linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] audit: add missing syscalls to read class

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Message-ID: <7ec1d6a0e0810fc493b38ab48d872a54@paul-moore.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:42:27 -0500
From: Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To: Jeffrey Bencteux <jeff@...cteux.fr>, audit@...r.kernel.org, eparis@...hat.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] audit: add missing syscalls to read class

On Dec 27, 2025 Jeffrey Bencteux <jeff@...cteux.fr> wrote:
> 
> The "at" variant of getxattr() and listxattr() are missing from the
> audit read class. Calling getxattrat() or listxattrat() on a file to
> read its extended attributes will bypass audit rules such as:
> 
> -w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa
> 
> The current patch adds missing syscalls to the audit read class.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Bencteux <jeff@...cteux.fr>
> ---
>  include/asm-generic/audit_read.h | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

Merged into audit/dev, thanks Jeffrey!

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