[PATCH v3 1/1] security: Add mechanism to safely (un)load LSMs after boot time
Sargun Dhillon
sargun at sargun.me
Fri Mar 30 02:33:33 UTC 2018
On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 02:37:10PM -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> On 3/29/2018 2:14 PM, Sargun Dhillon wrote:
> > This patch introduces a mechanism to add mutable hooks and immutable
> > hooks to the callback chain. It adds an intermediary item to the
> > chain which separates mutable and immutable hooks. Immutable hooks
> > are then marked as read-only, as well as the hook heads. This does
> > not preclude some hooks being able to be mutated (removed).
> >
> > It also wraps the hook unloading, and execution with an SRCU. One
> > SRCU is used across all hooks, as the SRCU struct can be memory
> > intensive, and hook execution time in general should be relatively
> > short.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sargun Dhillon <sargun at sargun.me>
> > Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel at i-love.sakura.ne.jp>
> > ---
> > include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 23 ++---
> > security/Kconfig | 2 +-
> > security/apparmor/lsm.c | 2 +-
> > security/commoncap.c | 2 +-
> > security/security.c | 210 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> > security/selinux/hooks.c | 5 +-
> > security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 3 +-
> > security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c | 3 +-
> > security/yama/yama_lsm.c | 2 +-
> > 9 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> > index 09bc60fb35f1..689e5e72fb38 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> > @@ -1981,9 +1981,12 @@ extern struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads;
> > extern char *lsm_names;
> >
> > extern void security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
> > - char *lsm);
> > + char *lsm, bool is_mutable);
> >
> > -#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_DISABLE
> > +#define __lsm_ro_after_init __ro_after_init
> > +/* Currently required to handle SELinux runtime hook disable. */
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_WRITABLE_HOOKS
> > +#define __lsm_mutable_after_init
> > /*
> > * Assuring the safety of deleting a security module is up to
> > * the security module involved. This may entail ordering the
> > @@ -1996,21 +1999,9 @@ extern void security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
> > * disabling their module is a good idea needs to be at least as
> > * careful as the SELinux team.
> > */
> > -static inline void security_delete_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks,
> > - int count)
> > -{
> > - int i;
> > -
> > - for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
> > - hlist_del_rcu(&hooks[i].list);
> > -}
> > -#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_DISABLE */
> > -
> > -/* Currently required to handle SELinux runtime hook disable. */
> > -#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_WRITABLE_HOOKS
> > -#define __lsm_ro_after_init
> > +extern void security_delete_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count);
> > #else
> > -#define __lsm_ro_after_init __ro_after_init
> > +#define __lsm_mutable_after_init __ro_after_init
> > #endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_WRITABLE_HOOKS */
> >
> > extern int __init security_module_enable(const char *module);
> > diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
> > index c4302067a3ad..a3b8b1142e6f 100644
> > --- a/security/Kconfig
> > +++ b/security/Kconfig
> > @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ config SECURITY
> > If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
> >
> > config SECURITY_WRITABLE_HOOKS
> > - depends on SECURITY
> > + depends on SECURITY && SRCU
> > bool
> > default n
> >
> > diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
> > index 9a65eeaf7dfa..d6cca8169df0 100644
> > --- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
> > +++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
> > @@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ static int __init apparmor_init(void)
> > goto buffers_out;
> > }
> > security_add_hooks(apparmor_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(apparmor_hooks),
> > - "apparmor");
> > + "apparmor", false);
> >
> > /* Report that AppArmor successfully initialized */
> > apparmor_initialized = 1;
> > diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
> > index 48620c93d697..fe4b0d9d44ce 100644
> > --- a/security/commoncap.c
> > +++ b/security/commoncap.c
> > @@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
> > void __init capability_add_hooks(void)
> > {
> > security_add_hooks(capability_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(capability_hooks),
> > - "capability");
> > + "capability", false);
> > }
> >
> > #endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY */
> > diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> > index 3cafff61b049..2ddb64864e3e 100644
> > --- a/security/security.c
> > +++ b/security/security.c
> > @@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
> > #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
> > #include <linux/string.h>
> > #include <net/flow.h>
> > +#include <linux/srcu.h>
> > +#include <linux/mutex.h>
> > +
> > +#define SECURITY_HOOK_COUNT \
> > + (sizeof(security_hook_heads) / sizeof(struct hlist_head))
> >
> > #define MAX_LSM_EVM_XATTR 2
> >
> > @@ -36,7 +41,10 @@
> > #define SECURITY_NAME_MAX 10
> >
> > struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads __lsm_ro_after_init;
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(security_hook_heads);
> > +
> > static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(lsm_notifier_chain);
> > +static DEFINE_MUTEX(security_hook_mutex);
> >
> > char *lsm_names;
> > /* Boot-time LSM user choice */
> > @@ -53,6 +61,103 @@ static void __init do_security_initcalls(void)
> > }
> > }
> >
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_WRITABLE_HOOKS
> > +DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(security_hook_srcu);
> > +static struct security_hook_list null_hooks[SECURITY_HOOK_COUNT];
> > +#define HAS_FUNC(SHL, FUNC) (SHL->hook.FUNC)
>
> The HAS_FUNC() macro will work, but it's awkward outside of the
> call_..._hook() macros. I think you should document how to use it
> properly somewhere in here. There are enough cases where the
> call_..._hook() macros aren't used that someone could have trouble
> figuring out how to use it.
>
>
What about something like:
security/security.c | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 2ddb64864e3e..bc14125cfc78 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -62,9 +62,37 @@ static void __init do_security_initcalls(void)
}
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_WRITABLE_HOOKS
-DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(security_hook_srcu);
+/*
+ * With writable hooks, we setup a structure like this:
+ * +------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +--------------+
+ * | | | | | | | | | |
+ * | HEAD +---> Immutable +---> Immutable +---> Null hook +---> Mutable Hook |
+ * | | | Hook 1 | | Hook 2 | | | | |
+ * +------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +--------------+
+ * | | |
+ * v v v
+ * Callback Callback Callback
+ *
+ * The hooks before to null hook are marked only after kernel initialization.
+ * The null hook, as well as the hooks succeeding it are not marked read only,
+ * therefore allowing them be (un)loaded after initialization time.
+ *
+ * Since the null hook doesn't have a callback, we need to check if a hook
+ * is the null hook prior to invoking it.
+ */
static struct security_hook_list null_hooks[SECURITY_HOOK_COUNT];
-#define HAS_FUNC(SHL, FUNC) (SHL->hook.FUNC)
+DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(security_hook_srcu);
+
+static inline bool is_null_hook(struct security_hook_list *shl)
+{
+ union {
+ void *cb_ptr;
+ union security_list_options slo;
+ } hook_options;
+
+ hook_options.slo = shl->hook;
+ return !hook_options.cb_ptr;
+}
static inline int lock_lsm(void)
{
@@ -88,14 +116,9 @@ static inline void unlock_lsm(int idx)
static void security_add_hook(struct security_hook_list *hook, bool is_mutable)
{
struct security_hook_list *mutable_hook;
- union {
- void *cb_ptr;
- union security_list_options slo;
- } hook_options;
hlist_for_each_entry(mutable_hook, hook->head, list) {
- hook_options.slo = mutable_hook->hook;
- if (hook_options.cb_ptr)
+ if (!is_null_hook(mutable_hook))
continue;
if (is_mutable)
@@ -139,7 +162,10 @@ void security_delete_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(security_delete_hooks);
#else
-#define HAS_FUNC(SHL, FUNC) true
+static inline bool is_null_hook(struct security_hook_list *shl)
+{
+ return false;
+}
static inline int lock_lsm(void)
{
@@ -309,7 +335,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_lsm_notifier);
\
srcu_idx = lock_lsm(); \
hlist_for_each_entry(P, &security_hook_heads.FUNC, list) \
- if (HAS_FUNC(P, FUNC)) \
+ if (!is_null_hook(P)) \
P->hook.FUNC(__VA_ARGS__); \
unlock_lsm(srcu_idx); \
} while (0)
@@ -322,7 +348,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_lsm_notifier);
struct security_hook_list *P; \
\
hlist_for_each_entry(P, &security_hook_heads.FUNC, list) { \
- if (HAS_FUNC(P, FUNC)) { \
+ if (!is_null_hook(P)) { \
RC = P->hook.FUNC(__VA_ARGS__); \
if (RC != 0) \
break; \
@@ -434,7 +460,7 @@ int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
*/
srcu_idx = lock_lsm();
hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.vm_enough_memory, list) {
- if (!HAS_FUNC(hp, vm_enough_memory))
+ if (is_null_hook(hp))
continue;
rc = hp->hook.vm_enough_memory(mm, pages);
if (rc <= 0) {
@@ -928,7 +954,7 @@ int security_inode_getsecurity(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
*/
srcu_idx = lock_lsm();
hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.inode_getsecurity, list) {
- if (!HAS_FUNC(hp, inode_getsecurity))
+ if (is_null_hook(hp))
continue;
rc = hp->hook.inode_getsecurity(inode, name, buffer, alloc);
if (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP)
@@ -953,7 +979,7 @@ int security_inode_setsecurity(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
*/
srcu_idx = lock_lsm();
hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.inode_setsecurity, list) {
- if (!HAS_FUNC(hp, inode_setsecurity))
+ if (is_null_hook(hp))
continue;
rc = hp->hook.inode_setsecurity(inode, name, value, size,
flags);
@@ -1264,7 +1290,7 @@ int security_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2,
srcu_idx = lock_lsm();
hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.task_prctl, list) {
- if (!HAS_FUNC(hp, task_prctl))
+ if (is_null_hook(hp))
continue;
thisrc = hp->hook.task_prctl(option, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
if (thisrc != -ENOSYS) {
@@ -1774,7 +1800,7 @@ int security_xfrm_state_pol_flow_match(struct xfrm_state *x,
hlist_for_each_entry(hp,
&security_hook_heads.xfrm_state_pol_flow_match,
list) {
- if (!HAS_FUNC(hp, xfrm_state_pol_flow_match))
+ if (is_null_hook(hp))
continue;
rc = hp->hook.xfrm_state_pol_flow_match(x, xp, fl);
break;
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