Roberto Sassu wrote: > > From: John Fastabend [mailto:john.fastabend@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 12:28 AM > > Roberto Sassu wrote: > > > Add the bpf_verify_pkcs7_signature() helper, to give eBPF security modules > > > the ability to check the validity of a signature against supplied data, by > > > using user-provided or system-provided keys as trust anchor. > > > > > > The new helper makes it possible to enforce mandatory policies, as eBPF > > > programs might be allowed to make security decisions only based on data > > > sources the system administrator approves. > > > > > > The caller should provide both the data to be verified and the signature as > > > eBPF dynamic pointers (to minimize the number of parameters). > > > > > > The caller should also provide a keyring pointer obtained with > > > bpf_lookup_user_key() or, alternatively, a keyring ID with values defined > > > in verification.h. While the first choice gives users more flexibility, the > > > second offers better security guarantees, as the keyring selection will not > > > depend on possibly untrusted user space but on the kernel itself. > > > > > > Defined keyring IDs are: 0 for the primary keyring (immutable keyring of > > > system keys); 1 for both the primary and secondary keyring (where keys can > > > be added only if they are vouched for by existing keys in those keyrings); > > > 2 for the platform keyring (primarily used by the integrity subsystem to > > > verify a kexec'ed kerned image and, possibly, the initramfs signature). > > > > > > Note: since the keyring ID assignment is understood only by > > > verify_pkcs7_signature(), it must be passed directly to the corresponding > > > helper, rather than to a separate new helper returning a struct key pointer > > > with the keyring ID as a pointer value. If such pointer is passed to any > > > other helper which does not check its validity, an illegal memory access > > > could occur. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> (cast warning) > > > --- > > > include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 17 +++++++++++++++ > > > kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 17 +++++++++++++++ > > > 3 files changed, 73 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h > > > index 7bbcf2cd105d..524bed4d7170 100644 > > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h > > > @@ -5339,6 +5339,22 @@ union bpf_attr { > > > * bpf_lookup_user_key() helper. > > > * Return > > > * 0 > > > + * > > > + * long bpf_verify_pkcs7_signature(struct bpf_dynptr *data_ptr, struct > > bpf_dynptr *sig_ptr, struct key *trusted_keys, unsigned long keyring_id) > > > + * Description > > > + * Verify the PKCS#7 signature *sig* against the supplied *data* > > > + * with keys in *trusted_keys* or in a keyring with ID > > > + * *keyring_id*. > > > > Would be nice to give precedence here so that its obvious order between > > trusted_keys and keyring_id. > > Did you mean to add at the end of the sentence: > > or in a keyring with ID *keyring_id*, if *trusted_keys* is NULL. Yes something like this.