Re: [PATCH v2 18/25] security: Introduce inode_post_set_acl hook

[Casey Schaufler]

On 8/31/2023 3:41 AM, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In preparation for moving IMA and EVM to the LSM infrastructure, introduce
> the inode_post_set_acl hook.

Repeat of new LSM hook general comment:
Would you please include some explanation of how an LSM would use this hook?
You might start with a description of how it is used in IMA/EVM, and why that
could be generally useful.


>
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/posix_acl.c                |  1 +
>  include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h |  2 ++
>  include/linux/security.h      |  7 +++++++
>  security/security.c           | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
> index 7fa1b738bbab..3b7dbea5c3ff 100644
> --- a/fs/posix_acl.c
> +++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
> @@ -1137,6 +1137,7 @@ int vfs_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
>  		error = -EIO;
>  	if (!error) {
>  		fsnotify_xattr(dentry);
> +		security_inode_post_set_acl(dentry, acl_name, kacl);
>  		evm_inode_post_set_acl(dentry, acl_name, kacl);
>  	}
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
> index 9ae573b83737..bba1fbd97207 100644
> --- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
> @@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inode_post_removexattr, struct dentry *dentry,
>  	 const char *name)
>  LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_set_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  	 struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
> +LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inode_post_set_acl, struct dentry *dentry,
> +	 const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
>  LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_get_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  	 struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
>  LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_remove_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index 5f296761883f..556d019ebe5c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ int security_inode_setxattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  int security_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  			   struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
>  			   struct posix_acl *kacl);
> +void security_inode_post_set_acl(struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
> +				 struct posix_acl *kacl);
>  int security_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  			   struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name);
>  int security_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> @@ -894,6 +896,11 @@ static inline int security_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static inline void security_inode_post_set_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
> +					       const char *acl_name,
> +					       struct posix_acl *kacl)
> +{ }
> +
>  static inline int security_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  					 struct dentry *dentry,
>  					 const char *acl_name)
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index e5acb11f6ebd..4392fd878d58 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -2260,6 +2260,23 @@ int security_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  	return evm_inode_set_acl(idmap, dentry, acl_name, kacl);
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * security_inode_post_set_acl() - Update inode security after set_acl()
> + * @dentry: file
> + * @acl_name: acl name
> + * @kacl: acl struct
> + *
> + * Update inode security field after successful set_acl operation on @dentry.
> + * The posix acls in @kacl are identified by @acl_name.
> + */
> +void security_inode_post_set_acl(struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
> +				 struct posix_acl *kacl)
> +{
> +	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
> +		return;
> +	call_void_hook(inode_post_set_acl, dentry, acl_name, kacl);
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * security_inode_get_acl() - Check if reading posix acls is allowed
>   * @idmap: idmap of the mount