On 4/12/2023 12:22 AM, Roberto Sassu wrote: > On Tue, 2023-04-11 at 10:54 -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote: >> On 4/11/2023 10:23 AM, Roberto Sassu wrote: >>> From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> Very very quick modification. Not tested. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> --- >>> security/smack/smack.h | 2 +- >>> security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------ >>> 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) >>> >>> diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h >>> index e2239be7bd6..f00c8498c60 100644 >>> --- a/security/smack/smack.h >>> +++ b/security/smack/smack.h >>> @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct task_smack { >>> >>> #define SMK_INODE_INSTANT 0x01 /* inode is instantiated */ >>> #define SMK_INODE_TRANSMUTE 0x02 /* directory is transmuting */ >>> -#define SMK_INODE_CHANGED 0x04 /* smack was transmuted */ >>> +#define SMK_INODE_CHANGED 0x04 /* smack was transmuted (unused) */ >> See below ... >> >>> #define SMK_INODE_IMPURE 0x08 /* involved in an impure transaction */ >>> >>> /* >>> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c >>> index 8392983334b..b43820bdbd0 100644 >>> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c >>> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c >>> @@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ >>> >>> /* >>> * Smack uses multiple xattrs. >>> - * SMACK64 - for access control, SMACK64EXEC - label for the program, >>> - * SMACK64MMAP - controls library loading, >>> + * SMACK64 - for access control, >>> * SMACK64TRANSMUTE - label initialization, >>> - * Not saved on files - SMACK64IPIN and SMACK64IPOUT >>> + * Not saved on files - SMACK64IPIN and SMACK64IPOUT, >>> + * Must be set explicitly - SMACK64EXEC and SMACK64MMAP >>> */ >>> -#define SMACK_INODE_INIT_XATTRS 4 >>> +#define SMACK_INODE_INIT_XATTRS 2 >>> >>> #ifdef SMACK_IPV6_PORT_LABELING >>> static DEFINE_MUTEX(smack_ipv6_lock); >>> @@ -957,11 +957,11 @@ static int smack_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir, >>> const struct qstr *qstr, >>> struct xattr *xattrs, int *xattr_count) >>> { >>> - struct inode_smack *issp = smack_inode(inode); >>> struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_current(); >>> struct smack_known *isp = smk_of_inode(inode); >>> struct smack_known *dsp = smk_of_inode(dir); >>> struct xattr *xattr = lsm_get_xattr_slot(xattrs, xattr_count); >>> + struct xattr *xattr2; >> I'm going to channel Paul and suggest this be xattr_transmute instead of xattr2. >> It also looks like it could move to be declared in the if clause. >> >>> int may; >>> >>> if (xattr) { >>> @@ -979,7 +979,17 @@ static int smack_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir, >>> if (may > 0 && ((may & MAY_TRANSMUTE) != 0) && >>> smk_inode_transmutable(dir)) { >>> isp = dsp; >>> - issp->smk_flags |= SMK_INODE_CHANGED; >> I think you need to keep this. More below. >> >>> + xattr2 = lsm_get_xattr_slot(xattrs, xattr_count); >>> + if (xattr2) { >>> + xattr2->value = kmemdup(TRANS_TRUE, >>> + TRANS_TRUE_SIZE, >>> + GFP_NOFS); >>> + if (xattr2->value == NULL) >>> + return -ENOMEM; >>> + >>> + xattr2->value_len = TRANS_TRUE_SIZE; >>> + xattr2->name = XATTR_NAME_SMACKTRANSMUTE; >>> + } >>> } >>> >>> xattr->value = kstrdup(isp->smk_known, GFP_NOFS); >>> @@ -3512,20 +3522,12 @@ static void smack_d_instantiate(struct dentry *opt_dentry, struct inode *inode) >>> * If there is a transmute attribute on the >>> * directory mark the inode. >>> */ >>> - if (isp->smk_flags & SMK_INODE_CHANGED) { >>> - isp->smk_flags &= ~SMK_INODE_CHANGED; >>> - rc = __vfs_setxattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dp, inode, >>> - XATTR_NAME_SMACKTRANSMUTE, >>> - TRANS_TRUE, TRANS_TRUE_SIZE, >>> - 0); >>> - } else { >>> - rc = __vfs_getxattr(dp, inode, >>> - XATTR_NAME_SMACKTRANSMUTE, trattr, >>> - TRANS_TRUE_SIZE); >>> - if (rc >= 0 && strncmp(trattr, TRANS_TRUE, >>> - TRANS_TRUE_SIZE) != 0) >>> - rc = -EINVAL; >>> - } >>> + rc = __vfs_getxattr(dp, inode, >>> + XATTR_NAME_SMACKTRANSMUTE, trattr, >>> + TRANS_TRUE_SIZE); >>> + if (rc >= 0 && strncmp(trattr, TRANS_TRUE, >>> + TRANS_TRUE_SIZE) != 0) >>> + rc = -EINVAL; >> Where is the SMACK64_TRANSMUTE attribute going to get set on the file? >> It's not going to get set in smack_init_inode_security(). The inode will > Isn't that the purpose of the inode_init_security hook? No. It initializes the in-memory inode. > After all LSMs provide one or multiple xattrs, xattrs are going to be > written to the disk with the initxattr() callback of filesystems. > > There is a small mistake above (XATTR_SMACK_TRANSMUTE instead > of XATTR_NAME_SMACKTRANSMUTE, as we are providing just the suffix). > > After fixing that, Smack tests succeed: It's over a decade since I seriously looked at this code path, but I'm pretty sure the __vfs_setxattr() call is necessary to get the attribute written out. With your change the in-memory inode will get the attribute, but if you reboot it won't be on the directory. > > 95 Passed, 0 Failed, 100% Success rate > > There was a test failing in dir-transmute.sh, before I fixed the xattr > name. > > Thanks > > Roberto > >> know it's transmuting, but it won't get to disk without the __vfs_setxattr() >> here in smack_d_instantiate(). Now, it's been a long time since that code >> was written, so I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure about that. >> >> I think that you should be fine with the changes in smack_init_inode_security(), >> and leaving smack_d_instantiate() untouched. >> >>> if (rc >= 0) >>> transflag = SMK_INODE_TRANSMUTE; >>> }