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* [PATCH 1/2] selinux: move avdcache to per-task security blob
@ 2025-11-14 17:45 Stephen Smalley
  2025-11-14 17:45 ` [PATCH 2/2] selinux: rename task_security_struct to cred_security_struct Stephen Smalley
  2025-11-17 19:55 ` [PATCH 1/2] selinux: move avdcache to per-task security blob Paul Moore
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Stephen Smalley @ 2025-11-14 17:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: selinux; +Cc: paul, omosnace, Stephen Smalley

The SELinux task_security_struct was originally per-task but later
migrated to per-cred when creds were first introduced to Linux. The
avdcache was meant to be per-task rather than per-cred; move it to a
new task_selinux_struct that is allocated per-task.

Fixes: 5d7ddc59b3d89b724a5aa8f30d0db94ff8d2d93f ("selinux: reduce path walk overhead")
Signed-off-by: Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com>
---
 security/selinux/hooks.c          | 35 +++++++++++++++++++------------
 security/selinux/include/objsec.h | 13 ++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index a22b1920242f..0eea43e4a90c 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -212,11 +212,15 @@ static int selinux_lsm_notifier_avc_callback(u32 event)
 static void cred_init_security(void)
 {
 	struct task_security_struct *tsec;
+	struct task_selinux_struct *tsel;
 
 	/* NOTE: the lsm framework zeros out the buffer on allocation */
 
 	tsec = selinux_cred(unrcu_pointer(current->real_cred));
-	tsec->osid = tsec->sid = tsec->avdcache.sid = SECINITSID_KERNEL;
+	tsec->osid = tsec->sid = SECINITSID_KERNEL;
+
+	tsel = selinux_task(current);
+	tsel->avdcache.sid = SECINITSID_KERNEL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3126,10 +3130,10 @@ static noinline int audit_inode_permission(struct inode *inode,
  * Clear the task's AVD cache in @tsec and reset it to the current policy's
  * and task's info.
  */
-static inline void task_avdcache_reset(struct task_security_struct *tsec)
+static inline void task_avdcache_reset(struct task_selinux_struct *tsec)
 {
 	memset(&tsec->avdcache.dir, 0, sizeof(tsec->avdcache.dir));
-	tsec->avdcache.sid = tsec->sid;
+	tsec->avdcache.sid = current_sid();
 	tsec->avdcache.seqno = avc_policy_seqno();
 	tsec->avdcache.dir_spot = TSEC_AVDC_DIR_SIZE - 1;
 }
@@ -3143,7 +3147,7 @@ static inline void task_avdcache_reset(struct task_security_struct *tsec)
  * Search @tsec for a AVD cache entry that matches @isec and return it to the
  * caller via @avdc.  Returns 0 if a match is found, negative values otherwise.
  */
-static inline int task_avdcache_search(struct task_security_struct *tsec,
+static inline int task_avdcache_search(struct task_selinux_struct *tsec,
 				       struct inode_security_struct *isec,
 				       struct avdc_entry **avdc)
 {
@@ -3153,7 +3157,7 @@ static inline int task_avdcache_search(struct task_security_struct *tsec,
 	if (isec->sclass != SECCLASS_DIR)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if (unlikely(tsec->sid != tsec->avdcache.sid ||
+	if (unlikely(current_sid() != tsec->avdcache.sid ||
 		     tsec->avdcache.seqno != avc_policy_seqno())) {
 		task_avdcache_reset(tsec);
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -3183,7 +3187,7 @@ static inline int task_avdcache_search(struct task_security_struct *tsec,
  * Update the AVD cache in @tsec with the @avdc and @audited info associated
  * with @isec.
  */
-static inline void task_avdcache_update(struct task_security_struct *tsec,
+static inline void task_avdcache_update(struct task_selinux_struct *tsec,
 					struct inode_security_struct *isec,
 					struct av_decision *avd,
 					u32 audited)
@@ -3217,7 +3221,8 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int requested)
 {
 	int mask;
 	u32 perms;
-	struct task_security_struct *tsec;
+	u32 sid = current_sid();
+	struct task_selinux_struct *tsec;
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
 	struct avdc_entry *avdc;
 	int rc, rc2;
@@ -3229,8 +3234,8 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int requested)
 	if (!mask)
 		return 0;
 
-	tsec = selinux_cred(current_cred());
-	if (task_avdcache_permnoaudit(tsec))
+	tsec = selinux_task(current);
+	if (task_avdcache_permnoaudit(tsec, sid))
 		return 0;
 
 	isec = inode_security_rcu(inode, requested & MAY_NOT_BLOCK);
@@ -3250,7 +3255,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int requested)
 		struct av_decision avd;
 
 		/* Cache miss. */
-		rc = avc_has_perm_noaudit(tsec->sid, isec->sid, isec->sclass,
+		rc = avc_has_perm_noaudit(sid, isec->sid, isec->sclass,
 					  perms, 0, &avd);
 		audited = avc_audit_required(perms, &avd, rc,
 			(requested & MAY_ACCESS) ? FILE__AUDIT_ACCESS : 0,
@@ -3299,11 +3304,11 @@ static int selinux_inode_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 static int selinux_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
 {
-	struct task_security_struct *tsec;
+	struct task_selinux_struct *tsec;
 
-	tsec = selinux_cred(current_cred());
+	tsec = selinux_task(current);
 
-	if (task_avdcache_permnoaudit(tsec))
+	if (task_avdcache_permnoaudit(tsec, current_sid()))
 		return 0;
 
 	return path_has_perm(current_cred(), path, FILE__GETATTR);
@@ -4167,7 +4172,10 @@ static int selinux_task_alloc(struct task_struct *task,
 			      u64 clone_flags)
 {
 	u32 sid = current_sid();
+	struct task_selinux_struct *old_tsec = selinux_task(current);
+	struct task_selinux_struct *new_tsec = selinux_task(task);
 
+	*new_tsec = *old_tsec;
 	return avc_has_perm(sid, sid, SECCLASS_PROCESS, PROCESS__FORK, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -7154,6 +7162,7 @@ static int selinux_bpf_token_create(struct bpf_token *token, union bpf_attr *att
 
 struct lsm_blob_sizes selinux_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_cred = sizeof(struct task_security_struct),
+	.lbs_task = sizeof(struct task_selinux_struct),
 	.lbs_file = sizeof(struct file_security_struct),
 	.lbs_inode = sizeof(struct inode_security_struct),
 	.lbs_ipc = sizeof(struct ipc_security_struct),
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/objsec.h b/security/selinux/include/objsec.h
index 2d5139c6d45b..1ac35ae5332f 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/objsec.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/objsec.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ struct task_security_struct {
 	u32 create_sid; /* fscreate SID */
 	u32 keycreate_sid; /* keycreate SID */
 	u32 sockcreate_sid; /* fscreate SID */
+} __randomize_layout;
+
+struct task_selinux_struct {
 #define TSEC_AVDC_DIR_SIZE (1 << 2)
 	struct {
 		u32 sid; /* current SID for cached entries */
@@ -54,10 +57,11 @@ struct task_security_struct {
 	} avdcache;
 } __randomize_layout;
 
-static inline bool task_avdcache_permnoaudit(struct task_security_struct *tsec)
+static inline bool task_avdcache_permnoaudit(struct task_selinux_struct *tsec,
+					     u32 sid)
 {
 	return (tsec->avdcache.permissive_neveraudit &&
-		tsec->sid == tsec->avdcache.sid &&
+		sid == tsec->avdcache.sid &&
 		tsec->avdcache.seqno == avc_policy_seqno());
 }
 
@@ -177,6 +181,11 @@ static inline struct task_security_struct *selinux_cred(const struct cred *cred)
 	return cred->security + selinux_blob_sizes.lbs_cred;
 }
 
+static inline struct task_selinux_struct *selinux_task(const struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	return task->security + selinux_blob_sizes.lbs_task;
+}
+
 static inline struct file_security_struct *selinux_file(const struct file *file)
 {
 	return file->f_security + selinux_blob_sizes.lbs_file;
-- 
2.51.1


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