linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V31 07/25] kexec_file: Restrict at runtime if the kernel is locked down

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:43:40 +0800
From:   Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
To:     Matthew Garrett <matthewgarrett@...gle.com>
Cc:     jmorris@...ei.org, Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org, kexec@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>,
        dhowells@...hat.com, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        luto@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V31 07/25] kexec_file: Restrict at runtime if the kernel
 is locked down

On 03/26/19 at 11:27am, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> From: Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>
> 
> When KEXEC_SIG is not enabled, kernel should not load images through
> kexec_file systemcall if the kernel is locked down.
> 
> [Modified by David Howells to fit with modifications to the previous patch
>  and to return -EPERM if the kernel is locked down for consistency with
>  other lockdowns. Modified by Matthew Garrett to remove the IMA
>  integration, which will be replaced by integrating with the IMA
>  architecture policy patches.]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>
> cc: kexec@...ts.infradead.org
> ---
>  kernel/kexec_file.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
> index 67f3a866eabe..a1cc37c8b43b 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
> @@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ kimage_file_prepare_segments(struct kimage *image, int kernel_fd, int initrd_fd,
>  		}
>  
>  		ret = 0;
> +
> +		if (kernel_is_locked_down(reason, LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY)) {
> +			ret = -EPERM;
> +			goto out;
> +		}
> +

Checking here is late, it would be good to move the check to earlier
code around below code:
        /* We only trust the superuser with rebooting the system. */
        if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) || kexec_load_disabled)
                return -EPERM;

>  		break;
>  
>  		/* All other errors are fatal, including nomem, unparseable
> -- 
> 2.21.0.392.gf8f6787159e-goog
> 
> 
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Thanks
Dave

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