Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] LSM: Add /sys/kernel/security/lsm

From: Paul Moore
Date: Wed Jun 29 2016 - 13:01:52 EST


On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 7:27 PM, Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH v5 1/3] LSM: Add /sys/kernel/security/lsm
>
> I got tired of having to find indirect ways to
> determine what security modules are active on a system.
> I have added /sys/kernel/security/lsm, which contains a
> comma separated list of the active security modules. No
> more groping around in /proc/filesystems, which won't
> help if the module doesn't support its own filesystem.
>
> Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> Documentation/security/LSM.txt | 7 +++++++
> include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 12 ++++--------
> security/apparmor/lsm.c | 3 ++-
> security/commoncap.c | 3 ++-
> security/inode.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> security/loadpin/loadpin.c | 2 +-
> security/security.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> security/selinux/hooks.c | 2 +-
> security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 2 +-
> security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c | 2 +-
> security/yama/yama_lsm.c | 2 +-
> 11 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

Thanks for moving the docs.

Acked-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> diff --git a/Documentation/security/LSM.txt b/Documentation/security/LSM.txt
> index 3db7e67..c2683f2 100644
> --- a/Documentation/security/LSM.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/security/LSM.txt
> @@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ system, building their checks on top of the defined capability hooks.
> For more details on capabilities, see capabilities(7) in the Linux
> man-pages project.
>
> +A list of the active security modules can be found by reading
> +/sys/kernel/security/lsm. This is a comma separated list, and
> +will always include the capability module. The list reflects the
> +order in which checks are made. The capability module will always
> +be first, followed by any "minor" modules (e.g. Yama) and then
> +the one "major" module (e.g. SELinux) if there is one configured.
> +
> Based on https://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/26/215,
> a new LSM is accepted into the kernel when its intent (a description of
> what it tries to protect against and in what cases one would expect to
> diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> index 7ae3976..0bfd441 100644
> --- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> @@ -1841,6 +1841,7 @@ struct security_hook_list {
> struct list_head list;
> struct list_head *head;
> union security_list_options hook;
> + char *lsm;
> };
>
> /*
> @@ -1853,15 +1854,10 @@ struct security_hook_list {
> { .head = &security_hook_heads.HEAD, .hook = { .HEAD = HOOK } }
>
> extern struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads;
> +extern char *lsm_names;
>
> -static inline void security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks,
> - int count)
> -{
> - int i;
> -
> - for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
> - list_add_tail_rcu(&hooks[i].list, hooks[i].head);
> -}
> +extern void security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
> + char *lsm);
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_DISABLE
> /*
> diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
> index 2660fbc..fb0fb03 100644
> --- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
> +++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
> @@ -880,7 +880,8 @@ static int __init apparmor_init(void)
> aa_free_root_ns();
> goto alloc_out;
> }
> - security_add_hooks(apparmor_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(apparmor_hooks));
> + security_add_hooks(apparmor_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(apparmor_hooks),
> + "apparmor");
>
> /* Report that AppArmor successfully initialized */
> apparmor_initialized = 1;
> diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
> index e7fadde..d101734 100644
> --- a/security/commoncap.c
> +++ b/security/commoncap.c
> @@ -1090,7 +1090,8 @@ struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] = {
>
> void __init capability_add_hooks(void)
> {
> - security_add_hooks(capability_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(capability_hooks));
> + security_add_hooks(capability_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(capability_hooks),
> + "capability");
> }
>
> #endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY */
> diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
> index 28414b0..235ad82 100644
> --- a/security/inode.c
> +++ b/security/inode.c
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
> #include <linux/init.h>
> #include <linux/namei.h>
> #include <linux/security.h>
> +#include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
> #include <linux/magic.h>
>
> static struct vfsmount *mount;
> @@ -208,6 +209,21 @@ void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_remove);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
> +static struct dentry *lsm_dentry;
> +static ssize_t lsm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t count,
> + loff_t *ppos)
> +{
> + return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, lsm_names,
> + strlen(lsm_names));
> +}
> +
> +static const struct file_operations lsm_ops = {
> + .read = lsm_read,
> + .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
> +};
> +#endif
> +
> static int __init securityfs_init(void)
> {
> int retval;
> @@ -217,9 +233,15 @@ static int __init securityfs_init(void)
> return retval;
>
> retval = register_filesystem(&fs_type);
> - if (retval)
> + if (retval) {
> sysfs_remove_mount_point(kernel_kobj, "security");
> - return retval;
> + return retval;
> + }
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
> + lsm_dentry = securityfs_create_file("lsm", S_IRUGO, NULL, NULL,
> + &lsm_ops);
> +#endif
> + return 0;
> }
>
> core_initcall(securityfs_init);
> diff --git a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
> index 89a46f1..1d82eae 100644
> --- a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
> +++ b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
> @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static struct security_hook_list loadpin_hooks[] = {
> void __init loadpin_add_hooks(void)
> {
> pr_info("ready to pin (currently %sabled)", enabled ? "en" : "dis");
> - security_add_hooks(loadpin_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpin_hooks));
> + security_add_hooks(loadpin_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpin_hooks), "loadpin");
> }
>
> /* Should not be mutable after boot, so not listed in sysfs (perm == 0). */
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index c4bb47d..1093f73 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
> /* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
> #define SECURITY_NAME_MAX 10
>
> +char *lsm_names;
> /* Boot-time LSM user choice */
> static __initdata char chosen_lsm[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1] =
> CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
> @@ -78,6 +79,22 @@ static int __init choose_lsm(char *str)
> }
> __setup("security=", choose_lsm);
>
> +static int lsm_append(char *new, char **result)
> +{
> + char *cp;
> +
> + if (*result == NULL) {
> + *result = kstrdup(new, GFP_KERNEL);
> + } else {
> + cp = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s,%s", *result, new);
> + if (cp == NULL)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> + kfree(*result);
> + *result = cp;
> + }
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> /**
> * security_module_enable - Load given security module on boot ?
> * @module: the name of the module
> @@ -97,6 +114,27 @@ int __init security_module_enable(const char *module)
> return !strcmp(module, chosen_lsm);
> }
>
> +/**
> + * security_add_hooks - Add a modules hooks to the hook lists.
> + * @hooks: the hooks to add
> + * @count: the number of hooks to add
> + * @lsm: the name of the security module
> + *
> + * Each LSM has to register its hooks with the infrastructure.
> + */
> +void __init security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
> + char *lsm)
> +{
> + int i;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> + hooks[i].lsm = lsm;
> + list_add_tail_rcu(&hooks[i].list, hooks[i].head);
> + }
> + if (lsm_append(lsm, &lsm_names) < 0)
> + panic("%s - Cannot get early memory.\n", __func__);
> +}
> +
> /*
> * Hook list operation macros.
> *
> diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> index a86d537..ed3a757 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
> +++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> @@ -6233,7 +6233,7 @@ static __init int selinux_init(void)
> 0, SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
> avc_init();
>
> - security_add_hooks(selinux_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_hooks));
> + security_add_hooks(selinux_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_hooks), "selinux");
>
> if (avc_add_callback(selinux_netcache_avc_callback, AVC_CALLBACK_RESET))
> panic("SELinux: Unable to register AVC netcache callback\n");
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> index 6777295..3577009 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> @@ -4801,7 +4801,7 @@ static __init int smack_init(void)
> /*
> * Register with LSM
> */
> - security_add_hooks(smack_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(smack_hooks));
> + security_add_hooks(smack_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(smack_hooks), "smack");
>
> return 0;
> }
> diff --git a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
> index 75c9987..edc52d6 100644
> --- a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
> +++ b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
> @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int __init tomoyo_init(void)
> if (!security_module_enable("tomoyo"))
> return 0;
> /* register ourselves with the security framework */
> - security_add_hooks(tomoyo_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(tomoyo_hooks));
> + security_add_hooks(tomoyo_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(tomoyo_hooks), "tomoyo");
> printk(KERN_INFO "TOMOYO Linux initialized\n");
> cred->security = &tomoyo_kernel_domain;
> tomoyo_mm_init();
> diff --git a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
> index 0309f21..f8ee60e 100644
> --- a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
> @@ -471,6 +471,6 @@ static inline void yama_init_sysctl(void) { }
> void __init yama_add_hooks(void)
> {
> pr_info("Yama: becoming mindful.\n");
> - security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks));
> + security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks), "yama");
> yama_init_sysctl();
> }
>
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