Re: [PATCH v9 16/25] security: Introduce inode_post_set_acl hook

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On Jan 15, 2024 Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> In preparation for moving IMA and EVM to the LSM infrastructure, introduce
> the inode_post_set_acl hook.
> 
> At inode_set_acl hook, EVM verifies the file's existing HMAC value. At
> inode_post_set_acl, EVM re-calculates the file's HMAC based on the modified
> POSIX ACL and other file metadata.
> 
> Other LSMs could similarly take some action after successful POSIX ACL
> change.
> 
> The new hook cannot return an error and cannot cause the operation to be
> reverted.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@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(+)

Acked-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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