If the file doesn't have an xattr, ima_appraise_measurement sets cause to "missing-hash" while if there's an xattr but it's a digest instead of a signature it sets cause to "IMA-signature-required". Fix it by setting cause to "IMA-signature-required" in both cases. Signed-off-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c index 427a896bc806..8c8030a29117 100644 --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c @@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, if (rc && rc != -ENODATA) goto out; - cause = "missing-hash"; + cause = iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED ? + "IMA-signature-required" : "missing-hash"; status = INTEGRITY_NOLABEL; if (opened & FILE_CREATED) { iint->flags |= IMA_NEW_FILE; -- 2.7.4