linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v15 05/11] LSM: Create lsm_list

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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:17:56 -0700
From: Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To: Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>, "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@...ace.io>
Cc: linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, jmorris@...ei.org,
 serge@...lyn.com, 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, mic@...ikod.net,
 Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 05/11] LSM: Create lsm_list_modules system call

On 3/12/2024 3:06 PM, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 2:28 PM Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@...ace.io> wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 10:44:38AM -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>>> On 3/12/2024 10:06 AM, Paul Moore wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 11:27 AM Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 3/12/2024 6:25 AM, Paul Moore wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 6:16 AM Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@...ace.io> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 01:56:50PM -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>> --- a/security/lsm_syscalls.c
>>>>>>>> +++ b/security/lsm_syscalls.c
>>>>>>>> @@ -55,3 +55,42 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(lsm_get_self_attr, unsigned int, attr, struct lsm_ctx __user *,
>>>>>>>>  {
>>>>>>>>       return security_getselfattr(attr, ctx, size, flags);
>>>>>>>>  }
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +/**
>>>>>>>> + * sys_lsm_list_modules - Return a list of the active security modules
>>>>>>>> + * @ids: the LSM module ids
>>>>>>>> + * @size: pointer to size of @ids, updated on return
>>>>>>>> + * @flags: reserved for future use, must be zero
>>>>>>>> + *
>>>>>>>> + * Returns a list of the active LSM ids. On success this function
>>>>>>>> + * returns the number of @ids array elements. This value may be zero
>>>>>>>> + * if there are no LSMs active. If @size is insufficient to contain
>>>>>>>> + * the return data -E2BIG is returned and @size is set to the minimum
>>>>>>>> + * required size. In all other cases a negative value indicating the
>>>>>>>> + * error is returned.
>>>>>>>> + */
>>>>>>>> +SYSCALL_DEFINE3(lsm_list_modules, u64 __user *, ids, size_t __user *, size,
>>>>>>>> +             u32, flags)
>>>>>>> I'm sorry but the size of userspace size_t is different from the kernel one
>>>>>>> on 32-bit compat architectures.
>>>>>> D'oh, yes, thanks for pointing that out.  It would have been nice to
>>>>>> have caught that before v6.8 was released, but I guess it's better
>>>>>> than later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looks like there has to be a COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(lsm_list_modules, ..)
>>>>>>> now.  Other two added lsm syscalls also have this issue.
>>>>>> Considering that Linux v6.8, and by extension these syscalls, are only
>>>>>> a few days old, I think I'd rather see us just modify the syscalls and
>>>>>> avoid the compat baggage.  I'm going to be shocked if anyone has
>>>>>> shifted to using the new syscalls yet, and even if they have (!!),
>>>>>> moving from a "size_t" type to a "u64" should be mostly transparent
>>>>>> for the majority of native 64-bit systems.  Those running the absolute
>>>>>> latest kernels on 32-bit systems with custom or bleeding edge
>>>>>> userspace *may* see a slight hiccup, but I think that user count is in
>>>>>> the single digits, if not zero.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's fix this quickly with /size_t/u64/ in v6.8.1 and avoid the
>>>>>> compat shim if we can.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Casey, do you have time to put together a patch for this (you should
>>>>>> fix the call chains below the syscalls too)?  If not, please let me
>>>>>> know and I'll get a patch out ASAP.
>>>>> Grumble. Yes, I'll get right on it.
>>>> Great, thanks Casey.
>>> Look like lsm_get_self_attr() needs the same change. lsm_set_self_attr()
>>> doesn't, need it, but I'm tempted to change it as well for consistency.
>>> Thoughts?
>> As lsm_get_self_attr() has the same issue, it needs the same treatment.
>>
>> lsm_set_self_attr() could be left unchanged.  In fact, changing the type
>> of syscall arguments from size_t to an explicit 64-bit type would be
>> problematic because 32-bit syscalls cannot have 64-bit arguments.
> You might as well convert all of the size_t parameters, pointers or
> otherwise, in the three syscalls to u32 Casey.

Well, nuts. So much for that coin flip. V2 coming real soon.