[PATCH v19 05/20] initramfs|security: Add a security hook to do_populate_rootfs()

Fan Wu
2024-05-24T20:46:59Z

This patch introduces a new hook to notify security system that the
content of initramfs has been unpacked into the rootfs.

Upon receiving this notification, the security system can activate
a policy to allow only files that originated from the initramfs to
execute or load into kernel during the early stages of booting.

This approach is crucial for minimizing the attack surface by
ensuring that only trusted files from the initramfs are operational
in the critical boot phase.

Signed-off-by: Fan Wu <wufan@linux.microsoft.com>

---
v1-v11:
+ Not present

v12:
+ Introduced

v13:
+ Rename the hook name to initramfs_populated()

v14:
+ No changes

v15:
+ No changes

v16:
+ No changes

v17:
+ Fix ocumentation style issues

v18:
+ No changes

v19:
+ No changes
---
include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h | 2 ++
include/linux/security.h | 8 ++++++++
init/initramfs.c | 3 +++
security/security.c | 10 ++++++++++
4 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index f804b76cde44..040d046ba92c 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -451,3 +451,5 @@ LSM_HOOK(int, 0, uring_override_creds, const struct cred *new)
LSM_HOOK(int, 0, uring_sqpoll, void)
LSM_HOOK(int, 0, uring_cmd, struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
#endif /* CONFIG_IO_URING */
+
+LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, initramfs_populated, void)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 21cf70346b33..2caa4c9b81ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -2255,4 +2255,12 @@ static inline int security_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY */
#endif /* CONFIG_IO_URING */

+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
+extern void security_initramfs_populated(void);
+#else
+static inline void security_initramfs_populated(void)
+{
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY */
+
#endif /* ! __LINUX_SECURITY_H */
diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index 814241b64827..64c59dd67d26 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <linux/namei.h>
#include <linux/init_syscalls.h>
#include <linux/umh.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>

#include "do_mounts.h"

@@ -711,6 +712,8 @@ static void __init do_populate_rootfs(void *unused, async_cookie_t cookie)
#endif
}

+ security_initramfs_populated();
+
done:
/*
* If the initrd region is overlapped with crashkernel reserved region,
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 2b7c18a1a2af..b419166979da 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -5676,3 +5676,13 @@ int security_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
return call_int_hook(uring_cmd, ioucmd);
}
#endif /* CONFIG_IO_URING */
+
+/**
+ * security_initramfs_populated() - Notify LSMs that initramfs has been loaded
+ *
+ * Tells the LSMs the initramfs has been unpacked into the rootfs.
+ */
+void security_initramfs_populated(void)
+{
+ call_void_hook(initramfs_populated);
+}
--
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