[RFC/PATCH 3/3] doc: add Timgad LSM documentation

Djalal Harouni
2017-02-02T17:05:41Z

From: Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@gmail.com>

Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@gmail.com>
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Documentation/security/Timgad.txt | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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+Timgad is a Linux Security Module that collects per process and
+system-wide security protections that are not handled by the core kernel
+itself.
+
+This is selectable at build-time with CONFIG_SECURITY_TIMGAD, and can be
+controlled at run-time through sysctls in /proc/sys/kernel/timgad:
+or prctl() interface.
+
+
+- module_restrict
+
+==============================================================
+
+Linux containers need robust settings to control if modules are allowed to
+be loaded or unloaded globally or per process/container policy.
+Automatic loading of kernel modules using the "auto-load" feature is also
+covered.
+
+This adds global sysctl settings to indicate if modules are allowed
+to be loaded or unloaded, at same time it also supports a
+per-process/container settings based on prctl(2) interface. The prctl(2)
+settings are inherited by children created by fork(2) and clone(2), and
+preserved across execve(2).
+
+
+*) The per-process prctl() settings are:
+ prctl(PR_TIMGAD_OPTS, PR_TIGMAD_SET_MOD_RESTRICT, value, 0, 0)
+
+ Where value means:
+
+0 - Classic module load and unload permissions, nothing changes.
+
+1 - The current process must have CAP_SYS_MODULE to be able to load and
+ unload modules. CAP_NET_ADMIN should allow the current process to
+ load and unload only netdev aliased modules.
+
+2 - Current process can not loaded nor unloaded modules.
+
+
+*) The sysctl settings (writable only with CAP_SYS_MODULE) are:
+ /proc/sys/kernel/timgad/module_restrict
+
+0 - Classic module load and unload permissions, nothing changes.
+
+1 - Only processes with CAP_SYS_MODULE should be able to load and
+ unload modules. Processes with CAP_NET_ADMIN should be able to
+ load and unload only netdev aliased modules.
+
+2 - Modules can not be loaded nor unloaded. Once set, this sysctl value
+ cannot be changed.
+
+
+Rules:
+First the prctl() settings are checked, if the access is not denied
+then the global sysctl settings are checked.
+
+
+The original idea and inspiration is from grsecurity
+'GRKERNSEC_MODHARDEN'
+
+==============================================================
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