Kernel configured as CONFIG_IMA_READ_POLICY=y && CONFIG_IMA_WRITE_POLICY=n keeps 0600 mode after loading policy. Remove write permission to state that policy file no longer be written. Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@xxxxxxx> --- security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c index fa540c0469da..c1265127d1b6 100644 --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c @@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ static int ima_release_policy(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) ima_policy = NULL; #elif defined(CONFIG_IMA_WRITE_POLICY) clear_bit(IMA_FS_BUSY, &ima_fs_flags); +#elif defined(CONFIG_IMA_READ_POLICY) + inode->i_mode &= ~S_IWUSR; #endif return 0; } -- 2.12.3