[PATCH 08/37] Security: Add a kernel_service object class to SELinux

David Howells
2008-02-08T16:56:16Z

Add a 'kernel_service' object class to SELinux and give this object class two
access vectors: 'use_as_override' and 'create_files_as'.

The first vector is used to grant a process the right to nominate an alternate
process security ID for the kernel to use as an override for the SELinux
subjective security when accessing stuff on behalf of another process.

For example, CacheFiles when accessing the cache on behalf on a process
accessing an NFS file needs to use a subjective security ID appropriate to the
cache rather then the one the calling process is using. The cachefilesd
daemon will nominate the security ID to be used.

The second vector is used to grant a process the right to nominate a file
creation label for a kernel service to use.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
---

security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h | 2 ++
security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h | 2 ++
security/selinux/include/class_to_string.h | 1 +
security/selinux/include/flask.h | 1 +
4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h b/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h
index 399f868..c68ec9c 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h
@@ -168,3 +168,5 @@
S_(SECCLASS_DCCP_SOCKET, DCCP_SOCKET__NAME_CONNECT, "name_connect")
S_(SECCLASS_MEMPROTECT, MEMPROTECT__MMAP_ZERO, "mmap_zero")
S_(SECCLASS_PEER, PEER__RECV, "recv")
+ S_(SECCLASS_KERNEL_SERVICE, KERNEL_SERVICE__USE_AS_OVERRIDE, "use_as_override")
+ S_(SECCLASS_KERNEL_SERVICE, KERNEL_SERVICE__CREATE_FILES_AS, "create_files_as")
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h b/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h
index 84c9abc..41cee9e 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h
@@ -833,3 +833,5 @@
#define DCCP_SOCKET__NAME_CONNECT 0x00800000UL
#define MEMPROTECT__MMAP_ZERO 0x00000001UL
#define PEER__RECV 0x00000001UL
+#define KERNEL_SERVICE__USE_AS_OVERRIDE 0x00000001UL
+#define KERNEL_SERVICE__CREATE_FILES_AS 0x00000002UL
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/class_to_string.h b/security/selinux/include/class_to_string.h
index b1b0d1d..efe9efa 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/class_to_string.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/class_to_string.h
@@ -71,3 +71,4 @@
S_(NULL)
S_(NULL)
S_("peer")
+ S_("kernel_service")
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/flask.h b/security/selinux/include/flask.h
index 09e9dd2..2bc251a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/flask.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/flask.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
#define SECCLASS_DCCP_SOCKET 60
#define SECCLASS_MEMPROTECT 61
#define SECCLASS_PEER 68
+#define SECCLASS_KERNEL_SERVICE 69

/*
* Security identifier indices for initial entities