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Date:	Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:27:20 +0300
From:	Dmitry Kasatkin <d.kasatkin@...sung.com>
To:	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	eparis@...hat.com, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	linux-ima-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jmorris@...ei.org,
	dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 1/1] ima: re-introduce own integrity cache lock

Hi Mimi,

If there is no objections, should we queue this patch for next release?

- Dmitry

On 16/05/14 15:03, Dmitry Kasatkin wrote:
> Before IMA appraisal was introduced, IMA was using own integrity cache
> lock along with i_mutex. process_measurement and ima_file_free took
> the iint->mutex first and then the i_mutex, while setxattr, chmod and
> chown took the locks in reverse order. To resolve the potential deadlock,
> i_mutex was moved to protect entire IMA functionality and the redundant
> iint->mutex was eliminated.
>
> Solution was based on the assumption that filesystem code does not take
> i_mutex further. But when file is opened with O_DIRECT flag, direct-io
> implementation takes i_mutex and produces deadlock. Furthermore, certain
> other filesystem operations, such as llseek, also take i_mutex.
>
> To resolve O_DIRECT related deadlock problem, this patch re-introduces
> iint->mutex. But to eliminate the original chmod() related deadlock
> problem, this patch eliminates the requirement for chmod hooks to take
> the iint->mutex by introducing additional atomic iint->attr_flags to
> indicate calling of the hooks. The allowed locking order is to take
> the iint->mutex first and then the i_mutex.
>
> Changes to v1:
> * revert taking the i_mutex in integrity_inode_get() so that iint allocation
>   could be done with i_mutex taken
> * move taking the i_mutex from appraisal code to the process_measurement()
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Kasatkin <d.kasatkin@...sung.com>
> ---
>  security/integrity/iint.c             |  2 ++
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c | 20 ++++++--------------
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c     | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  security/integrity/integrity.h        |  5 +++++
>  4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/integrity/iint.c b/security/integrity/iint.c
> index a521edf..d293207 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/iint.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/iint.c
> @@ -154,11 +154,13 @@ static void init_once(void *foo)
>  	memset(iint, 0, sizeof(*iint));
>  	iint->version = 0;
>  	iint->flags = 0UL;
> +	iint->attr_flags = 0;
>  	iint->ima_file_status = INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
>  	iint->ima_mmap_status = INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
>  	iint->ima_bprm_status = INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
>  	iint->ima_module_status = INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
>  	iint->evm_status = INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
> +	mutex_init(&iint->mutex);
>  }
>  
>  static int __init integrity_iintcache_init(void)
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> index d3113d4..c49f8c3 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> @@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ void ima_update_xattr(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file)
>  	if (rc < 0)
>  		return;
>  
> +	mutex_lock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
>  	ima_fix_xattr(dentry, iint);
> +	mutex_unlock(&file_inode(file)->i_mutex);
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -313,13 +315,8 @@ void ima_inode_post_setattr(struct dentry *dentry)
>  
>  	must_appraise = ima_must_appraise(inode, MAY_ACCESS, POST_SETATTR);
>  	iint = integrity_iint_find(inode);
> -	if (iint) {
> -		iint->flags &= ~(IMA_APPRAISE | IMA_APPRAISED |
> -				 IMA_APPRAISE_SUBMASK | IMA_APPRAISED_SUBMASK |
> -				 IMA_ACTION_FLAGS);
> -		if (must_appraise)
> -			iint->flags |= IMA_APPRAISE;
> -	}
> +	if (iint)
> +		set_bit(IMA_CHANGE_ATTR, &iint->attr_flags);
>  	if (!must_appraise)
>  		rc = inode->i_op->removexattr(dentry, XATTR_NAME_IMA);
>  	return;
> @@ -349,13 +346,8 @@ static void ima_reset_appraise_flags(struct inode *inode, int digsig)
>  		return;
>  
>  	iint = integrity_iint_find(inode);
> -	if (!iint)
> -		return;
> -
> -	iint->flags &= ~IMA_DONE_MASK;
> -	if (digsig)
> -		iint->flags |= IMA_DIGSIG;
> -	return;
> +	if (iint)
> +		set_bit(IMA_CHANGE_XATTR, &iint->attr_flags);
>  }
>  
>  int ima_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name,
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> index bd7b4cb..fdd5320 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> @@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ static void ima_rdwr_violation_check(struct file *file)
>  	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || !ima_initialized)
>  		return;
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);	/* file metadata: permissions, xattr */
> -
>  	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
>  		if (atomic_read(&inode->i_readcount) && IS_IMA(inode)) {
>  			struct integrity_iint_cache *iint;
> @@ -104,8 +102,6 @@ static void ima_rdwr_violation_check(struct file *file)
>  			send_writers = true;
>  	}
>  
> -	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
> -
>  	if (!send_tomtou && !send_writers)
>  		return;
>  
> @@ -127,14 +123,14 @@ static void ima_check_last_writer(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
>  	if (!(mode & FMODE_WRITE))
>  		return;
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
> +	mutex_lock(&iint->mutex);
>  	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) == 1 &&
>  	    iint->version != inode->i_version) {
>  		iint->flags &= ~IMA_DONE_MASK;
>  		if (iint->flags & IMA_APPRAISE)
>  			ima_update_xattr(iint, file);
>  	}
> -	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
> +	mutex_unlock(&iint->mutex);
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -187,10 +183,21 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const char *filename,
>  	_func = (action & IMA_FILE_APPRAISE) ? FILE_CHECK : function;
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
> -
>  	iint = integrity_inode_get(inode);
> +	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
>  	if (!iint)
> -		goto out;
> +		goto out_unlocked;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&iint->mutex);
> +
> +	if (test_and_clear_bit(IMA_CHANGE_ATTR, &iint->attr_flags))
> +		/* reset appraisal flags if ima_inode_post_setattr was called */
> +		iint->flags &= ~(IMA_APPRAISE | IMA_APPRAISED |
> +				 IMA_APPRAISE_SUBMASK | IMA_APPRAISED_SUBMASK);
> +
> +	if (test_and_clear_bit(IMA_CHANGE_XATTR, &iint->attr_flags))
> +		/* reset all flags if ima_inode_setxattr was called */
> +		iint->flags &= ~IMA_DONE_MASK;
>  
>  	/* Determine if already appraised/measured based on bitmask
>  	 * (IMA_MEASURE, IMA_MEASURED, IMA_XXXX_APPRAISE, IMA_XXXX_APPRAISED,
> @@ -225,18 +232,21 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const char *filename,
>  	if (action & IMA_MEASURE)
>  		ima_store_measurement(iint, file, pathname,
>  				      xattr_value, xattr_len);
> -	if (action & IMA_APPRAISE_SUBMASK)
> +	if (action & IMA_APPRAISE_SUBMASK) {
> +		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
>  		rc = ima_appraise_measurement(_func, iint, file, pathname,
>  					      xattr_value, xattr_len);
> +		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
> +	}
>  	if (action & IMA_AUDIT)
>  		ima_audit_measurement(iint, pathname);
>  	kfree(pathbuf);
>  out_digsig:
>  	if ((mask & MAY_WRITE) && (iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG))
>  		rc = -EACCES;
> -out:
> -	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
> +	mutex_unlock(&iint->mutex);
>  	kfree(xattr_value);
> +out_unlocked:
>  	if ((rc && must_appraise) && (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_ENFORCE))
>  		return -EACCES;
>  	return 0;
> diff --git a/security/integrity/integrity.h b/security/integrity/integrity.h
> index 2fb5e53..f73cd06 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/integrity.h
> +++ b/security/integrity/integrity.h
> @@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
>  #define IMA_APPRAISED_SUBMASK	(IMA_FILE_APPRAISED | IMA_MMAP_APPRAISED | \
>  				 IMA_BPRM_APPRAISED | IMA_MODULE_APPRAISED)
>  
> +#define IMA_CHANGE_XATTR	0
> +#define IMA_CHANGE_ATTR		1
> +
>  enum evm_ima_xattr_type {
>  	IMA_XATTR_DIGEST = 0x01,
>  	EVM_XATTR_HMAC,
> @@ -96,9 +99,11 @@ struct signature_v2_hdr {
>  /* integrity data associated with an inode */
>  struct integrity_iint_cache {
>  	struct rb_node rb_node;	/* rooted in integrity_iint_tree */
> +	struct mutex mutex;	/* protects: version, flags, digest */
>  	struct inode *inode;	/* back pointer to inode in question */
>  	u64 version;		/* track inode changes */
>  	unsigned long flags;
> +	unsigned long attr_flags;
>  	enum integrity_status ima_file_status:4;
>  	enum integrity_status ima_mmap_status:4;
>  	enum integrity_status ima_bprm_status:4;

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