linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] IMA: Add log statements for failure conditions.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:46:13 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Tushar Sugandhi <tusharsu@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     sashal@...nel.org, nramas@...ux.microsoft.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IMA: Add log statements for failure conditions.

On Sun, 2020-02-09 at 07:57 -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Hi Tushar,
> 
> On Fri, 2020-02-07 at 11:53 -0800, Tushar Sugandhi wrote:
> > process_buffer_measurement() and ima_alloc_key_entry()
> > functions do not have log messages for failure conditions.
> > 
> > This change adds log statements in the above functions. 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tushar Sugandhi <tusharsu@...ux.microsoft.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
> 
> The two patches you posted are related.  Please group them as a patch
> set, making this patch 2/2.
> 
> In addition, as Shuah Khan suggested for the security/integrity/
> directory, "there is an opportunity here to add #define pr_fmt(fmt)
> KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt to integrity.h and get rid of duplicate
> defines."  With Joe Perches patch (waiting for it to be re-posted),
> are all the pr_fmt definitions needed in each file in the
> integrity/ima directory?

btw Tushar and Lakshmi:

I am not formally submitting a patch here.

I was just making suggestions and please do
with it as you think appropriate.

and welcome, cheers, Joe

> > ---
> >  security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c       | 4 ++++
> >  security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c | 2 ++
> >  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> > index 9fe949c6a530..afab796fb765 100644
> > --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> > +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> > @@ -757,6 +757,10 @@ void process_buffer_measurement(const void *buf, int size,
> >  		ima_free_template_entry(entry);
> >  
> >  out:
> > +	if (ret < 0)
> > +		pr_err("Process buffer measurement failed, result: %d\n",
> > +			ret);
> 
> There's no reason to split the statement like this.  The joined line
> is less than 80 characters.
> 
> > +
> >  	return;
> >  }
> >  
> > diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
> > index c87c72299191..2cc52f17ea81 100644
> > --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
> > +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
> > @@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ static struct ima_key_entry *ima_alloc_key_entry(struct key *keyring,
> >  
> >  out:
> >  	if (rc) {
> > +		pr_err("Key entry allocation failed, result: %d\n",
> > +			rc);
> 
> ditto
> 
> >  		ima_free_key_entry(entry);
> >  		entry = NULL;
> >  	}
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Mimi
>