Re: [RFC PATCH] lsm: add the inode_free_security_rcu() LSM implementation hook

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On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 8:02 AM Mickaël Salaün <mic@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 09, 2024 at 10:47:45PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 10:40 PM Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > The LSM framework has an existing inode_free_security() hook which
> > > is used by LSMs that manage state associated with an inode, but
> > > due to the use of RCU to protect the inode, special care must be
> > > taken to ensure that the LSMs do not fully release the inode state
> > > until it is safe from a RCU perspective.
> > >
> > > This patch implements a new inode_free_security_rcu() implementation
> > > hook which is called when it is safe to free the LSM's internal inode
> > > state.  Unfortunately, this new hook does not have access to the inode
> > > itself as it may already be released, so the existing
> > > inode_free_security() hook is retained for those LSMs which require
> > > access to the inode.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h     |  1 +
> > >  security/integrity/ima/ima.h      |  2 +-
> > >  security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c | 20 ++++++++------------
> > >  security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c |  2 +-
> > >  security/landlock/fs.c            |  9 ++++++---
> > >  security/security.c               | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
> > >  6 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> >
> > FYI, this has only received "light" testing, and even that is fairly
> > generous.  I booted up a system with IMA set to measure the TCB and
> > ran through the audit and SELinux test suites; IMA seemed to be
> > working just fine but I didn't poke at it too hard.  I didn't have an
> > explicit Landlock test handy, but I'm hoping that the Landlock
> > enablement on a modern Rawhide system hit it a little :)
>
> If you want to test Landlock, you can do so like this:
>
> cd tools/testing/selftests/landlock
> make -C ../../../.. headers_install
> make
> for f in *_test; ./$f; done

Looks okay?

% for f in *_test; do ./$f; done | grep "^# Totals"
# Totals: pass:7 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
#      SKIP      overlayfs is not supported (setup)
#      SKIP      overlayfs is not supported (setup)
#      SKIP      this filesystem is not supported (setup)
#      SKIP      this filesystem is not supported (setup)
#      SKIP      this filesystem is not supported (setup)
#      SKIP      this filesystem is not supported (setup)
#      SKIP      this filesystem is not supported (setup)
# Totals: pass:117 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:7 error:0
# Totals: pass:84 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
# Totals: pass:8 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0

-- 
paul-moore.com





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