linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/28] SECURITY: Allow kernel services to override LSM settings for task actions [try #2]

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Message-ID: <22469.1201121532@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:52:12 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@...hat.com>,
	casey@...aufler-ca.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	selinux@...ho.nsa.gov, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/28] SECURITY: Allow kernel services to override LSM settings for task actions [try #2]

Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov> wrote:

> Make sure that you or Dan submits a policy patch to register these
> classes and permissions in the policy when the kernel patch is queued
> for merge.

Do I just send the attached patch to <selinux@...ho.nsa.gov>?  Or do I need to
make a diff from a point in the tree nearer the root?  Is there anything else
I need to alter whilst I'm at it?

David
---
Index: policy/flask/security_classes
===================================================================
--- policy/flask/security_classes	(revision 2573)
+++ policy/flask/security_classes	(working copy)
@@ -109,4 +109,7 @@
 # network peer labels
 class peer
 
+# kernel services that need to override task security
+class kernel_service
+
 # FLASK
Index: policy/flask/access_vectors
===================================================================
--- policy/flask/access_vectors	(revision 2573)
+++ policy/flask/access_vectors	(working copy)
@@ -736,3 +736,10 @@
 {
 	recv
 }
+
+# kernel services that need to override task security
+class kernel_service
+{
+	use_as_override
+	create_files_as
+}
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