[PATCH V36 27/29] tracefs: Restrict tracefs when the kernel is locked down

From: Matthew Garrett
Date: Thu Jul 18 2019 - 15:45:42 EST


Tracefs may release more information about the kernel than desirable, so
restrict it when the kernel is locked down in confidentiality mode by
preventing open().

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/tracefs/inode.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
include/linux/security.h | 1 +
security/lockdown/lockdown.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index eeeae0475da9..8a20137e1d8f 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
#include <linux/parser.h>
#include <linux/magic.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>

#define TRACEFS_DEFAULT_MODE 0700

@@ -27,6 +28,23 @@ static struct vfsmount *tracefs_mount;
static int tracefs_mount_count;
static bool tracefs_registered;

+static int default_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+ struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
+ struct file_operations *real_fops;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!dentry)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ real_fops = dentry->d_fsdata;
+ return real_fops->open(inode, filp);
+}
+
static ssize_t default_read_file(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
{
@@ -221,6 +239,12 @@ static int tracefs_apply_options(struct super_block *sb)
return 0;
}

+static void tracefs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+ if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+ kfree(inode->i_fop);
+}
+
static int tracefs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
{
int err;
@@ -256,6 +280,7 @@ static int tracefs_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *root)

static const struct super_operations tracefs_super_operations = {
.statfs = simple_statfs,
+ .destroy_inode = tracefs_destroy_inode,
.remount_fs = tracefs_remount,
.show_options = tracefs_show_options,
};
@@ -387,6 +412,7 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
struct dentry *parent, void *data,
const struct file_operations *fops)
{
+ struct file_operations *proxy_fops;
struct dentry *dentry;
struct inode *inode;

@@ -402,8 +428,18 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
if (unlikely(!inode))
return failed_creating(dentry);

+ proxy_fops = kzalloc(sizeof(struct file_operations), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!proxy_fops)
+ return failed_creating(dentry);
+
+ if (!fops)
+ fops = &tracefs_file_operations;
+
+ dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)fops;
+ memcpy(proxy_fops, fops, sizeof(*proxy_fops));
+ proxy_fops->open = default_open_file;
inode->i_mode = mode;
- inode->i_fop = fops ? fops : &tracefs_file_operations;
+ inode->i_fop = proxy_fops;
inode->i_private = data;
d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
fsnotify_create(dentry->d_parent->d_inode, dentry);
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index d92323b44a3f..807dc0d24982 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
LOCKDOWN_KPROBES,
LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ,
LOCKDOWN_PERF,
+ LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS,
LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
};

diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 88064ce1c844..173191562047 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
[LOCKDOWN_KPROBES] = "use of kprobes",
[LOCKDOWN_BPF_READ] = "use of bpf to read kernel RAM",
[LOCKDOWN_PERF] = "unsafe use of perf",
+ [LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS] = "use of tracefs",
[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
};

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2.22.0.510.g264f2c817a-goog