linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 ghak120] audit: trigger accompanying records when no rules present

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Date:   Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:51:21 -0400
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@...hat.com>
Cc:     Linux-Audit Mailing List <linux-audit@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, sgrubb@...hat.com,
        omosnace@...hat.com, Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 ghak120] audit: trigger accompanying records when no
 rules present

On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 9:21 AM Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> When there are no audit rules registered, mandatory records (config,
> etc.) are missing their accompanying records (syscall, proctitle, etc.).
>
> This is due to audit context dummy set on syscall entry based on absence
> of rules that signals that no other records are to be printed.
>
> Clear the dummy bit if any record is generated.
>
> The proctitle context and dummy checks are pointless since the
> proctitle record will not be printed if no syscall records are printed.
>
> Please see upstream github issue
> https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/120
>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@...hat.com>
> ---
> Chagelog:
> v2:
> - unconditionally clear dummy
> - create audit_clear_dummy accessor function
> - remove proctitle context and dummy checks
> ---
>  kernel/audit.c   | 1 +
>  kernel/audit.h   | 8 ++++++++
>  kernel/auditsc.c | 3 ---
>  3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Merged into audit/next, thanks.

-- 
paul moore
www.paul-moore.com