Re: [PATCH v6] ima: move APPRAISE_BOOTPARAM dependency on ARCH_POLICY to runtime

From: Nayna
Date: Mon Jul 20 2020 - 10:40:46 EST



On 7/13/20 12:48 PM, Bruno Meneguele wrote:
The IMA_APPRAISE_BOOTPARAM config allows enabling different "ima_appraise="
modes - log, fix, enforce - at run time, but not when IMA architecture
specific policies are enabled. ÂThis prevents properly labeling the
filesystem on systems where secure boot is supported, but not enabled on the
platform. ÂOnly when secure boot is actually enabled should these IMA
appraise modes be disabled.

This patch removes the compile time dependency and makes it a runtime
decision, based on the secure boot state of that platform.

Test results as follows:

-> x86-64 with secure boot enabled

[ 0.015637] Kernel command line: <...> ima_policy=appraise_tcb ima_appraise=fix
[ 0.015668] ima: Secure boot enabled: ignoring ima_appraise=fix boot parameter option

-> powerpc with secure boot disabled

[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: <...> ima_policy=appraise_tcb ima_appraise=fix
[ 0.000000] Secure boot mode disabled

-> Running the system without secure boot and with both options set:

CONFIG_IMA_APPRAISE_BOOTPARAM=y
CONFIG_IMA_ARCH_POLICY=y

Audit prompts "missing-hash" but still allow execution and, consequently,
filesystem labeling:

type=INTEGRITY_DATA msg=audit(07/09/2020 12:30:27.778:1691) : pid=4976
uid=root auid=root ses=2
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 op=appraise_data
cause=missing-hash comm=bash name=/usr/bin/evmctl dev="dm-0" ino=493150
res=no

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: d958083a8f64 ("x86/ima: define arch_get_ima_policy() for x86")
Signed-off-by: Bruno Meneguele <bmeneg@xxxxxxxxxx>


Reviewed-by: Nayna Jain<nayna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Nayna Jain<nayna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Thanks & Regards,

ÂÂ ÂÂ Â - Nayna