linux-kernel - [PATCH] integrity: ima audit dentry

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Date:	Thu,  4 Jun 2009 13:53:10 -0400
From:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	vibi sreenivasan <vibi_sreenivasan@....com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	David Safford <safford@...son.ibm.com>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH] integrity: ima audit dentry_open failure

Until we start appraising measurements, the ima_path_check()
return code should always be 0.

- Update the ima_path_check() return code comment
- Instead of the pr_info, audit the dentry_open failure

Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>

---
 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c |   13 +++++++++----
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index a2eb233..6f61187 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ static void ima_update_counts(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, int mask)
  *	- Opening a file for read when already open for write,
  * 	  could result in a file measurement error.
  *
- * Return 0 on success, an error code on failure.
- * (Based on the results of appraise_measurement().)
+ * Always return 0 and audit dentry_open failures.
+ * (Return code will be based upon measurement appraisal.)
  */
 int ima_path_check(struct path *path, int mask, int update_counts)
 {
@@ -189,8 +189,13 @@ int ima_path_check(struct path *path, int mask, int update_counts)
 		file = dentry_open(dentry, mnt, O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE,
 				   current_cred());
 		if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-			pr_info("%s dentry_open failed\n", dentry->d_name.name);
-			rc = PTR_ERR(file);
+			int audit_info = 0;
+
+			integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, inode,
+					    dentry->d_name.name,
+					    "add_measurement",
+					    "dentry_open failed",
+					    1, audit_info);
 			file = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
-- 
1.6.0.6

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