[PATCH v2] ima: instantiate the bprm_creds_for_exec() hook

Mimi Zohar zohar at linux.ibm.com
Wed Dec 4 19:27:51 UTC 2024


This should have been patch v3.

Mimi

On Wed, 2024-12-04 at 14:25 -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Like direct file execution (e.g. ./script.sh), indirect file execution
> (e.g. sh script.sh) needs to be measured and appraised.  Instantiate
> the new security_bprm_creds_for_exec() hook to measure and verify the
> indirect file's integrity.  Unlike direct file execution, indirect file
> execution is optionally enforced by the interpreter.
> 
> Differentiate kernel and userspace enforced integrity audit messages.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu at huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu at huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> Changelog v3:
> - Mickael: add comment ima_bprm_creds_for_exec(), minor code cleanup,
>   add Co-developed-by tag.
> 
> Changelog v2:
> - Mickael: Use same audit messages with new audit message number
> - Stefan Berger: Return boolean from is_bprm_creds_for_exec()
> 
>  include/uapi/linux/audit.h            |  1 +
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c     | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
> index 75e21a135483..826337905466 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
> @@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
>  #define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_RULE	    1805 /* policy rule */
>  #define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_EVM_XATTR   1806 /* New EVM-covered xattr */
>  #define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_POLICY_RULE 1807 /* IMA policy rules */
> +#define AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA_CHECK  1808 /* Userspace enforced data integrity */
>  
>  #define AUDIT_KERNEL		2000	/* Asynchronous audit record. NOT A REQUEST. */
>  
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> index 656c709b974f..fc0d1f3cceca 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/file.h>
> +#include <linux/binfmts.h>
>  #include <linux/fs.h>
>  #include <linux/xattr.h>
>  #include <linux/magic.h>
> @@ -469,6 +470,17 @@ int ima_check_blacklist(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
>  	return rc;
>  }
>  
> +static bool is_bprm_creds_for_exec(enum ima_hooks func, struct file *file)
> +{
> +	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
> +
> +	if (func == BPRM_CHECK) {
> +		bprm = container_of(&file, struct linux_binprm, file);
> +		return bprm->is_check;
> +	}
> +	return false;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * ima_appraise_measurement - appraise file measurement
>   *
> @@ -483,6 +495,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
>  			     int xattr_len, const struct modsig *modsig)
>  {
>  	static const char op[] = "appraise_data";
> +	int audit_msgno = AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA;
>  	const char *cause = "unknown";
>  	struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(file);
>  	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(dentry);
> @@ -494,6 +507,16 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
>  	if (!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_XATTR) && !try_modsig)
>  		return INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Unlike any of the other LSM hooks where the kernel enforces file
> +	 * integrity, enforcing file integrity for the bprm_creds_for_exec()
> +	 * LSM hook with the AT_EXECVE_CHECK flag is left up to the discretion
> +	 * of the script interpreter(userspace). Differentiate kernel and
> +	 * userspace enforced integrity audit messages.
> +	 */
> +	if (is_bprm_creds_for_exec(func, file))
> +		audit_msgno = AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA_CHECK;
> +
>  	/* If reading the xattr failed and there's no modsig, error out. */
>  	if (rc <= 0 && !try_modsig) {
>  		if (rc && rc != -ENODATA)
> @@ -569,7 +592,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
>  	     (iint->flags & IMA_FAIL_UNVERIFIABLE_SIGS))) {
>  		status = INTEGRITY_FAIL;
>  		cause = "unverifiable-signature";
> -		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode, filename,
> +		integrity_audit_msg(audit_msgno, inode, filename,
>  				    op, cause, rc, 0);
>  	} else if (status != INTEGRITY_PASS) {
>  		/* Fix mode, but don't replace file signatures. */
> @@ -589,7 +612,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
>  			status = INTEGRITY_PASS;
>  		}
>  
> -		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode, filename,
> +		integrity_audit_msg(audit_msgno, inode, filename,
>  				    op, cause, rc, 0);
>  	} else {
>  		ima_cache_flags(iint, func);
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> index 06132cf47016..5d4ac8aa2f1f 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> @@ -554,6 +554,34 @@ static int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
>  				   MAY_EXEC, CREDS_CHECK);
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * ima_bprm_creds_for_exec - collect/store/appraise measurement.
> + * @bprm: contains the linux_binprm structure
> + *
> + * Based on the IMA policy and the execvat(2) AT_EXECVE_CHECK flag, measure
> + * and appraise the integrity of a file to be executed by script interpreters.
> + * Unlike any of the other LSM hooks where the kernel enforces file integrity,
> + * enforcing file integrity is left up to the discretion of the script
> + * interpreter (userspace).
> + *
> + * On success return 0.  On integrity appraisal error, assuming the file
> + * is in policy and IMA-appraisal is in enforcing mode, return -EACCES.
> + */
> +static int ima_bprm_creds_for_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * As security_bprm_check() is called multiple times, both
> +	 * the script and the shebang interpreter are measured, appraised,
> +	 * and audited. Limit usage of this LSM hook to just measuring,
> +	 * appraising, and auditing the indirect script execution
> +	 * (e.g. ./sh example.sh).
> +	 */
> +	if (!bprm->is_check)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	return ima_bprm_check(bprm);
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * ima_file_check - based on policy, collect/store measurement.
>   * @file: pointer to the file to be measured
> @@ -1177,6 +1205,7 @@ static int __init init_ima(void)
>  
>  static struct security_hook_list ima_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
>  	LSM_HOOK_INIT(bprm_check_security, ima_bprm_check),
> +	LSM_HOOK_INIT(bprm_creds_for_exec, ima_bprm_creds_for_exec),
>  	LSM_HOOK_INIT(file_post_open, ima_file_check),
>  	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_post_create_tmpfile, ima_post_create_tmpfile),
>  	LSM_HOOK_INIT(file_release, ima_file_free),




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