linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] xfrm audit hook misplaced in pfkey_delete and xfrm_del

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Message-ID: <001701c75f3f$73937350$cc0a010a@tcssec.com>
Date:	Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:00:51 -0600
From:	"Venkat Yekkirala" <vyekkirala@...stedcs.com>
To:	"'Eric Paris'" <eparis@...isplace.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	"Venkat Yekkirala" <vyekkirala@...fw4.tcs-sec.com>,
	<cxzhang@...son.ibm.com>, <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] xfrm audit hook misplaced in pfkey_delete and xfrm_del_sa

> Inside pfkey_delete and xfrm_del_sa the audit hooks were not called if
> there was any permission/security failures in attempting to do the del
> operation (such as permission denied from security_xfrm_state_delete).
> This patch moves the audit hook to the exit path such that 
> all failures
> (and successes) will actually get audited.

Not sure ALL failures are being audited this way elsewhere, but I guess
they would catchup in course of time.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Acked-by: Venkat Yekkirala <vyekkirala@...stedcs.com> 
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