linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 5/8] ima: make process_buffer

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Message-ID: <1ae56786-4d5c-ba8e-e30c-ced1e15ccb9c@linux.microsoft.com>
Date:   Thu, 24 Oct 2019 08:20:17 -0700
From:   Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
To:     Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Jeremy Kerr <jk@...abs.org>,
        Matthew Garret <matthew.garret@...ula.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Claudio Carvalho <cclaudio@...ux.ibm.com>,
        George Wilson <gcwilson@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Elaine Palmer <erpalmer@...ibm.com>,
        Eric Ricther <erichte@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@...il.com>,
        Prakhar Srivastava <prsriva02@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 5/8] ima: make process_buffer_measurement() generic

On 10/23/19 8:47 PM, Nayna Jain wrote:

Hi Nayna,

> +void process_buffer_measurement(const void *buf, int size,
> +				const char *eventname, enum ima_hooks func,
> +				int pcr)
>   {
>   	int ret = 0;
>   	struct ima_template_entry *entry = NULL;

> +	if (func) {
> +		security_task_getsecid(current, &secid);
> +		action = ima_get_action(NULL, current_cred(), secid, 0, func,
> +					&pcr, &template);
> +		if (!(action & IMA_MEASURE))
> +			return;
> +	}

In your change set process_buffer_measurement is called with NONE for 
the parameter func. So ima_get_action (the above if block) will not be 
executed.

Wouldn't it better to update ima_get_action (and related functions) to 
handle the ima policy (func param)?

thanks,
  -lakshmi