In order for LSMs and IMA-appraisal to differentiate between the kexec_load and kexec_file_load_syscalls, an LSM call needs to be added to the original kexec_load syscall. From a technical perspective there is no need for defining a new LSM hook, as the existing security_kernel_kexec_load() works just fine. However, the name is confusing. For this reason, instead of defining a new LSM hook, this patch defines security_kexec_load() as a wrapper for the existing LSM security_kernel_file_read() hook. Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Changelog v1: - Define and call security_kexec_load(), a wrapper for security_kernel_read_file(). --- include/linux/security.h | 6 ++++++ kernel/kexec.c | 11 +++++++++++ security/security.c | 6 ++++++ 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h index 63030c85ee19..26f6d85903ed 100644 --- a/include/linux/security.h +++ b/include/linux/security.h @@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name); int security_kernel_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id); int security_kernel_post_read_file(struct file *file, char *buf, loff_t size, enum kernel_read_file_id id); +int security_kexec_load(void); int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, int flags); int security_task_setpgid(struct task_struct *p, pid_t pgid); @@ -922,6 +923,11 @@ static inline int security_kernel_post_read_file(struct file *file, return 0; } +static inline int security_kexec_load(void) +{ + return 0; +} + static inline int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, int flags) diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c index aed8fb2564b3..6b44b0e9a60b 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec.c +++ b/kernel/kexec.c @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ #include <linux/capability.h> #include <linux/mm.h> #include <linux/file.h> +#include <linux/security.h> #include <linux/kexec.h> #include <linux/mutex.h> #include <linux/list.h> @@ -195,11 +196,21 @@ static int do_kexec_load(unsigned long entry, unsigned long nr_segments, static inline int kexec_load_check(unsigned long nr_segments, unsigned long flags) { + int result; + /* We only trust the superuser with rebooting the system. */ if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) || kexec_load_disabled) return -EPERM; /* + * Allow LSMs and IMA to differentiate between kexec_load and + * kexec_file_load syscalls. + */ + result = security_kexec_load(); + if (result < 0) + return result; + + /* * Verify we have a legal set of flags * This leaves us room for future extensions. */ diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c index 68f46d849abe..0f3390000156 100644 --- a/security/security.c +++ b/security/security.c @@ -1044,6 +1044,12 @@ int security_kernel_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id) } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(security_kernel_read_file); +int security_kexec_load() +{ + return security_kernel_read_file(NULL, READING_KEXEC_IMAGE); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(security_kexec_load); + int security_kernel_post_read_file(struct file *file, char *buf, loff_t size, enum kernel_read_file_id id) { -- 2.7.5