[PATCH 1/3] Creds: creds->security can be NULL is selinux is disabled

From: Eric Paris
Date: Sat Sep 12 2009 - 22:55:38 EST


__validate_process_creds should check if selinux is actually enabled before
running tests on the selinux portion of the credentials struct.

Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

include/linux/cred.h | 13 ++++++++-----
include/linux/selinux.h | 9 +++++++++
security/selinux/exports.c | 6 ++++++
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 24520a5..fb37160 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/capability.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/key.h>
+#include <linux/selinux.h>
#include <asm/atomic.h>

struct user_struct;
@@ -182,11 +183,13 @@ static inline bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred)
if (atomic_read(&cred->usage) < atomic_read(&cred->subscribers))
return true;
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX
- if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)
- return true;
- if ((*(u32*)cred->security & 0xffffff00) ==
- (POISON_FREE << 24 | POISON_FREE << 16 | POISON_FREE << 8))
- return true;
+ if (selinux_is_enabled()) {
+ if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)
+ return true;
+ if ((*(u32 *)cred->security & 0xffffff00) ==
+ (POISON_FREE << 24 | POISON_FREE << 16 | POISON_FREE << 8))
+ return true;
+ }
#endif
return false;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/selinux.h b/include/linux/selinux.h
index 20f965d..223d06a 100644
--- a/include/linux/selinux.h
+++ b/include/linux/selinux.h
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ void selinux_secmark_refcount_inc(void);
* existing SECMARK targets has been removed/flushed.
*/
void selinux_secmark_refcount_dec(void);
+
+/**
+ * selinux_is_enabled - is SELinux enabled?
+ */
+bool selinux_is_enabled(void);
#else

static inline int selinux_string_to_sid(const char *str, u32 *sid)
@@ -84,6 +89,10 @@ static inline void selinux_secmark_refcount_dec(void)
return;
}

+static bool selinux_is_enabled(void)
+{
+ return false;
+}
#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX */

#endif /* _LINUX_SELINUX_H */
diff --git a/security/selinux/exports.c b/security/selinux/exports.c
index c73aeaa..c0a454a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/exports.c
+++ b/security/selinux/exports.c
@@ -63,3 +63,9 @@ void selinux_secmark_refcount_dec(void)
atomic_dec(&selinux_secmark_refcount);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(selinux_secmark_refcount_dec);
+
+bool selinux_is_enabled(void)
+{
+ return selinux_enabled;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(selinux_is_enabled);

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