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Message-ID: <20090813184009.GA8391@us.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:40:09 -0500
From: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
sds@...ho.nsa.gov, davem@...emloft.net,
shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, kees@...ntu.com,
morgan@...nel.org, casey@...aufler-ca.com, dwalsh@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] security: introducing security_request_module
Quoting Eric Paris (eparis@...hat.com):
> Calling request_module() will trigger a userspace upcall which will load a
> new module into the kernel. This can be a dangerous event if the process
> able to trigger request_module() is able to control either the modprobe
> binary or the module binary. This patch adds a new security hook to
> request_module() which can be used by an LSM to control a processes ability
> to call request_module().
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Looks fine code-wise.
Just to match the rest of the documentation, the description in
security.h should probably mention 'Return 0 if allowed'.
Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
> ---
>
> include/linux/security.h | 10 ++++++++++
> kernel/kmod.c | 4 ++++
> security/capability.c | 6 ++++++
> security/security.c | 5 +++++
> 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index d5f6578..34c5465 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
> * @inode points to the inode to use as a reference.
> * The current task must be the one that nominated @inode.
> * Return 0 if successful.
> + * @kernel_module_request:
> + * Ability to trigger the kernel to automatically upcall to userspace for
> + * userspace to load a kernel module with the given name.
> * @task_setuid:
> * Check permission before setting one or more of the user identity
> * attributes of the current process. The @flags parameter indicates
> @@ -1500,6 +1503,7 @@ struct security_operations {
> void (*cred_commit)(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
> int (*kernel_act_as)(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
> int (*kernel_create_files_as)(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
> + int (*kernel_module_request)(void);
> int (*task_setuid) (uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags);
> int (*task_fix_setuid) (struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
> int flags);
> @@ -1755,6 +1759,7 @@ int security_prepare_creds(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, gfp_t gfp);
> void security_commit_creds(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
> int security_kernel_act_as(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
> int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
> +int security_kernel_module_request(void);
> int security_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags);
> int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
> int flags);
> @@ -2306,6 +2311,11 @@ static inline int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *cred,
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static inline int security_kernel_module_request(void)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static inline int security_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2,
> int flags)
> {
> diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
> index 385c31a..5a7ae57 100644
> --- a/kernel/kmod.c
> +++ b/kernel/kmod.c
> @@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
> #define MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT 50 /* Completely arbitrary value - KAO */
> static int kmod_loop_msg;
>
> + ret = security_kernel_module_request();
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> va_start(args, fmt);
> ret = vsnprintf(module_name, MODULE_NAME_LEN, fmt, args);
> va_end(args);
> diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
> index 4f23f4f..06400cf 100644
> --- a/security/capability.c
> +++ b/security/capability.c
> @@ -396,6 +396,11 @@ static int cap_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static int cap_kernel_module_request(void)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static int cap_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags)
> {
> return 0;
> @@ -961,6 +966,7 @@ void security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops)
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, cred_commit);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_act_as);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_create_files_as);
> + set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_module_request);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_setuid);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_fix_setuid);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_setgid);
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index b98c684..f88eaf6 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode)
> return security_ops->kernel_create_files_as(new, inode);
> }
>
> +int security_kernel_module_request(void)
> +{
> + return security_ops->kernel_module_request();
> +}
> +
> int security_task_setuid(uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags)
> {
> return security_ops->task_setuid(id0, id1, id2, flags);
>
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