Re: [PATCH v3 02/25] ima: Align ima_post_path_mknod() definition with LSM infrastructure

Roberto Sassu
2023-10-12T12:20:43Z

On Thu, 2023-10-12 at 07:42 -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> On Thu, 2023-10-12 at 09:29 +0200, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > On Wed, 2023-10-11 at 15:01 -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2023-10-11 at 18:02 +0200, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2023-10-11 at 10:38 -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, 2023-09-04 at 15:33 +0200, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > > > > > From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Change ima_post_path_mknod() definition, so that it can be registered as
> > > > > > implementation of the path_post_mknod hook. Since LSMs see a umask-stripped
> > > > > > mode from security_path_mknod(), pass the same to ima_post_path_mknod() as
> > > > > > well.
> > > > > > Also, make sure that ima_post_path_mknod() is executed only if
> > > > > > (mode & S_IFMT) is equal to zero or S_IFREG.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Add this check to take into account the different placement of the
> > > > > > path_post_mknod hook (to be introduced) in do_mknodat().
> > > > >
> > > > > Move "(to be introduced)" to when it is first mentioned.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Since the new hook
> > > > > > will be placed after the switch(), the check ensures that
> > > > > > ima_post_path_mknod() is invoked as originally intended when it is
> > > > > > registered as implementation of path_post_mknod.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > fs/namei.c | 9 ++++++---
> > > > > > include/linux/ima.h | 7 +++++--
> > > > > > security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 10 +++++++++-
> > > > > > 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
> > > > > > index e56ff39a79bc..c5e96f716f98 100644
> > > > > > --- a/fs/namei.c
> > > > > > +++ b/fs/namei.c
> > > > > > @@ -4024,6 +4024,7 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
> > > > > > struct path path;
> > > > > > int error;
> > > > > > unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
> > > > > > + umode_t mode_stripped;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > error = may_mknod(mode);
> > > > > > if (error)
> > > > > > @@ -4034,8 +4035,9 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
> > > > > > if (IS_ERR(dentry))
> > > > > > goto out1;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - error = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry,
> > > > > > - mode_strip_umask(path.dentry->d_inode, mode), dev);
> > > > > > + mode_stripped = mode_strip_umask(path.dentry->d_inode, mode);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + error = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry, mode_stripped, dev);
> > > > > > if (error)
> > > > > > goto out2;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > @@ -4045,7 +4047,8 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
> > > > > > error = vfs_create(idmap, path.dentry->d_inode,
> > > > > > dentry, mode, true);
> > > > > > if (!error)
> > > > > > - ima_post_path_mknod(idmap, dentry);
> > > > > > + ima_post_path_mknod(idmap, &path, dentry,
> > > > > > + mode_stripped, dev);
> > > > > > break;
> > > > > > case S_IFCHR: case S_IFBLK:
> > > > > > error = vfs_mknod(idmap, path.dentry->d_inode,
> > > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
> > > > > > index 910a2f11a906..179ce52013b2 100644
> > > > > > --- a/include/linux/ima.h
> > > > > > +++ b/include/linux/ima.h
> > > > > > @@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ extern int ima_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id,
> > > > > > extern int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
> > > > > > enum kernel_read_file_id id);
> > > > > > extern void ima_post_path_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > > > > > - struct dentry *dentry);
> > > > > > + const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
> > > > > > + umode_t mode, unsigned int dev);
> > > > > > extern int ima_file_hash(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t buf_size);
> > > > > > extern int ima_inode_hash(struct inode *inode, char *buf, size_t buf_size);
> > > > > > extern void ima_kexec_cmdline(int kernel_fd, const void *buf, int size);
> > > > > > @@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ static inline int ima_post_read_file(struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > static inline void ima_post_path_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > > > > > - struct dentry *dentry)
> > > > > > + const struct path *dir,
> > > > > > + struct dentry *dentry,
> > > > > > + umode_t mode, unsigned int dev)
> > > > > > {
> > > > > > return;
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> > > > > > index 365db0e43d7c..76eba92d7f10 100644
> > > > > > --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> > > > > > +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> > > > > > @@ -696,18 +696,26 @@ void ima_post_create_tmpfile(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > > > > > /**
> > > > > > * ima_post_path_mknod - mark as a new inode
> > > > > > * @idmap: idmap of the mount the inode was found from
> > > > > > + * @dir: path structure of parent of the new file
> > > > > > * @dentry: newly created dentry
> > > > > > + * @mode: mode of the new file
> > > > > > + * @dev: undecoded device number
> > > > > > *
> > > > > > * Mark files created via the mknodat syscall as new, so that the
> > > > > > * file data can be written later.
> > > > > > */
> > > > > > void ima_post_path_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > > > > > - struct dentry *dentry)
> > > > > > + const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
> > > > > > + umode_t mode, unsigned int dev)
> > > > > > {
> > > > > > struct integrity_iint_cache *iint;
> > > > > > struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
> > > > > > int must_appraise;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > + /* See do_mknodat(), IMA is executed for case 0: and case S_IFREG: */
> > > > > > + if ((mode & S_IFMT) != 0 && (mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFREG)
> > > > > > + return;
> > > > > > +
> > > > >
> > > > > There's already a check below to make sure that this is a regular file.
> > > > > Are both needed?
> > > >
> > > > You are right, I can remove the first check.
> > >
> > > The question then becomes why modify hook the arguments?
> >
> > We need to make sure that ima_post_path_mknod() has the same parameters
> > as the LSM hook at the time we register it to the LSM infrastructure.
>
> I'm trying to understand why the pre hook parameters and the missing
> IMA parameter are used, as opposed to just defining the new
> post_path_mknod hook like IMA.

As an empyrical rule, I pass the same parameters as the corresponding
pre hook (plus idmap, in this case). This is similar to the
inode_setxattr hook. But I can be wrong, if desired I can reduce.

Thanks

Roberto

> thanks,
>
> Mimi
>
> >
> > > >
> > > > > > if (!ima_policy_flag || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
> > > > > > return;
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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