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

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:03:28 +1100 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	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]

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008, David Howells wrote:

> 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>?  

That should be enough (and that list is on the cc).

>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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