linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] mm/memfd: add F_SEAL

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Message-ID: <202212080814.821C05264@keescook>
Date:   Thu, 8 Dec 2022 08:16:17 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     jeffxu@...omium.org
Cc:     skhan@...uxfoundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, dverkamp@...omium.org, hughd@...gle.com,
        jeffxu@...gle.com, jorgelo@...omium.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, jannh@...gle.com,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] mm/memfd: add F_SEAL_EXEC

On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 03:49:34PM +0000, jeffxu@...omium.org wrote:
> From: Daniel Verkamp <dverkamp@...omium.org>
> 
> The new F_SEAL_EXEC flag will prevent modification of the exec bits:
> written as traditional octal mask, 0111, or as named flags, S_IXUSR |
> S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH. Any chmod(2) or similar call that attempts to modify
> any of these bits after the seal is applied will fail with errno EPERM.
> 
> This will preserve the execute bits as they are at the time of sealing,
> so the memfd will become either permanently executable or permanently
> un-executable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Verkamp <dverkamp@...omium.org>
> Co-developed-by: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@...gle.com>

It looks like my Reviewed-by: tag was dropped?

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202212021443.0F684E33@keescook/

This patch is unchanged, so please carry forward any review/ack/tested
tags, etc.

But for the bots:

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-- 
Kees Cook