[RFC PATCH 10/21] security: Add hooks to rule on setting a watch

From: David Howells
Date: Tue Oct 15 2019 - 17:49:25 EST


Add security hooks that will allow an LSM to rule on whether or not a watch
may be set. More than one hook is required as the watches watch different
types of object.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Stephen Smalley <sds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: linux-security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---

include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/security.h | 17 +++++++++++++++++
security/security.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 55 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index a3763247547c..d62e92b768c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -1416,6 +1416,18 @@
* @ctx is a pointer in which to place the allocated security context.
* @ctxlen points to the place to put the length of @ctx.
*
+ * Security hooks for the general notification queue:
+ *
+ * @watch_key:
+ * Check to see if a process is allowed to watch for event notifications
+ * from a key or keyring.
+ * @key: The key to watch.
+ *
+ * @watch_devices:
+ * Check to see if a process is allowed to watch for event notifications
+ * from devices (as a global set).
+ *
+ *
* Security hooks for using the eBPF maps and programs functionalities through
* eBPF syscalls.
*
@@ -1698,6 +1710,12 @@ union security_list_options {
int (*inode_notifysecctx)(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
int (*inode_setsecctx)(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
int (*inode_getsecctx)(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen);
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEY_NOTIFICATIONS
+ int (*watch_key)(struct key *key);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_NOTIFICATIONS
+ int (*watch_devices)(void);
+#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
int (*unix_stream_connect)(struct sock *sock, struct sock *other,
@@ -1977,6 +1995,12 @@ struct security_hook_heads {
struct hlist_head inode_notifysecctx;
struct hlist_head inode_setsecctx;
struct hlist_head inode_getsecctx;
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEY_NOTIFICATIONS
+ struct hlist_head watch_key;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_NOTIFICATIONS
+ struct hlist_head watch_devices;
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
struct hlist_head unix_stream_connect;
struct hlist_head unix_may_send;
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index a8d59d612d27..5d1867772022 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1271,6 +1271,23 @@ static inline int security_locked_down(enum lockdown_reason what)
}
#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY */

+#if defined(CONFIG_SECURITY) && defined(CONFIG_KEY_NOTIFICATIONS)
+int security_watch_key(struct key *key);
+#else
+static inline int security_watch_key(struct key *key)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_SECURITY) && defined(CONFIG_DEVICE_NOTIFICATIONS)
+int security_watch_devices(void);
+#else
+static inline int security_watch_devices(void)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK

int security_unix_stream_connect(struct sock *sock, struct sock *other, struct sock *newsk);
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 1bc000f834e2..4f970716fa6c 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1956,6 +1956,20 @@ int security_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_inode_getsecctx);

+#ifdef CONFIG_KEY_NOTIFICATIONS
+int security_watch_key(struct key *key)
+{
+ return call_int_hook(watch_key, 0, key);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEVICE_NOTIFICATIONS
+int security_watch_devices(void)
+{
+ return call_int_hook(watch_devices, 0);
+}
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK

int security_unix_stream_connect(struct sock *sock, struct sock *other, struct sock *newsk)