash_type = hdr->type,
> +		.hash_algorithm = algo,
> +	};
> +	size_t digest_size = hash_digest_size[algo];

Defer initializing the digest_size and .m_size, below, until after checking the
hash algorithm is valid. 

> +	struct public_key_signature pks = {
> +		.m = (u8 *)&file_id,
> +		.m_size = sizeof(file_id) - (HASH_MAX_DIGESTSIZE - digest_size),
> +		.s = hdr->sig,
> +		.s_size = siglen - sizeof(*hdr),
> +		.pkey_algo = pk->pkey_algo,
> +		.hash_algo = "none",
> +		.encoding = encoding,
> +	};
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (hdr->type != IMA_VERITY_DIGSIG &&
> +	    hdr->type != EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG &&
> +	    hdr->type != EVM_XATTR_PORTABLE_DIGSIG)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	if (pks.s_size != be16_to_cpu(hdr->sig_size))
> +		return -EBADMSG;
> +
> +	memcpy(file_id.hash, digest, digest_size);

First check the hash algorithm is valid, before using digest_size.

> +
> +	ret = verify_signature(key, &pks);
> +	pr_debug("%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  int asymmetric_verify_v3(struct key *keyring, const char *sig, int siglen,
>  			 const char *data, int datalen, u8 algo)
>  {
>  	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
>  	struct ima_max_digest_data hash;
> +	const struct public_key *pk;
> +	struct key *key;
>  	int rc;
>  
> -	rc = calc_file_id_hash(hdr->type, algo, data, &hash);
> -	if (rc)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
> +		return -EBADMSG;
> +
> +	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
> +	if (IS_ERR(key))
> +		return PTR_ERR(key);
>  
> -	return asymmetric_verify(keyring, sig, siglen, hash.digest,
> -				 hash.hdr.length);
> +	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);

Please add a test to check that 'pk' isn't null.

> +	if (!strncmp(pk->pkey_algo, "mldsa", 5)) {
> +		rc = asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless(key, pk, "raw",
> +						   sig, siglen, algo, data);
> +	} else {
> +		rc = calc_file_id_hash(hdr->type, algo, data, &hash);
> +		if (rc) {
> +			rc = -EINVAL;
> +			goto err_exit;
> +		}
> +
> +		rc = asymmetric_verify_common(key, pk, sig, siglen, hash.digest,
> +					      hash.hdr.length);
> +	}
> +
> +err_exit:

Normally a label named 'err*' would be preceded by a return.  Here, the label
"err_exit" is always called, not only when there is an error.  Please rename the
label to something more appropriate - out, cleanup, etc.

> +	key_put(key);
> +
> +	return rc;
>  }

thanks,

Mimi

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* Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] integrity: Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability
  2026-04-15  2:00   ` Mimi Zohar
@ 2026-04-15 20:15     ` Stefan Berger
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Berger @ 2026-04-15 20:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Mimi Zohar, linux-integrity, linux-security-module
  Cc: linux-kernel, roberto.sassu, ebiggers



On 4/14/26 10:00 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> On Wed, 2026-04-08 at 13:41 -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
>> Refactor asymmetric_verify for reusability. Have it call
>> asymmetric_verify_common with the signature verification key and the
>> public_key structure as parameters. sigv3 support for ML-DSA will need to
>> check the public key type first to decide how to do the signature
>> verification and therefore will have these parameters available for
>> calling asymmetric_verify_common.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
> 
> Thanks, Stefan.
> 
>> ---
>>   security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++---------
>>   1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
>> index 6e68ec3becbd..e29ed73f15cd 100644
>> --- a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
>> +++ b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
>> @@ -79,18 +79,15 @@ static struct key *request_asymmetric_key(struct key *keyring, uint32_t keyid)
>>   	return key;
>>   }
>>   
>> -int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
>> -		      int siglen, const char *data, int datalen)
>> +static int asymmetric_verify_common(const struct key *key,
>> +				    const struct public_key *pk,
>> +				    const char *sig, int siglen,
>> +				    const char *data, int datalen)
>>   {
>> -	struct public_key_signature pks;
>>   	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
>> -	const struct public_key *pk;
>> -	struct key *key;
>> +	struct public_key_signature pks;
>>   	int ret;
>>   
>> -	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
>> -		return -EBADMSG;
>> -
>>   	siglen -= sizeof(*hdr);
> 
> Normally kernel-doc is unnecessary for static functions.  Here, however, since
> only the caller verifies the signature length, there should be a kernel-doc
> function definition.  It should indicate that all callers must verify the
> signature length (siglen) and that the public key (pk) is not NULL, before
 > calling asymmetric_verify_common().

Will add.

> 
>>   
>>   	if (siglen != be16_to_cpu(hdr->sig_size))
>> @@ -99,15 +96,10 @@ int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
>>   	if (hdr->hash_algo >= HASH_ALGO__LAST)
>>   		return -ENOPKG;
>>   
>> -	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
>> -	if (IS_ERR(key))
>> -		return PTR_ERR(key);
>> -
>>   	memset(&pks, 0, sizeof(pks));
>>   
>>   	pks.hash_algo = hash_algo_name[hdr->hash_algo];
>>   
>> -	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);
>>   	pks.pkey_algo = pk->pkey_algo;
>>   	if (!strcmp(pk->pkey_algo, "rsa")) {
>>   		pks.encoding = "pkcs1";
>> @@ -127,11 +119,33 @@ int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
>>   	pks.s_size = siglen;
>>   	ret = verify_signature(key, &pks);
>>   out:
>> -	key_put(key);
> 
> The kernel-doc function definition should also indicate that the caller must
> free the key.

Ok, I will add it. However, symmetric_verify_common cannot free the key 
since it is passed as const(!) struct key *key...

> 
>>   	pr_debug("%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
>>   	return ret;
>>   }
>>   
>> +int asymmetric_verify(struct key *keyring, const char *sig,
>> +		      int siglen, const char *data, int datalen)
>> +{
>> +	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
>> +	const struct public_key *pk;
>> +	struct key *key;
>> +	int ret;
>> +
>> +	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
>> +		return -EBADMSG;
>> +
>> +	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
>> +	if (IS_ERR(key))
>> +		return PTR_ERR(key);
>> +	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);
> 
> Please add a test here making sure pk is not null.

As a separate patch for backporting?

Return -ENOKEY in case we hit a NULL pointer?

> 
> thanks,
> 
> Mimi
> 
>> +
>> +	ret = asymmetric_verify_common(key, pk, sig, siglen, data, datalen);
>> +
>> +	key_put(key);
>> +
>> +	return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>>   /*
>>    * calc_file_id_hash - calculate the hash of the ima_file_id struct data
>>    * @type: xattr type [enum evm_ima_xattr_type]
> 


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* Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] integrity: Add support for sigv3 verification using ML-DSA keys
  2026-04-15  2:01   ` Mimi Zohar
@ 2026-04-15 20:32     ` Stefan Berger
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Berger @ 2026-04-15 20:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Mimi Zohar, linux-integrity, linux-security-module
  Cc: linux-kernel, roberto.sassu, ebiggers



On 4/14/26 10:01 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> On Wed, 2026-04-08 at 13:41 -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
>> Add support for sigv3 signature verification using ML-DSA in pure mode.
>> When a sigv3 signature is verified, first check whether the key to use
>> for verification is an ML-DSA key and therefore uses a hashless signature
>> verification scheme. The hashless signature verification method uses the
>> ima_file_id structure directly for signature verification rather than
>> its digest.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
>>
> 
> Thanks, Stefan.
>> ---
>> v2: Set hash_algo in public_key_signature to "none"
>> ---
>>   security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>   1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
>> index e29ed73f15cd..c80cb2b117a6 100644
>> --- a/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
>> +++ b/security/integrity/digsig_asymmetric.c
>> @@ -190,17 +190,91 @@ static int calc_file_id_hash(enum evm_ima_xattr_type type,
>>   	return rc;
>>   }
>>   
>> +/*
> 
> kernel-doc starts with "/**".

I followed the pattern of documentation of a static function that you 
just moved:

/*
  * calc_file_id_hash - calculate the hash of the ima_file_id struct data
  * @type: xattr type [enum evm_ima_xattr_type]


> 
>> + * asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless - Use hashless signature verification on sigv3
>> + * @key: The key to use for signature verification
>> + * @pk: The associated public key
>> + * @encoding: The encoding the key type uses
>> + * @sig: The signature
>> + * @siglen: The length of the xattr signature
>> + * @algo: The hash algorithm
>> + * @digest: The file digest
>> + *
>> + * Create an ima_file_id structure and use it for signature verification
>> + * directly. This can be used for ML-DSA in pure mode for example.
> 
> Like the comments on 1/2, please add a comment here indicating that all callers
> must verify the signature length (siglen) and the public key (pk) is not NULL,
> before calling asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless().  Also indicate that the caller
> must free the key.
> 
>> + */
>> +static int asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless(struct key *key,
>> +					 const struct public_key *pk,
>> +					 const char *encoding,
>> +					 const char *sig, int siglen,
>> +					 u8 algo,
>> +					 const u8 *digest)
>> +{
>> +	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
>> +	struct ima_file_id file_id = {
>> +		.hash_type = hdr->type,
>> +		.hash_algorithm = algo,
>> +	};
>> +	size_t digest_size = hash_digest_size[algo];
> 
> Defer initializing the digest_size and .m_size, below, until after checking the
> hash algorithm is valid.

This function is called by asymmetric_verify. asymmetric_verify calls 
calc_file_id_hash, which doesn't check algo for valid range, either. I 
suppose it's an untrusted value at this point (IMA never checked it's 
value for valid range?) an we should check it in asymmetric_verify then 
to cover both cases? Or you want to check it individually?

> 
>> +	struct public_key_signature pks = {
>> +		.m = (u8 *)&file_id,
>> +		.m_size = sizeof(file_id) - (HASH_MAX_DIGESTSIZE - digest_size),
>> +		.s = hdr->sig,
>> +		.s_size = siglen - sizeof(*hdr),
>> +		.pkey_algo = pk->pkey_algo,
>> +		.hash_algo = "none",
>> +		.encoding = encoding,
>> +	};
>> +	int ret;
>> +
>> +	if (hdr->type != IMA_VERITY_DIGSIG &&
>> +	    hdr->type != EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG &&
>> +	    hdr->type != EVM_XATTR_PORTABLE_DIGSIG)
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>> +
>> +	if (pks.s_size != be16_to_cpu(hdr->sig_size))
>> +		return -EBADMSG;
>> +
>> +	memcpy(file_id.hash, digest, digest_size);
> 
> First check the hash algorithm is valid, before using digest_size.
> 
>> +
>> +	ret = verify_signature(key, &pks);
>> +	pr_debug("%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
>> +	return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>>   int asymmetric_verify_v3(struct key *keyring, const char *sig, int siglen,
>>   			 const char *data, int datalen, u8 algo)
>>   {
>>   	struct signature_v2_hdr *hdr = (struct signature_v2_hdr *)sig;
>>   	struct ima_max_digest_data hash;
>> +	const struct public_key *pk;
>> +	struct key *key;
>>   	int rc;
>>   
>> -	rc = calc_file_id_hash(hdr->type, algo, data, &hash);
>> -	if (rc)
>> -		return -EINVAL;
>> +	if (siglen <= sizeof(*hdr))
>> +		return -EBADMSG;
>> +
>> +	key = request_asymmetric_key(keyring, be32_to_cpu(hdr->keyid));
>> +	if (IS_ERR(key))
>> +		return PTR_ERR(key);
>>   
>> -	return asymmetric_verify(keyring, sig, siglen, hash.digest,
>> -				 hash.hdr.length);
>> +	pk = asymmetric_key_public_key(key);
> 
> Please add a test to check that 'pk' isn't null.
> 
>> +	if (!strncmp(pk->pkey_algo, "mldsa", 5)) {
>> +		rc = asymmetric_verify_v3_hashless(key, pk, "raw",
>> +						   sig, siglen, algo, data);
>> +	} else {
>> +		rc = calc_file_id_hash(hdr->type, algo, data, &hash);
>> +		if (rc) {
>> +			rc = -EINVAL;
>> +			goto err_exit;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		rc = asymmetric_verify_common(key, pk, sig, siglen, hash.digest,
>> +					      hash.hdr.length);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +err_exit:
> 
> Normally a label named 'err*' would be preceded by a return.  Here, the label
> "err_exit" is always called, not only when there is an error.  Please rename the
> label to something more appropriate - out, cleanup, etc.

Ok, will call it 'out'.

> 
>> +	key_put(key);
>> +
>> +	return rc;
>>   }
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Mimi
> 


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