Re: [PATCH 11/12] Security: Introduce security= boot parameter

Casey Schaufler
2008-04-17T15:29:44Z

--- James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> wrote:

> From: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@gmail.com>
>
> Add the security= boot parameter. This is done to avoid LSM
> registration clashes in case of more than one bult-in module.
>
> User can choose a security module to enable at boot. If no
> security= boot parameter is specified, only the first LSM
> asking for registration will be loaded. An invalid security
> module name will be treated as if no module has been chosen.
>
> LSM modules must check now if they are allowed to register
> by calling security_module_enable(ops) first. Modify SELinux
> and SMACK to do so.
>
> Do not let SMACK register smackfs if it was not chosen on
> boot. Smackfs assumes that smack hooks are registered and
> the initial task security setup (swapper->security) is done.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>

Acked-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>

> ---
> Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 6 +++++
> include/linux/security.h | 12 +++++++++++
> security/dummy.c | 4 ++-
> security/security.c | 38
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> security/selinux/hooks.c | 7 ++++++
> security/smack/smack.h | 2 +
> security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 7 +++++-
> security/smack/smackfs.c | 11 +++++++++-
> 8 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> index dafd001..436790f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in
> the file
> possible to determine what the correct size should be.
> This option provides an override for these situations.
>
> + security= [SECURITY] Choose a security module to enable at boot.
> + If this boot parameter is not specified, only the first
> + security module asking for security registration will be
> + loaded. An invalid security module name will be treated
> + as if no module has been chosen.
> +
> capability.disable=
> [SECURITY] Disable capabilities. This would normally
> be used only if an alternative security model is to be
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index 697f228..f4116d6 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
>
> extern unsigned securebits;
>
> +/* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
> +#define SECURITY_NAME_MAX 10
> +
> struct ctl_table;
> struct audit_krule;
>
> @@ -137,6 +140,12 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct
> security_mnt_opts *opts)
> /**
> * struct security_operations - main security structure
> *
> + * Security module identifier.
> + *
> + * @name:
> + * A string that acts as a unique identifeir for the LSM with max number
> + * of characters = SECURITY_NAME_MAX.
> + *
> * Security hooks for program execution operations.
> *
> * @bprm_alloc_security:
> @@ -1270,6 +1279,8 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct
> security_mnt_opts *opts)
> * This is the main security structure.
> */
> struct security_operations {
> + char name[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1];
> +
> int (*ptrace) (struct task_struct * parent, struct task_struct * child);
> int (*capget) (struct task_struct * target,
> kernel_cap_t * effective,
> @@ -1537,6 +1548,7 @@ struct security_operations {
>
> /* prototypes */
> extern int security_init (void);
> +extern int security_module_enable(struct security_operations *ops);
> extern int register_security (struct security_operations *ops);
> extern int mod_reg_security (const char *name, struct security_operations
> *ops);
> extern struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
> diff --git a/security/dummy.c b/security/dummy.c
> index 1ac9f8e..374d2ae 100644
> --- a/security/dummy.c
> +++ b/security/dummy.c
> @@ -1017,7 +1017,9 @@ static inline void dummy_audit_rule_free(void *lsmrule)
>
> #endif /* CONFIG_AUDIT */
>
> -struct security_operations dummy_security_ops;
> +struct security_operations dummy_security_ops = {
> + .name = "dummy",
> +};
>
> #define set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, function) \
> do { \
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index bf189d2..2ed153c 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/security.h>
>
> +/* Boot-time LSM user choice */
> +static __initdata char chosen_lsm[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1];
>
> /* things that live in dummy.c */
> extern struct security_operations dummy_security_ops;
> @@ -67,13 +69,47 @@ int __init security_init(void)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +/* Save user chosen LSM */
> +static int __init choose_lsm(char *str)
> +{
> + strncpy(chosen_lsm, str, SECURITY_NAME_MAX);
> + return 1;
> +}
> +__setup("security=", choose_lsm);
> +
> +/**
> + * security_module_enable - Load given security module on boot ?
> + * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_operations that is to be checked.
> + *
> + * Each LSM must pass this method before registering its own operations
> + * to avoid security registration races. This method may also be used
> + * to check if your LSM is currently loaded.
> + *
> + * Return true if:
> + * -The passed LSM is the one chosen by user at boot time,
> + * -or user didsn't specify a specific LSM and we're the first to ask
> + * for registeration permissoin,
> + * -or the passed LSM is currently loaded.
> + * Otherwise, return false.
> + */
> +int __init security_module_enable(struct security_operations *ops)
> +{
> + if (!*chosen_lsm)
> + strncpy(chosen_lsm, ops->name, SECURITY_NAME_MAX);
> + else if (strncmp(ops->name, chosen_lsm, SECURITY_NAME_MAX))
> + return 0;
> +
> + return 1;
> +}
> +
> /**
> * register_security - registers a security framework with the kernel
> * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
> *
> * This function is to allow a security module to register itself with the
> * kernel security subsystem. Some rudimentary checking is done on the @ops
> - * value passed to this function.
> + * value passed to this function. You'll need to check first if your LSM
> + * is allowed to register its @ops by calling security_module_enable(@ops).
> *
> * If there is already a security module registered with the kernel,
> * an error will be returned. Otherwise 0 is returned on success.
> diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> index afbaa07..44741ac 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
> +++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> @@ -5252,6 +5252,8 @@ static int selinux_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
> #endif
>
> static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
> + .name = "selinux",
> +
> .ptrace = selinux_ptrace,
> .capget = selinux_capget,
> .capset_check = selinux_capset_check,
> @@ -5449,6 +5451,11 @@ static __init int selinux_init(void)
> {
> struct task_security_struct *tsec;
>
> + if (!security_module_enable(&selinux_ops)) {
> + selinux_enabled = 0;
> + return 0;
> + }
> +
> if (!selinux_enabled) {
> printk(KERN_INFO "SELinux: Disabled at boot.\n");
> return 0;
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
> index 62c1e98..4a4477f 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack.h
> +++ b/security/smack/smack.h
> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
>
> #include <linux/capability.h>
> #include <linux/spinlock.h>
> +#include <linux/security.h>
> #include <net/netlabel.h>
>
> /*
> @@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ extern struct smack_known smack_known_star;
> extern struct smack_known smack_known_unset;
>
> extern struct smk_list_entry *smack_list;
> +extern struct security_operations smack_ops;
>
> /*
> * Stricly for CIPSO level manipulation.
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> index 732ba27..904bdc0 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> @@ -2424,7 +2424,9 @@ static void smack_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32
> seclen)
> {
> }
>
> -static struct security_operations smack_ops = {
> +struct security_operations smack_ops = {
> + .name = "smack",
> +
> .ptrace = smack_ptrace,
> .capget = cap_capget,
> .capset_check = cap_capset_check,
> @@ -2557,6 +2559,9 @@ static struct security_operations smack_ops = {
> */
> static __init int smack_init(void)
> {
> + if (!security_module_enable(&smack_ops))
> + return 0;
> +
> printk(KERN_INFO "Smack: Initializing.\n");
>
> /*
> diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
> index cfae8af..6ba2837 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
> @@ -965,12 +965,21 @@ static struct vfsmount *smackfs_mount;
> *
> * register the smackfs
> *
> - * Returns 0 unless the registration fails.
> + * Do not register smackfs if Smack wasn't enabled
> + * on boot. We can not put this method normally under the
> + * smack_init() code path since the security subsystem get
> + * initialized before the vfs caches.
> + *
> + * Returns true if we were not chosen on boot or if
> + * we were chosen and filesystem registration succeeded.
> */
> static int __init init_smk_fs(void)
> {
> int err;
>
> + if (!security_module_enable(&smack_ops))
> + return 0;
> +
> err = register_filesystem(&smk_fs_type);
> if (!err) {
> smackfs_mount = kern_mount(&smk_fs_type);
> --
> 1.5.4.2
>
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Casey Schaufler
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