[PATCH security-next v4 19/32] LSM: Prepare for reorganizing "security=" logic

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Oct 01 2018 - 21:04:33 EST


This moves the string handling for "security=" boot parameter into
a stored pointer instead of a string duplicate. This will allow
easier handling of the string when switching logic to use the coming
enable/disable infrastructure.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: John Johansen <john.johansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/security.c | 17 ++++++++---------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 3fff2d1d1ec4..455ba2767965 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -34,18 +34,14 @@

#define MAX_LSM_EVM_XATTR 2

-/* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
-#define SECURITY_NAME_MAX 10
-
struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads __lsm_ro_after_init;
static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(lsm_notifier_chain);

char *lsm_names;
/* Boot-time LSM user choice */
-static __initdata char chosen_lsm[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1] =
- CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
static __initdata const char *chosen_lsm_enable;
static __initdata const char *chosen_lsm_disable;
+static __initdata const char *chosen_major_lsm;

static __initconst const char * const builtin_lsm_enable = CONFIG_LSM_ENABLE;

@@ -112,7 +108,7 @@ static bool __init lsm_allowed(struct lsm_info *lsm)
return true;

/* Disabled if this LSM isn't the chosen one. */
- if (strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_lsm) != 0)
+ if (strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_major_lsm) != 0)
return false;

return true;
@@ -191,6 +187,9 @@ static void __init prepare_lsm_enable(void)
/* Process "lsm.enable=" and "lsm.disable=", if given. */
parse_lsm_enable(chosen_lsm_enable, set_enabled, true);
parse_lsm_enable(chosen_lsm_disable, set_enabled, false);
+
+ if (!chosen_major_lsm)
+ chosen_major_lsm = CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
}

/**
@@ -231,12 +230,12 @@ int __init security_init(void)
}

/* Save user chosen LSM */
-static int __init choose_lsm(char *str)
+static int __init choose_major_lsm(char *str)
{
- strncpy(chosen_lsm, str, SECURITY_NAME_MAX);
+ chosen_major_lsm = str;
return 1;
}
-__setup("security=", choose_lsm);
+__setup("security=", choose_major_lsm);

/* Enable LSM order debugging. */
static int __init enable_debug(char *str)
--
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