On 29/03/13 16:10, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> On 3/29/2013 11:42 AM, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 08:18:59AM -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>>> On 3/29/2013 7:49 AM, David Quigley wrote:
>>>> On 03/29/2013 10:40, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:35:31PM -0400, Dave Quigley wrote:
>>>>>> On 3/28/2013 12:14 PM, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 09:54:04AM -0400, Steve Dickson wrote:
>>>>>>>> From: David Quigley <dpquigl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This patch adds the ability to encode and decode file labels on
>>>>>> the server for
>>>>>>>> the purpose of sending them to the client and also to process
>>>>>> label change
>>>>>>>> requests from the client.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Matthew N. Dodd <Matthew.Dodd@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Miguel Rodel Felipe <Rodel_FM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Phua Eu Gene <PHUA_Eu_Gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Khin Mi Mi Aung <Mi_Mi_AUNG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>> fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>> fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c | 116
>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>>>>>>>> fs/nfsd/nfsd.h | 6 ++-
>>>>>>>> fs/nfsd/vfs.c | 29 ++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>> fs/nfsd/vfs.h | 2 +
>>>>>>>> fs/nfsd/xdr4.h | 3 ++
>>>>>>>> 6 files changed, 191 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
>>>>>>>> index ae73175..bb17589 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
>>>>>>>> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
>>>>>>>> @@ -42,6 +42,36 @@
>>>>>>>> #include "current_stateid.h"
>>>>>>>> #include "netns.h"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
>>>>>>>> +#include <linux/security.h>
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +static inline void
>>>>>>>> +nfsd4_security_inode_setsecctx(struct svc_fh *resfh, struct
>>>>>> nfs4_label *label, u32 *bmval)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> + struct inode *inode = resfh->fh_dentry->d_inode;
>>>>>>>> + int status;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> + mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
>>>>>>>> + status = security_inode_setsecctx(resfh->fh_dentry,
>>>>>>>> + label->label, label->len);
>>>>>>>> + mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> + if (status)
>>>>>>>> + /*
>>>>>>>> + * We should probably fail the whole open at this point,
>>>>>>>> + * but we've already created or opened the file, so it's
>>>>>>>> + * too late; So this seems the least of evils:
>>>>>>>> + */
>>>>>>>> + bmval[2] &= ~FATTR4_WORD2_SECURITY_LABEL;
>>>>>>> Is there any way to avoid this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How does the vfs open code handle this? It has to be able to set a
>>>>>>> security contexts atomically on open(O_CREAT), doesn't it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe the way this is handled is that the inode is created and
>>>>>> labeled and then only after that is it bound to the namespace.
>>>>>> Because of that ordering we can fail and release the inode without
>>>>>> it ever having a dentry in the namespace.
>>>>> Grepping around.... Looks like that's done by
>>>>> security_inode_init_security(), from the filesystem's create method.
>>>>>
>>>>> So we'd need to be able to pass something down to there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the current client actually expected to use this? (So are we going
>>>>> to see a lot of opens that set the label?)
>>>>>
>>>>> --b.
>>>> I don't have all the code infront of me but we have a different hook
>>>> to do that. The call to nfsd4_security_inode_setsecctx is supposed to
>>>> be used from the setattr handlers to do the equivalent of a setxattr
>>>> on the file over NFS. The actual creation gets done with something
>>>> like security_dentry_init_security which should be in an earlier
>>>> patch. I'd have to look more clearly at the code to find out. Also
>>>> where did we come up with 128 for label length? The SELinux code
>>>> assumes a starting point of 255 and goes up from there as needed. The
>>>> MLS policies will definitely exceed a 128 byte label.
>>> If anyone cares, Smack labels can (now) be 255 characters.
>>> Also, when (if) we get multiple concurrent LSMs the
>>> "security context" may include information for more than
>>> one LSM. 128 bytes is going to look pretty tiny then.
>>>
>>> smack='com.corportation.service'selinux='system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0'
>> OK. We need a number. 2k?
>
> Consider some of the kinds of attributes we are likely to
> see in the not to distant future:
>
> Permitted access times, at around 100 bytes each.
> Bell & LaPadula labels at 500 bytes each.
> Signatures of various sizes and flavors.
> HEPA restrictions
>
> I think 2k will do for a while. I think that in the long run
> it will come up short. I think the real question is whether
> NFS will remain viable long enough for it to matter.
2k it is!
steved.
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