linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/3] evm: don't copy up 'security.evm' xattr

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Message-Id: <20231219175206.12342-2-zohar@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:52:04 -0500
From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To: linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Seth Forshee <sforshee@...nel.org>,
        Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/3] evm: don't copy up 'security.evm' xattr

The security.evm HMAC and the original file signatures contain
filesystem specific data.  As a result, the HMAC and signature
are not the same on the stacked and backing filesystems.

Don't copy up 'security.evm'.

Reviewed-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 include/linux/evm.h               | 6 ++++++
 security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c | 7 +++++++
 security/security.c               | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/evm.h b/include/linux/evm.h
index 01fc495a83e2..36ec884320d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/evm.h
+++ b/include/linux/evm.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern void evm_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry,
 				    const char *xattr_name,
 				    const void *xattr_value,
 				    size_t xattr_value_len);
+extern int evm_inode_copy_up_xattr(const char *name);
 extern int evm_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 				 struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name);
 extern void evm_inode_post_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -117,6 +118,11 @@ static inline void evm_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry,
 	return;
 }
 
+static inline int  evm_inode_copy_up_xattr(const char *name)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int evm_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 					struct dentry *dentry,
 					const char *xattr_name)
diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
index 894570fe39bc..02adba635b02 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
@@ -863,6 +863,13 @@ void evm_inode_post_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, int ia_valid)
 		evm_update_evmxattr(dentry, NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
 
+int evm_inode_copy_up_xattr(const char *name)
+{
+	if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_EVM) == 0)
+		return 1; /* Discard */
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 /*
  * evm_inode_init_security - initializes security.evm HMAC value
  */
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index dcb3e7014f9b..f00ec4d988b8 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -2539,7 +2539,7 @@ int security_inode_copy_up_xattr(const char *name)
 			return rc;
 	}
 
-	return LSM_RET_DEFAULT(inode_copy_up_xattr);
+	return evm_inode_copy_up_xattr(name);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_inode_copy_up_xattr);
 
-- 
2.39.3