Re: [PATCH v2 15/18] fs/kernel_file_read: Add "offset" arg for partial reads

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On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 10:41:07PM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2020-07-23 12:15 p.m., Kees Cook wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 03:29:26PM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
> > > These changes don't pass the kernel-selftest for partial reads I added
> > > (which are at the end of this patch v2 series).
> > Oh, interesting. Is there any feedback in dmesg? I wonder if I have the
> > LSMs configured differently than you?
> I have no LSMs configured that I know of.
> Yes, there is failure in dmesg which is how I determined to add my
> workaround.
> Without workaround, dmesg log attached after booting and running
> fw_run_tests.h
> > > See change below added for temp workaround for issue.
> > > > [...]
> > > > +
> > > > +	whole_file = (offset == 0 && i_size <= buf_size);
> > > A hack to get this passing I added which probably breaks some security?
> > > if (whole_file) {
> > > > +	ret = security_kernel_read_file(file, id, whole_file);
> > > > +	if (ret)
> > > > +		goto out;
> > > > +
> > > }
> > This would imply I did something wrong in the LSM hook refactoring (i.e.
> > some LSM is rejecting the !whole_file case, but if the entire call to
> > the hooks are skipped, it's okay).
> > 
> > What does this return on your test system:
> > 
> > 	echo $(cat /sys/kernel/security/lsm)
> ima kernel configs are enabled but I don't enable security policies
> on the kernel command line.
> 
> echo $(cat /sys/kernel/security/lsm)
> cat: /sys/kernel/security/lsm: No such file or directory

Oh, er... CONFIG_SECURITYFS is missing?

Can you send me your .config?

-- 
Kees Cook

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