[PATCH v9 2/8] IMA: add support to measure buffer data hash

Mimi Zohar zohar at linux.ibm.com
Thu Dec 24 00:03:18 UTC 2020


On Sat, 2020-12-12 at 10:02 -0800, Tushar Sugandhi wrote:
> The original IMA buffer data measurement sizes were small (e.g. boot
> command line), but the new buffer data measurement use cases have data 
> sizes that are a lot larger.  Just as IMA measures the file data hash,
> not the file data, IMA should similarly support the option for measuring 
> the hash of the buffer data.
> 
> Measuring in-memory buffer-data/buffer-data-hash is different than
> measuring file-data/file-data-hash. For the file, IMA stores the
> measurements in both measurement log and the file's extended attribute -
> which can later be used for appraisal as well. For buffer, the
> measurements are only stored in the IMA log, since the buffer has no
> extended attributes associated with it.

By definition, buffer data is only measured.  Nothing new is added by
the above paragraph.  Please remove it.

> 
> Introduce a boolean parameter measure_buf_hash to support measuring
> hash of a buffer, which would be much smaller, instead of the buffer
> itself.

Like the patch Subject line use "the buffer data hash" instead of the
"hash of a buffer".

There's no need to include the boolean parameter name
"measure_buf_hash".  Please remove it.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Tushar Sugandhi <tusharsu at linux.microsoft.com>
> Reviewed-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks at linux.microsoft.com>
> ---
>  security/integrity/ima/ima.h                 |  3 +-
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c        |  2 +-
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c |  2 +-
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c            | 38 +++++++++++++++++---
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c      |  3 +-
>  5 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> index e5622ce8cbb1..fa3044a7539f 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> @@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ void ima_store_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file,
>  			   struct ima_template_desc *template_desc);
>  void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
>  				const char *eventname, enum ima_hooks func,
> -				int pcr, const char *func_data);
> +				int pcr, const char *func_data,
> +				bool measure_buf_hash);

Please abbreviate the boolean name to "hash".   The test would then be
"if (hash == true)" or "if (hash)".

>  void ima_audit_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
>  			   const unsigned char *filename);
>  int ima_alloc_init_template(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> index 8361941ee0a1..46ffa38bab12 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ int ima_check_blacklist(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
>  		if ((rc == -EPERM) && (iint->flags & IMA_MEASURE))
>  			process_buffer_measurement(NULL, digest, digestsize,
>  						   "blacklisted-hash", NONE,
> -						   pcr, NULL);
> +						   pcr, NULL, false);
>  	}
>  
>  	return rc;
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c
> index 1c68c500c26f..a74095793936 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_asymmetric_keys.c
> @@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ void ima_post_key_create_or_update(struct key *keyring, struct key *key,
>  	 */
>  	process_buffer_measurement(NULL, payload, payload_len,
>  				   keyring->description, KEY_CHECK, 0,
> -				   keyring->description);
> +				   keyring->description, false);
>  }
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> index e76ef4bfd0f4..0f8409d77602 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> @@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ int ima_post_load_data(char *buf, loff_t size,
>  }
>  
>  /*
> - * process_buffer_measurement - Measure the buffer to ima log.
> + * process_buffer_measurement - Measure the buffer or the buffer data hash
>   * @inode: inode associated with the object being measured (NULL for KEY_CHECK)
>   * @buf: pointer to the buffer that needs to be added to the log.
>   * @size: size of buffer(in bytes).
> @@ -787,12 +787,23 @@ int ima_post_load_data(char *buf, loff_t size,
>   * @func: IMA hook
>   * @pcr: pcr to extend the measurement
>   * @func_data: private data specific to @func, can be NULL.
> + * @measure_buf_hash: measure buffer hash

^@hash: measure buffer data hash

>   *
> - * Based on policy, the buffer is measured into the ima log.
> + * Measure the buffer into the IMA log, and extend the @pcr.

IMA always measures/appraises files and measures buffer data based on
policy.  The above sentence succintly summarizes what
process_buffer_measurement() does.   This patch adds support for
measuring the "buffer data hash".   The following would be an
appropriate change.

* Based on policy, either the buffer data or buffer data hash is
measured

> + *
> + * Determine what buffers are allowed to be measured, based on the policy rules
> + * and the IMA hook passed using @func.
> + *
> + * Use @func_data, if provided, to match against the measurement policy rule
> + * data for @func.
> + *
> + * If @measure_buf_hash is set to true - measure hash of the buffer data,
> + * else measure the buffer data itself.

This patch should be limited to adding "buffer data hash" support. 
These changes don't belong in this patch.  Please remove.

>   */
>  void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
>  				const char *eventname, enum ima_hooks func,
> -				int pcr, const char *func_data)
> +				int pcr, const char *func_data,
> +				bool measure_buf_hash)
>  {
>  	int ret = 0;
>  	const char *audit_cause = "ENOMEM";
> @@ -807,6 +818,8 @@ void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
>  		struct ima_digest_data hdr;
>  		char digest[IMA_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE];
>  	} hash = {};
> +	char buf_hash[IMA_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE];
> +	int buf_hash_len = hash_digest_size[ima_hash_algo];
>  	int violation = 0;
>  	int action = 0;
>  	u32 secid;
> @@ -849,13 +862,27 @@ void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
>  		goto out;
>  	}
>  
> +	if (measure_buf_hash) {

^ if (hash) {
> +		memcpy(buf_hash, hash.hdr.digest, buf_hash_len);
> +
> +		ret = ima_calc_buffer_hash(buf_hash, buf_hash_len,
> +					   iint.ima_hash);
> +		if (ret < 0) {
> +			audit_cause = "measure_buf_hash_error";

I don't see a good no reason for defining a new audit cause.  Use the
existing "hashing_error".

thanks,

Mimi

> +			goto out;
> +		}
> +
> +		event_data.buf = buf_hash;
> +		event_data.buf_len = buf_hash_len;
> +	}
> +
>  	ret = ima_alloc_init_template(&event_data, &entry, template);
>  	if (ret < 0) {
>  		audit_cause = "alloc_entry";
>  		goto out;
>  	}
>  
> -	ret = ima_store_template(entry, violation, NULL, buf, pcr);
> +	ret = ima_store_template(entry, violation, NULL, event_data.buf, pcr);
>  	if (ret < 0) {
>  		audit_cause = "store_entry";
>  		ima_free_template_entry(entry);
> @@ -890,7 +917,8 @@ void ima_kexec_cmdline(int kernel_fd, const void *buf, int size)
>  		return;
>  
>  	process_buffer_measurement(file_inode(f.file), buf, size,
> -				   "kexec-cmdline", KEXEC_CMDLINE, 0, NULL);
> +				   "kexec-cmdline", KEXEC_CMDLINE, 0, NULL,
> +				   false);
>  	fdput(f);
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
> index 69a8626a35c0..c2f2ad34f9b7 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue_keys.c
> @@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ void ima_process_queued_keys(void)
>  						   entry->payload_len,
>  						   entry->keyring_name,
>  						   KEY_CHECK, 0,
> -						   entry->keyring_name);
> +						   entry->keyring_name,
> +						   false);
>  		list_del(&entry->list);
>  		ima_free_key_entry(entry);
>  	}




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