linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 7/9] module: Move lockdown check into generic module loader

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Message-Id: <20250429-module-hashes-v3-7-00e9258def9e@weissschuh.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:04:34 +0200
From: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>, 
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 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH v3 7/9] module: Move lockdown check into generic module
 loader

The lockdown check buried in module_sig_check() will not compose well
with the introduction of hash-based module validation.
Move it into module_integrity_check() which will work better.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
 kernel/module/main.c    | 6 +++++-
 kernel/module/signing.c | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 0c88d443a3bc894b18a7aa230cadf396e585c415..1c353ece05fd1d2d709204e4d5fa44ecb8832bfa 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -3254,7 +3254,11 @@ static int module_integrity_check(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG))
 		err = module_sig_check(info, flags);

-	return err;
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	if (info->sig_ok)
+		return 0;
+	return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_MODULE_SIGNATURE);
 }

 /*
diff --git a/kernel/module/signing.c b/kernel/module/signing.c
index e51920605da14771601327ea596dad2e12400518..029e1ef6f0e369fd48e8c81154b6c697ad7a6249 100644
--- a/kernel/module/signing.c
+++ b/kernel/module/signing.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/module_signature.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/verification.h>
-#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <crypto/public_key.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/module.h>
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -100,5 +99,5 @@ int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 		return -EKEYREJECTED;
 	}

-	return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_MODULE_SIGNATURE);
+	return 0;
 }

-- 
2.49.0