linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 07/10] ima: re-evaluate file integrity on file metadata change

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:25:10 -0500
From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
To: linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, paul@...l-moore.com, jmorris@...ei.org,
        serge@...lyn.com, zohar@...ux.ibm.com, roberto.sassu@...wei.com,
        amir73il@...il.com, brauner@...nel.org, miklos@...redi.hu,
        Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 07/10] ima: re-evaluate file integrity on file metadata change

Force a file's integrity to be re-evaluated on file metadata change by
resetting both the IMA and EVM status flags.

Co-developed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index c15378dd9456..36c92d6c01f6 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/ima.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/iversion.h>
+#include <linux/evm.h>
 
 #include "ima.h"
 
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
 	struct inode *real_inode, *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ima_iint_cache *iint = NULL;
 	struct ima_template_desc *template_desc = NULL;
+	struct inode *metadata_inode;
 	char *pathbuf = NULL;
 	char filename[NAME_MAX];
 	const char *pathname = NULL;
@@ -286,7 +288,8 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * On stacked filesystems, detect and re-evaluate file data changes.
+	 * On stacked filesystems, detect and re-evaluate file data and
+	 * metadata changes.
 	 */
 	real_inode = d_real_inode(file_dentry(file));
 	if (real_inode != inode &&
@@ -297,6 +300,15 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
 			iint->flags &= ~IMA_DONE_MASK;
 			iint->measured_pcrs = 0;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Reset the EVM status when metadata changed.
+		 */
+		metadata_inode = d_inode(d_real(file_dentry(file),
+					 D_REAL_METADATA));
+		if (evm_metadata_changed(inode, metadata_inode))
+			iint->flags &= ~(IMA_APPRAISED |
+					 IMA_APPRAISED_SUBMASK);
 	}
 
 	/* Determine if already appraised/measured based on bitmask
-- 
2.43.0