linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v11 17/19] scripts: add boot policy generation program

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Message-ID: <0c3ac562e5b8ea82d962478459bc7047.paul@paul-moore.com>
Date:   Mon, 23 Oct 2023 23:52:35 -0400
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     Fan Wu <wufan@...ux.microsoft.com>, corbet@....net,
        zohar@...ux.ibm.com, jmorris@...ei.org, serge@...lyn.com,
        tytso@....edu, ebiggers@...nel.org, axboe@...nel.dk,
        agk@...hat.com, snitzer@...nel.org, eparis@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fscrypt@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        dm-devel@...hat.com, audit@...r.kernel.org,
        roberto.sassu@...wei.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Deven Bowers <deven.desai@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Fan Wu <wufan@...ux.microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v11 17/19] scripts: add boot policy generation program

On Oct  4, 2023 Fan Wu <wufan@...ux.microsoft.com> wrote:
> 
> Enables an IPE policy to be enforced from kernel start, enabling access
> control based on trust from kernel startup. This is accomplished by
> transforming an IPE policy indicated by CONFIG_IPE_BOOT_POLICY into a
> c-string literal that is parsed at kernel startup as an unsigned policy.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Deven Bowers <deven.desai@...ux.microsoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Fan Wu <wufan@...ux.microsoft.com>
> ---
> v2:
>   + No Changes
> 
> v3:
>   + No Changes
> 
> v4:
>   + No Changes
> 
> v5:
>   + No Changes
> 
> v6:
>   + No Changes
> 
> v7:
>   + Move from 01/11 to 14/16
>   + Don't return errno directly.
>   + Make output of script more user-friendly
>   + Add escaping for tab and '?'
>   + Mark argv pointer const
>   + Invert return code check in the boot policy parsing code path.
> 
> v8:
>   + No significant changes.
> 
> v9:
>   + No changes
> 
> v10:
>   + Update the init part code for rcu changes in the eval loop patch
> 
> v11:
>   + Fix code style issues
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                   |   1 +
>  scripts/Makefile              |   1 +
>  scripts/ipe/Makefile          |   2 +
>  scripts/ipe/polgen/.gitignore |   1 +
>  scripts/ipe/polgen/Makefile   |   6 ++
>  scripts/ipe/polgen/polgen.c   | 145 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  security/ipe/.gitignore       |   1 +
>  security/ipe/Kconfig          |  10 +++
>  security/ipe/Makefile         |  11 +++
>  security/ipe/fs.c             |   8 ++
>  security/ipe/ipe.c            |  12 +++
>  11 files changed, 198 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 scripts/ipe/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 scripts/ipe/polgen/.gitignore
>  create mode 100644 scripts/ipe/polgen/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 scripts/ipe/polgen/polgen.c
>  create mode 100644 security/ipe/.gitignore

...

> diff --git a/scripts/ipe/polgen/polgen.c b/scripts/ipe/polgen/polgen.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..40b6fe07f47b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/scripts/ipe/polgen/polgen.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@

...

> +static int write_boot_policy(const char *pathname, const char *buf, size_t size)
> +{
> +	int rc = 0;
> +	FILE *fd;
> +	size_t i;
> +
> +	fd = fopen(pathname, "w");
> +	if (!fd) {
> +		rc = errno;
> +		goto err;
> +	}
> +
> +	fprintf(fd, "/* This file is automatically generated.");
> +	fprintf(fd, " Do not edit. */\n");
> +	fprintf(fd, "#include <linux/stddef.h>\n");
> +	fprintf(fd, "\nextern const char *const ipe_boot_policy;\n\n");
> +	fprintf(fd, "const char *const ipe_boot_policy =\n");
> +
> +	if (!buf || size == 0) {
> +		fprintf(fd, "\tNULL;\n");
> +		fclose(fd);
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	fprintf(fd, "\t\"");
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
> +		switch (buf[i]) {
> +		case '"':
> +			fprintf(fd, "\\\"");
> +			break;
> +		case '\'':
> +			fprintf(fd, "'");
> +			break;

The revision of IPE proposed in this patchset doesn't support parsing
single or double quotes, yes?

> +		case '\n':
> +			fprintf(fd, "\\n\"\n\t\"");
> +			break;
> +		case '\\':
> +			fprintf(fd, "\\\\");
> +			break;
> +		case '\t':
> +			fprintf(fd, "\\t");
> +			break;
> +		case '\?':
> +			fprintf(fd, "\\?");
> +			break;

Similar, are question marks supported by the parser?

> +		default:
> +			fprintf(fd, "%c", buf[i]);
> +		}
> +	}
> +	fprintf(fd, "\";\n");
> +	fclose(fd);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +
> +err:
> +	if (fd)
> +		fclose(fd);
> +	return rc;
> +}

...

> diff --git a/security/ipe/.gitignore b/security/ipe/.gitignore
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..eca22ad5ed22
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/security/ipe/.gitignore
> @@ -0,0 +1 @@
> +boot-policy.c
> \ No newline at end of file

Add a newline please.

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