Re: [PATCH 00/13] Introduce partial kernel_read_file() support

[Scott Branden]

Hi Kees,

Thanks for sending out. This looks different than your other patch series.
We should get the first 5 patches accepted now though as they are
simple cleanups and fixes. That will reduce the number of outstanding
patches in the series.

At first glance the issue with the changes after that is the existing
API assumes it has read the whole file and failed if it did not.
Now, if the file is larger than the amount requested there is no indication?

On 2020-07-17 10:42 a.m., Kees Cook wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's my attempt at clearing the path to partial read support in
> kernel_read_file(), which fixes a number of issues along the way. I'm
> still fighting with the firmware test suite (it doesn't seem to pass
> for me even in stock v5.7... ?) But I don't want to block Scott's work[1]
> any this week, so here's the series as it is currently.
>
> The primary difference to Scott's approach is to avoid adding a new set of
> functions and just adapt the existing APIs to deal with "offset". Also,
> the fixes for the enum are first in the series so they can be backported
> without the header file relocation.
>
> I'll keep poking at the firmware tests...
>
> -Kees
>
> [1] 202007161415.10D015477@keescook/">https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202007161415.10D015477@keescook/
>
> Kees Cook (12):
>    firmware_loader: EFI firmware loader must handle pre-allocated buffer
>    fs/kernel_read_file: Remove FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER enum
>    fs/kernel_read_file: Remove FIRMWARE_EFI_EMBEDDED enum
>    fs/kernel_read_file: Split into separate source file
>    fs/kernel_read_file: Remove redundant size argument
>    fs/kernel_read_file: Switch buffer size arg to size_t
>    fs/kernel_read_file: Add file_size output argument
>    LSM: Introduce kernel_post_load_data() hook
>    firmware_loader: Use security_post_load_data()
>    module: Call security_kernel_post_load_data()
>    LSM: Add "contents" flag to kernel_read_file hook
>    fs/kernel_file_read: Add "offset" arg for partial reads
>
> Scott Branden (1):
>    fs/kernel_read_file: Split into separate include file
>
>   drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c       |   8 +-
>   .../base/firmware_loader/fallback_platform.c  |  12 +-
>   drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c           |  13 +-
>   fs/Makefile                                   |   3 +-
>   fs/exec.c                                     | 132 +-----------
>   fs/kernel_read_file.c                         | 189 ++++++++++++++++++
>   include/linux/fs.h                            |  39 ----
>   include/linux/ima.h                           |  19 +-
>   include/linux/kernel_read_file.h              |  55 +++++
>   include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h                 |   6 +-
>   include/linux/lsm_hooks.h                     |  12 ++
>   include/linux/security.h                      |  19 +-
>   kernel/kexec.c                                |   2 +-
>   kernel/kexec_file.c                           |  18 +-
>   kernel/module.c                               |  24 ++-
>   security/integrity/digsig.c                   |   8 +-
>   security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c               |   9 +-
>   security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c             |  58 ++++--
>   security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c           |   1 +
>   security/loadpin/loadpin.c                    |  17 +-
>   security/security.c                           |  26 ++-
>   security/selinux/hooks.c                      |   8 +-
>   22 files changed, 432 insertions(+), 246 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 fs/kernel_read_file.c
>   create mode 100644 include/linux/kernel_read_file.h