[PATCH] ima: Allow template selection with ima_template[_fmt]= after ima_hash=

Mimi Zohar zohar at linux.ibm.com
Mon Jan 31 19:20:14 UTC 2022


On Mon, 2022-01-31 at 18:11 +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> Commit c2426d2ad5027 ("ima: added support for new kernel cmdline parameter
> ima_template_fmt") introduced an additional check on the ima_template
> variable to avoid multiple template selection.
> 
> Unfortunately, ima_template could be also set by the setup function of the
> ima_hash= parameter, when it calls ima_template_desc_current(). This causes
> attempts to choose a new template with ima_template= or with
> ima_template_fmt=, after ima_hash=, to be ignored.
> 
> Achieve the goal of the commit mentioned with the new static variable
> template_setup_done, so that template selection requests after ima_hash=
> are not ignored.
> 
> Finally, call ima_init_template_list(), if not already done, to initialize
> the list of templates before lookup_template_desc() is called.
> 
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: c2426d2ad5027 ("ima: added support for new kernel cmdline parameter ima_template_fmt")
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu at huawei.com>

Thanks, Roberto.

Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.ibm.com>

Mimi



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