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Message-ID: <1803499.1I7Vdk23bE@jason-thinkpad-t430s> Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:29:23 +0800 From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> To: Paul Moore <pmoore@...hat.com> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov, mst@...hat.com Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 3/3] tun: fix LSM/SELinux labeling of tun/tap devices On Thursday, December 06, 2012 10:36:11 AM Paul Moore wrote: > On Thursday, December 06, 2012 06:29:54 PM Jason Wang wrote: > > On Wednesday, December 05, 2012 03:26:19 PM Paul Moore wrote: > > > This patch corrects some problems with LSM/SELinux that were introduced > > > with the multiqueue patchset. The problem stems from the fact that the > > > multiqueue work changed the relationship between the tun device and its > > > associated socket; before the socket persisted for the life of the > > > device, however after the multiqueue changes the socket only persisted > > > for the life of the userspace connection (fd open). For non-persistent > > > devices this is not an issue, but for persistent devices this can cause > > > the tun device to lose its SELinux label. > > > > > > We correct this problem by adding an opaque LSM security blob to the > > > tun device struct which allows us to have the LSM security state, e.g. > > > SELinux labeling information, persist for the lifetime of the tun > > > device. In the process we tweak the LSM hooks to work with this new > > > approach to TUN device/socket labeling and introduce a new LSM hook, > > > security_tun_dev_create_queue(), to approve requests to create a new > > > TUN queue via TUNSETQUEUE. > > > > > > The SELinux code has been adjusted to match the new LSM hooks, the > > > other LSMs do not make use of the LSM TUN controls. This patch makes > > > use of the recently added "tun_socket:create_queue" permission to > > > restrict access to the TUNSETQUEUE operation. On older SELinux > > > policies which do not define the "tun_socket:create_queue" permission > > > the access control decision for TUNSETQUEUE will be handled according > > > to the SELinux policy's unknown permission setting. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <pmoore@...hat.com> > > ... > > > > @@ -4425,20 +4452,19 @@ static void selinux_tun_dev_post_create(struct > > > sock > > > *sk) * cause confusion to the TUN user that had no idea network labeling > > > * > > > protocols were being used */ > > > > > > - /* see the comments in selinux_tun_dev_create() about why we ... > > > - > > > - sksec->sid = current_sid(); > > > + sksec->sid = tunsec->sid; > > > > Since both tun_set_iff() and tun_set_queue() would call this. I wonder > > when > > it is called by tun_set_queue() we need some checking just like what we > > done in v1, otherwise it's unconditionally in TUNSETQUEUE. Or we can add > > them in selinux_tun_dev_create_queue()? > > In all the cases that call tun_attach() we have a new socket which needs to > be labeled based on the tun->security label, yes? That is what the Yes. > security_tun_dev_attach() code does, there is no need for access control at > this point as the operation has already been authorized by either > security_tun_dev_create() (new device), security_tun_dev_create_queue() (new > queue), or security_tun_dev_open() (opening persistent device). > > I think we are all set, or am I missing something? > Looks fine, thanks for the explanation. > > > sksec->sclass = SECCLASS_TUN_SOCKET; > > > > > > + > > > + return 0; > > > > > > } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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