Re: [PATCH security-next v2 26/26] LSM: Add all exclusive LSMs to ordered initialization

From: Casey Schaufler
Date: Thu Sep 20 2018 - 20:25:55 EST


On 9/20/2018 9:23 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
> This removes CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY in favor of the explicit build-time
> ordering offered by CONFIG_LSM_ORDER, and adds all the exclusive LSMs
> to the ordered LSM initialization.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> security/Kconfig | 39 +--------------------------------------
> security/security.c | 23 +----------------------
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
> index 33c9ac3cb759..a2e365420919 100644
> --- a/security/Kconfig
> +++ b/security/Kconfig
> @@ -239,46 +239,9 @@ source security/yama/Kconfig
>
> source security/integrity/Kconfig
>
> -choice
> - prompt "Default security module"
> - default DEFAULT_SECURITY_SELINUX if SECURITY_SELINUX
> - default DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK if SECURITY_SMACK
> - default DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO if SECURITY_TOMOYO
> - default DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR if SECURITY_APPARMOR
> - default DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC
> -
> - help
> - Select the security module that will be used by default if the
> - kernel parameter security= is not specified.
> -
> - config DEFAULT_SECURITY_SELINUX
> - bool "SELinux" if SECURITY_SELINUX=y
> -
> - config DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK
> - bool "Simplified Mandatory Access Control" if SECURITY_SMACK=y
> -
> - config DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO
> - bool "TOMOYO" if SECURITY_TOMOYO=y
> -
> - config DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR
> - bool "AppArmor" if SECURITY_APPARMOR=y
> -
> - config DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC
> - bool "Unix Discretionary Access Controls"
> -
> -endchoice
> -
> -config DEFAULT_SECURITY
> - string
> - default "selinux" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_SELINUX
> - default "smack" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_SMACK
> - default "tomoyo" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_TOMOYO
> - default "apparmor" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_APPARMOR
> - default "" if DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC
> -
> config LSM_ORDER
> string "Default initialization order of builtin LSMs"
> - default "yama,loadpin,integrity"
> + default "yama,loadpin,integrity,selinux,smack,tomoyo,apparmor"

If I want to compile all the major modules into my kernel and use
AppArmor by default would I use

default "yama,loadpin,integrity,apparmor,selinux,smack,tomoyo"

or

default "yama,loadpin,integrity,apparmor"

When we have "blob-sharing" how could I compile in tomoyo,
but exclude it without a boot line option?

When we have full stacking, how could I compile in selinux
but exclude it?

> help
> A comma-separated list of LSMs, in initialization order.
> Any LSMs left off this list will be link-order initialized
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index f076fdc6b451..628e62fda5fe 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ static void __init parse_lsm_order(const char *order, const char *origin)
>
> for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
> if (lsm->order == LSM_ORDER_MUTABLE &&
> - (lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) == 0 &&
> strcmp(lsm->name, name) == 0) {
> append_ordered_lsm(lsm, origin);
> found = true;
> @@ -163,8 +162,7 @@ static void __init prepare_lsm_order(void)
>
> /* Add any missing LSMs, in link order. */
> for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
> - if (lsm->order == LSM_ORDER_MUTABLE &&
> - (lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) == 0)
> + if (lsm->order == LSM_ORDER_MUTABLE)
> append_ordered_lsm(lsm, "link-time");
> }
>
> @@ -222,18 +220,6 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_init(void)
> maybe_initialize_lsm(*lsm);
> }
>
> -static void __init major_lsm_init(void)
> -{
> - struct lsm_info *lsm;
> -
> - for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
> - if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) == 0)
> - continue;
> -
> - maybe_initialize_lsm(lsm);
> - }
> -}
> -
> /**
> * security_init - initializes the security framework
> *
> @@ -253,8 +239,6 @@ int __init security_init(void)
> GFP_KERNEL);
>
> /* Process "security=", if given. */
> - if (!chosen_major_lsm)
> - chosen_major_lsm = CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
> if (chosen_major_lsm) {
> struct lsm_info *lsm;
>
> @@ -275,11 +259,6 @@ int __init security_init(void)
> prepare_lsm_order();
> ordered_lsm_init();
>
> - /*
> - * Load all the remaining security modules.
> - */
> - major_lsm_init();
> -
> kfree(ordered_lsms);
> return 0;
> }