[PATCH 2/4] LoadPin: Refactor sysctl initialization

From: Kees Cook
Date: Fri Dec 09 2022 - 14:58:03 EST


In preparation for shifting root mount when not enforcing, split sysctl
logic out into a separate helper, and unconditionally register the
sysctl, but only make it writable when the device is writable.

Cc: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/loadpin/loadpin.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
index ca0eff3ce9d0..5b15f8f7268d 100644
--- a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
+++ b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static bool deny_reading_verity_digests;
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-
static struct ctl_path loadpin_sysctl_path[] = {
{ .procname = "kernel", },
{ .procname = "loadpin", },
@@ -66,18 +65,29 @@ static struct ctl_table loadpin_sysctl_table[] = {
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
+ .extra1 = SYSCTL_ONE,
.extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE,
},
{ }
};

-static void report_writable(struct super_block *mnt_sb, bool writable)
+static void set_sysctl(bool is_writable)
{
/*
* If load pinning is not enforced via a read-only block
* device, allow sysctl to change modes for testing.
*/
+ if (is_writable)
+ loadpin_sysctl_table[0].extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO;
+ else
+ loadpin_sysctl_table[0].extra1 = SYSCTL_ONE;
+}
+#else
+static inline void set_sysctl(bool is_writable) { }
+#endif
+
+static void report_writable(struct super_block *mnt_sb, bool writable)
+{
if (mnt_sb->s_bdev) {
pr_info("%pg (%u:%u): %s\n", mnt_sb->s_bdev,
MAJOR(mnt_sb->s_bdev->bd_dev),
@@ -86,21 +96,9 @@ static void report_writable(struct super_block *mnt_sb, bool writable)
} else
pr_info("mnt_sb lacks block device, treating as: writable\n");

- if (writable) {
- if (!register_sysctl_paths(loadpin_sysctl_path,
- loadpin_sysctl_table))
- pr_notice("sysctl registration failed!\n");
- else
- pr_info("enforcement can be disabled.\n");
- } else
+ if (!writable)
pr_info("load pinning engaged.\n");
}
-#else
-static void report_writable(struct super_block *mnt_sb, bool writable)
-{
- pr_info("load pinning engaged.\n");
-}
-#endif

/*
* This must be called after early kernel init, since then the rootdev
@@ -172,6 +170,7 @@ static int loadpin_check(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
*/
spin_unlock(&pinned_root_spinlock);
report_writable(pinned_root, load_root_writable);
+ set_sysctl(load_root_writable);
report_load(origin, file, "pinned");
} else {
spin_unlock(&pinned_root_spinlock);
@@ -259,6 +258,10 @@ static int __init loadpin_init(void)
pr_info("ready to pin (currently %senforcing)\n",
enforce ? "" : "not ");
parse_exclude();
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+ if (!register_sysctl_paths(loadpin_sysctl_path, loadpin_sysctl_table))
+ pr_notice("sysctl registration failed!\n");
+#endif
security_add_hooks(loadpin_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpin_hooks), "loadpin");

return 0;
--
2.34.1