linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 04/11] LSM: syscalls for current process attributes

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Message-ID: <83b6310f-6101-2cdf-ec41-b850fe66b1c2@digikod.net>
Date:   Tue, 7 Mar 2023 12:56:00 +0100
From:   Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
To:     Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>, paul@...l-moore.com,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     jmorris@...ei.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        john.johansen@...onical.com, penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp,
        stephen.smalley.work@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 04/11] LSM: syscalls for current process attributes

Let's say an LSM need to pass a file descriptor instead of a text value. 
Would that be possible or would it need to use another interface?


On 22/02/2023 21:08, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> Create a system call lsm_get_self_attr() to provide the security
> module maintained attributes of the current process.
> Create a system call lsm_set_self_attr() to set a security
> module maintained attribute of the current process.
> Historically these attributes have been exposed to user space via
> entries in procfs under /proc/self/attr.
> 
> The attribute value is provided in a lsm_ctx structure. The structure
> identifys the size of the attribute, and the attribute value. The format
> of the attribute value is defined by the security module. A flags field
> is included for LSM specific information. It is currently unused and must
> be 0. The total size of the data, including the lsm_ctx structure and any
> padding, is maintained as well.
> 
> struct lsm_ctx {
>          __u64   id;
>          __u64   flags;
>          __u64   len;
>          __u64   ctx_len;
>          __u8    ctx[];
> };
> 
> Two new LSM hooks are used to interface with the LSMs.
> security_getselfattr() collects the lsm_ctx values from the
> LSMs that support the hook, accounting for space requirements.
> security_setselfattr() identifies which LSM the attribute is
> intended for and passes it along.