RE: [PATCH v2 2/8] ima: Switch to ima_hash_algo for boot aggregate

[Roberto Sassu]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-linux-security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-linux-
> security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mimi Zohar
> Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:01 PM
> To: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> jarkko.sakkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-integrity@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Silviu Vlasceanu
> <Silviu.Vlasceanu@xxxxxxxxxx>; stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] ima: Switch to ima_hash_algo for boot
> aggregate
> 
> Hi Roberto,
> 
> On Wed, 2020-02-05 at 11:33 +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Reported-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Suggested-by: James Bottomley
> <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Cc'ing stable resulted in Sasha's automated message.ÂÂIf you're going
> to Cc stable, then please include the stable kernel release (e.g. Cc:
> stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v5.3). ÂAlso please include a "Fixes" tag.
> ÂNormally only bug fixes are backported.

Ok, will add the kernel version. I also thought which commit I should
mention in the Fixes tag. IMA always read the SHA1 bank from the
beginning. I could mention the patch that introduces the new API
to read other banks, but I'm not sure. What do you think?

Thanks

Roberto