linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] LoadPin: Enable loading from trusted dm-verity devices

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Date:   Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:21:54 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
Cc:     Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...nel.org>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
        Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] LoadPin: Enable loading from trusted dm-verity
 devices

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 02:31:09PM -0700, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> I'm still doubting what would be the best way to configure
> the list of trusted digests. The approach in v2 of writing
> a path through sysctl is flexible, but it also feels a bit
> odd. I did some experiments with passing a file descriptor
> through sysctl, but it's also odd and has its own issues.
> Passing the list through a kernel parameter seems hacky.
> A Kconfig string would work, but can be have issues when
> the same config is used for different platforms, where
> some may have trusted digests and others not.

I prefer the idea of passing an fd, since that can just use LoadPin
itself to verify the origin of the fd.

I also agree, though, that it's weird as a sysctl. Possible thoughts:

- make it a new ioctl on /dev/mapper/control (seems reasonable given
  that it's specifically about dm devices).
- have LoadPin grow a securityfs node, maybe something like
  /sys/kernel/security/loadpin/dm-verify and do the ioctl there (seems
  reasonable given that it's specifically about LoadPin, but is perhaps
  more overhead to built the securityfs).

-- 
Kees Cook