linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/8] kexec: add call to LSM hook in original kexec

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Message-Id: <1531254411.3332.146.camel@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Tue, 10 Jul 2018 16:26:51 -0400
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kexec@...ts.infradead.org,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/8] kexec: add call to LSM hook in original
 kexec_load syscall

Hi Eric,

Can I get your Ack on this patch?

Mimi

On Mon, 2018-07-02 at 10:37 -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> In order for LSMs and IMA-appraisal to differentiate between kexec_load
> and kexec_file_load syscalls, both the original and new syscalls must
> call an LSM hook.  This patch adds a call to security_kernel_load_data()
> in the original kexec_load syscall.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Cc: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> Cc: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@...lyn.com>
> ---
>  kernel/kexec.c | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
> index aed8fb2564b3..68559808fdfa 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec.c
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
>  #include <linux/capability.h>
>  #include <linux/mm.h>
>  #include <linux/file.h>
> +#include <linux/security.h>
>  #include <linux/kexec.h>
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
>  #include <linux/list.h>
> @@ -195,10 +196,17 @@ static int do_kexec_load(unsigned long entry, unsigned long nr_segments,
>  static inline int kexec_load_check(unsigned long nr_segments,
>  				   unsigned long flags)
>  {
> +	int result;
> +
>  	/* We only trust the superuser with rebooting the system. */
>  	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) || kexec_load_disabled)
>  		return -EPERM;
> 
> +	/* Permit LSMs and IMA to fail the kexec */
> +	result = security_kernel_load_data(LOADING_KEXEC_IMAGE);
> +	if (result < 0)
> +		return result;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Verify we have a legal set of flags
>  	 * This leaves us room for future extensions.