[PATCH v4 5/9] rust: security: add abstraction for secctx

Alice Ryhl
2024-02-02T10:56:01Z

Adds an abstraction for viewing the string representation of a security
context.

This is needed by Rust Binder because it has feature where a process can
view the string representation of the security context for incoming
transactions. The process can use that to authenticate incoming
transactions, and since the feature is provided by the kernel, the
process can trust that the security context is legitimate.

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
---
rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h | 1 +
rust/helpers.c | 21 ++++++++++
rust/kernel/cred.rs | 8 ++++
rust/kernel/lib.rs | 1 +
rust/kernel/security.rs | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 103 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/security.rs

diff --git a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
index 84a56e8b6b67..5ca497d786f0 100644
--- a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
+++ b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/jiffies.h>
#include <linux/mdio.h>
#include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <linux/wait.h>
diff --git a/rust/helpers.c b/rust/helpers.c
index 10ed69f76424..fd633d9db79a 100644
--- a/rust/helpers.c
+++ b/rust/helpers.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <linux/sched/signal.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
#include <linux/wait.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
@@ -177,6 +178,26 @@ void rust_helper_put_cred(const struct cred *cred)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_put_cred);

+#ifndef CONFIG_SECURITY
+void rust_helper_security_cred_getsecid(const struct cred *c, u32 *secid)
+{
+ security_cred_getsecid(c, secid);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_security_cred_getsecid);
+
+int rust_helper_security_secid_to_secctx(u32 secid, char **secdata, u32 *seclen)
+{
+ return security_secid_to_secctx(secid, secdata, seclen);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_security_secid_to_secctx);
+
+void rust_helper_security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+{
+ security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_security_release_secctx);
+#endif
+
/*
* `bindgen` binds the C `size_t` type as the Rust `usize` type, so we can
* use it in contexts where Rust expects a `usize` like slice (array) indices.
diff --git a/rust/kernel/cred.rs b/rust/kernel/cred.rs
index fabc50e48c9e..0640356a8c29 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/cred.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/cred.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ pub unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::cred) -> &'a Credential {
unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
}

+ /// Get the id for this security context.
+ pub fn get_secid(&self) -> u32 {
+ let mut secid = 0;
+ // SAFETY: The invariants of this type ensures that the pointer is valid.
+ unsafe { bindings::security_cred_getsecid(self.0.get(), &mut secid) };
+ secid
+ }
+
/// Returns the effective UID of the given credential.
pub fn euid(&self) -> bindings::kuid_t {
// SAFETY: By the type invariant, we know that `self.0` is valid. Furthermore, the `euid`
diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index f65e5978f807..d55d065642f0 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
pub mod net;
pub mod prelude;
pub mod print;
+pub mod security;
mod static_assert;
#[doc(hidden)]
pub mod std_vendor;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/security.rs b/rust/kernel/security.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee2ef0385bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/security.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Linux Security Modules (LSM).
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/security.h`](srctree/include/linux/security.h).
+
+use crate::{
+ bindings,
+ error::{to_result, Result},
+};
+
+/// A security context string.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// The `secdata` and `seclen` fields correspond to a valid security context as returned by a
+/// successful call to `security_secid_to_secctx`, that has not yet been destroyed by calling
+/// `security_release_secctx`.
+pub struct SecurityCtx {
+ secdata: *mut core::ffi::c_char,
+ seclen: usize,
+}
+
+impl SecurityCtx {
+ /// Get the security context given its id.
+ pub fn from_secid(secid: u32) -> Result<Self> {
+ let mut secdata = core::ptr::null_mut();
+ let mut seclen = 0u32;
+ // SAFETY: Just a C FFI call. The pointers are valid for writes.
+ to_result(unsafe { bindings::security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &mut secdata, &mut seclen) })?;
+
+ // INVARIANT: If the above call did not fail, then we have a valid security context.
+ Ok(Self {
+ secdata,
+ seclen: seclen as usize,
+ })
+ }
+
+ /// Returns whether the security context is empty.
+ pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+ self.seclen == 0
+ }
+
+ /// Returns the length of this security context.
+ pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+ self.seclen
+ }
+
+ /// Returns the bytes for this security context.
+ pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+ let ptr = self.secdata;
+ if ptr.is_null() {
+ debug_assert_eq!(self.seclen, 0);
+ // We can't pass a null pointer to `slice::from_raw_parts` even if the length is zero.
+ return &[];
+ }
+
+ // SAFETY: The call to `security_secid_to_secctx` guarantees that the pointer is valid for
+ // `seclen` bytes. Furthermore, if the length is zero, then we have ensured that the
+ // pointer is not null.
+ unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr.cast(), self.seclen) }
+ }
+}
+
+impl Drop for SecurityCtx {
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // SAFETY: By the invariant of `Self`, this frees a pointer that came from a successful
+ // call to `security_secid_to_secctx` and has not yet been destroyed by
+ // `security_release_secctx`.
+ unsafe { bindings::security_release_secctx(self.secdata, self.seclen as u32) };
+ }
+}
--
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