linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] evm: add support to disable EVM on unsupported filesystems

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Message-Id: <20231219134901.96300-3-zohar@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:49:01 -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 2/2] evm: add support to disable EVM on unsupported filesystems

Don't verify, write, remove or update 'security.evm' on unsupported
filesystems.

Temporarily define overlayfs as an unsupported filesystem until
a complete solution is developed.

Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
index 02adba635b02..aa6d32a07d20 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
@@ -151,6 +151,17 @@ static int evm_find_protected_xattrs(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return count;
 }
 
+static int is_unsupported_fs(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(dentry);
+
+	if (strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_type->name, "overlay") == 0) {
+		pr_info_once("overlayfs not supported\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * evm_verify_hmac - calculate and compare the HMAC with the EVM xattr
  *
@@ -181,6 +192,9 @@ static enum integrity_status evm_verify_hmac(struct dentry *dentry,
 		     iint->evm_status == INTEGRITY_PASS_IMMUTABLE))
 		return iint->evm_status;
 
+	if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+		return INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
+
 	/* if status is not PASS, try to check again - against -ENOMEM */
 
 	/* first need to know the sig type */
@@ -408,6 +422,9 @@ enum integrity_status evm_verifyxattr(struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!evm_key_loaded() || !evm_protected_xattr(xattr_name))
 		return INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
 
+	if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+		return INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
+
 	if (!iint) {
 		iint = integrity_iint_find(d_backing_inode(dentry));
 		if (!iint)
@@ -491,15 +508,21 @@ static int evm_protect_xattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	if (strcmp(xattr_name, XATTR_NAME_EVM) == 0) {
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
+		if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+			return -EPERM;
 	} else if (!evm_protected_xattr(xattr_name)) {
 		if (!posix_xattr_acl(xattr_name))
 			return 0;
+		if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+			return 0;
+
 		evm_status = evm_verify_current_integrity(dentry);
 		if ((evm_status == INTEGRITY_PASS) ||
 		    (evm_status == INTEGRITY_NOXATTRS))
 			return 0;
 		goto out;
-	}
+	} else if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+		return 0;
 
 	evm_status = evm_verify_current_integrity(dentry);
 	if (evm_status == INTEGRITY_NOXATTRS) {
@@ -750,6 +773,9 @@ void evm_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name,
 	if (!(evm_initialized & EVM_INIT_HMAC))
 		return;
 
+	if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+		return;
+
 	evm_update_evmxattr(dentry, xattr_name, xattr_value, xattr_value_len);
 }
 
@@ -814,8 +840,12 @@ int evm_inode_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (evm_initialized & EVM_ALLOW_METADATA_WRITES)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!(ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE | ATTR_UID | ATTR_GID)))
 		return 0;
+
 	evm_status = evm_verify_current_integrity(dentry);
 	/*
 	 * Writing attrs is safe for portable signatures, as portable signatures
@@ -859,6 +889,9 @@ void evm_inode_post_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, int ia_valid)
 	if (!(evm_initialized & EVM_INIT_HMAC))
 		return;
 
+	if (is_unsupported_fs(dentry))
+		return;
+
 	if (ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE | ATTR_UID | ATTR_GID))
 		evm_update_evmxattr(dentry, NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
-- 
2.39.3