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Message-ID: <55AEA214.1010505@schaufler-ca.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:48:36 -0700
From: Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Cc: James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Yama: remove needless CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA_STACKED
On 7/21/2015 12:09 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
> Now that minor LSMs can cleanly stack with major LSMs, remove the unneeded
> config for Yama to be made to explicitly stack. Just selecting the main
> Yama CONFIG will allow it to work, regardless of the major LSM. Since
> distros using Yama are already forcing it to stack, this is effectively
> a no-op change.
Today I can compile in all LSMs including Yama and pick the one I want.
If we made your change it would be impossible to build in Yama and not
use it. I suggest we hold off until after the security summit discussion
on the next steps for module stacking. It's my hope we'll agree to a
convention for using kconfig and the security= boot parameter to specify
the variety of possible desired behaviors. I'm hoping for:
CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY=yama,smack
security=yama,selinux
with checks in kconfig to prevent illegal combinations and a rational
behavior in the kernel for security=apparmor,selinux (which won't work
today).
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
> Documentation/security/Yama.txt | 10 ++++------
> arch/mips/configs/pistachio_defconfig | 1 -
> include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 3 ---
> security/security.c | 11 ++---------
> security/yama/Kconfig | 9 +--------
> security/yama/yama_lsm.c | 26 +++++++++-----------------
> 6 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/security/Yama.txt b/Documentation/security/Yama.txt
> index 227a63f018a2..d9ee7d7a6c7f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/security/Yama.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/security/Yama.txt
> @@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
> -Yama is a Linux Security Module that collects a number of system-wide DAC
> -security protections that are not handled by the core kernel itself. To
> -select it at boot time, specify "security=yama" (though this will disable
> -any other LSM).
> -
> -Yama is controlled through sysctl in /proc/sys/kernel/yama:
> +Yama is a Linux Security Module that collects system-wide DAC security
> +protections that are not handled by the core kernel itself. This is
> +selectable at build-time with CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA, and can be controlled
> +at run-time through sysctls in /proc/sys/kernel/yama:
>
> - ptrace_scope
>
> diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/pistachio_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/pistachio_defconfig
> index 1646cce032c3..642b50946943 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/configs/pistachio_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/mips/configs/pistachio_defconfig
> @@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ CONFIG_KEYS=y
> CONFIG_SECURITY=y
> CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
> CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA_STACKED=y
> CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY_DAC=y
> CONFIG_CRYPTO_AUTHENC=y
> CONFIG_CRYPTO_HMAC=y
> diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> index 9429f054c323..4ea92e8968c8 100644
> --- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> @@ -1881,8 +1881,5 @@ static inline void security_delete_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks,
>
> extern int __init security_module_enable(const char *module);
> extern void __init capability_add_hooks(void);
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA_STACKED
> -void __init yama_add_hooks(void);
> -#endif
>
> #endif /* ! __LINUX_LSM_HOOKS_H */
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index 595fffab48b0..aada79d281e5 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -56,18 +56,11 @@ int __init security_init(void)
> pr_info("Security Framework initialized\n");
>
> /*
> - * Always load the capability module.
> + * Always load the capability module first.
> */
> capability_add_hooks();
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA_STACKED
> /*
> - * If Yama is configured for stacking load it next.
> - */
> - yama_add_hooks();
> -#endif
> - /*
> - * Load the chosen module if there is one.
> - * This will also find yama if it is stacking
> + * Load all the remaining security modules.
> */
> do_security_initcalls();
>
> diff --git a/security/yama/Kconfig b/security/yama/Kconfig
> index 3123e1da2fed..90c605eea892 100644
> --- a/security/yama/Kconfig
> +++ b/security/yama/Kconfig
> @@ -6,14 +6,7 @@ config SECURITY_YAMA
> This selects Yama, which extends DAC support with additional
> system-wide security settings beyond regular Linux discretionary
> access controls. Currently available is ptrace scope restriction.
> + Like capabilities, this security module stacks with other LSMs.
> Further information can be found in Documentation/security/Yama.txt.
>
> If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
> -
> -config SECURITY_YAMA_STACKED
> - bool "Yama stacked with other LSMs"
> - depends on SECURITY_YAMA
> - default n
> - help
> - When Yama is built into the kernel, force it to stack with the
> - selected primary LSM.
> diff --git a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
> index 9ed32502470e..15ce2bac75e3 100644
> --- a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
> @@ -353,11 +353,6 @@ static struct security_hook_list yama_hooks[] = {
> LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_free, yama_task_free),
> };
>
> -void __init yama_add_hooks(void)
> -{
> - security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks));
> -}
> -
> #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
> static int yama_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
> void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
> @@ -396,23 +391,20 @@ static struct ctl_table yama_sysctl_table[] = {
> },
> { }
> };
> +static __init void yama_init_sysctl(void)
> +{
> + if (!register_sysctl_paths(yama_sysctl_path, yama_sysctl_table))
> + panic("Yama: sysctl registration failed.\n");
> +}
> +#else
> +static __init void yama_init_sysctl(void) { };
> #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
>
> static __init int yama_init(void)
> {
> -#ifndef CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA_STACKED
> - /*
> - * If yama is being stacked this is already taken care of.
> - */
> - if (!security_module_enable("yama"))
> - return 0;
> -#endif
> pr_info("Yama: becoming mindful.\n");
> -
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
> - if (!register_sysctl_paths(yama_sysctl_path, yama_sysctl_table))
> - panic("Yama: sysctl registration failed.\n");
> -#endif
> + security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks));
> + yama_init_sysctl();
>
> return 0;
> }
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