[PATCH security-next v5 20/30] LSM: Prepare for reorganizing "security=" logic

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Oct 10 2018 - 20:26:02 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 f3777ed4ca80..1b1ee823457c 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@

#define MAX_LSM_EVM_XATTR 2

-/* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
-#define SECURITY_NAME_MAX 10
-
/* How many LSMs were built into the kernel? */
#define LSM_COUNT (__end_lsm_info - __start_lsm_info)

@@ -45,9 +42,8 @@ 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_order;
+static __initdata const char *chosen_major_lsm;

static __initconst const char * const builtin_lsm_order = CONFIG_LSM;

@@ -138,7 +134,7 @@ 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;
@@ -195,6 +191,9 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_init(void)
ordered_lsms = kcalloc(LSM_COUNT + 1, sizeof(*ordered_lsms),
GFP_KERNEL);

+ if (!chosen_major_lsm)
+ chosen_major_lsm = CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
+
if (chosen_lsm_order)
ordered_lsm_parse(chosen_lsm_order, "cmdline");
else
@@ -257,12 +256,12 @@ 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);

/* Explicitly choose LSM initialization order. */
static int __init choose_lsm_order(char *str)
--
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