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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:53:06 -0700
From: Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To: Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com>, keescook@...omium.org,
mhocko@...nel.org, jmorris@...ei.org
Cc: penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp, paul@...l-moore.com,
sds@...ho.nsa.gov, hch@...radead.org, labbott@...hat.com,
linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] Make LSM Writable Hooks a command line option
On 6/5/2017 12:22 PM, Igor Stoppa wrote:
> This patch shows how it is possible to take advantage of pmalloc:
> instead of using the build-time option __lsm_ro_after_init, to decide if
> it is possible to keep the hooks modifiable, now this becomes a
> boot-time decision, based on the kernel command line.
>
> This patch relies on:
>
> "Convert security_hook_heads into explicit array of struct list_head"
> Author: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
>
> to break free from the static constraint imposed by the previous
> hardening model, based on __ro_after_init.
>
> Signed-off-by: Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com>
> CC: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> ---
> init/main.c | 2 ++
> security/security.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
> index f866510..7850887 100644
> --- a/init/main.c
> +++ b/init/main.c
> @@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ static void __init mm_init(void)
> ioremap_huge_init();
> }
>
> +extern int __init pmalloc_init(void);
> asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
> {
> char *command_line;
> @@ -653,6 +654,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
> proc_caches_init();
> buffer_init();
> key_init();
> + pmalloc_init();
> security_init();
> dbg_late_init();
> vfs_caches_init();
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index c492f68..4285545 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
> #include <linux/personality.h>
> #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
> #include <linux/string.h>
> +#include <linux/pmalloc.h>
> #include <net/flow.h>
>
> #define MAX_LSM_EVM_XATTR 2
> @@ -33,8 +34,17 @@
> /* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
> #define SECURITY_NAME_MAX 10
>
> -static struct list_head hook_heads[LSM_MAX_HOOK_INDEX]
> - __lsm_ro_after_init;
> +static int security_debug;
> +
> +static __init int set_security_debug(char *str)
> +{
> + get_option(&str, &security_debug);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +early_param("security_debug", set_security_debug);
I don't care for calling this "security debug". Making
the lists writable after init isn't about development,
it's about (Tetsuo's desire for) dynamic module loading.
I would prefer "dynamic_module_lists" our something else
more descriptive.
> +
> +static struct list_head *hook_heads;
> +static struct pmalloc_pool *sec_pool;
> char *lsm_names;
> /* Boot-time LSM user choice */
> static __initdata char chosen_lsm[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1] =
> @@ -59,6 +69,13 @@ int __init security_init(void)
> {
> enum security_hook_index i;
>
> + sec_pool = pmalloc_create_pool("security");
> + if (!sec_pool)
> + goto error_pool;
Excessive gotoing - return -ENOMEM instead.
> + hook_heads = pmalloc(sizeof(struct list_head) * LSM_MAX_HOOK_INDEX,
> + sec_pool);
> + if (!hook_heads)
> + goto error_heads;
This is the only case where you'd destroy the pool, so
the goto is unnecessary. Put the
pmalloc_destroy_pool(sec_pool);
return -ENOMEM;
under the if here.
> for (i = 0; i < LSM_MAX_HOOK_INDEX; i++)
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hook_heads[i]);
> pr_info("Security Framework initialized\n");
> @@ -74,8 +91,14 @@ int __init security_init(void)
> * Load all the remaining security modules.
> */
> do_security_initcalls();
> -
> + if (!security_debug)
> + pmalloc_protect_pool(sec_pool);
> return 0;
> +
> +error_heads:
> + pmalloc_destroy_pool(sec_pool);
> +error_pool:
> + return -ENOMEM;
> }
>
> /* Save user chosen LSM */
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