[RFC PATCH 3/9] Loadpol LSM: filter kernel module request according to the policy
Simon THOBY
git at nightmared.fr
Wed May 21 14:01:07 UTC 2025
When a kernel module is loaded, the LSM accepts or rejects the demand
according to its policy.
Signed-off-by: Simon THOBY <git at nightmared.fr>
---
security/loadpol/Makefile | 2 +-
security/loadpol/loadpol.c | 22 ++++++++++++
security/loadpol/loadpol.h | 27 ++++++++++++++
security/loadpol/loadpol_policy.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 security/loadpol/loadpol_policy.c
diff --git a/security/loadpol/Makefile b/security/loadpol/Makefile
index a794c8cfbfee..062215e1f831 100644
--- a/security/loadpol/Makefile
+++ b/security/loadpol/Makefile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_LOADPOL) := loadpol.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_LOADPOL) := loadpol.o loadpol_policy.o
diff --git a/security/loadpol/loadpol.c b/security/loadpol/loadpol.c
index 3fc29263e2f8..4d1a495a1462 100644
--- a/security/loadpol/loadpol.c
+++ b/security/loadpol/loadpol.c
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
#include "loadpol.h"
+// default policy: allow all modules
+static struct loadpol_policy_entry default_policy_entries[] __ro_after_init = {
+ {
+ .origin = (ORIGIN_KERNEL | ORIGIN_USERSPACE),
+ .action = ACTION_ALLOW,
+ .module_name = NULL,
+ },
+};
+
static int __init loadpol_init(void);
static const struct lsm_id loadpol_lsmid = {
@@ -14,6 +23,7 @@ static const struct lsm_id loadpol_lsmid = {
};
static struct security_hook_list loadpol_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
+ LSM_HOOK_INIT(kernel_module_load, loadpol_kernel_module_load),
};
DEFINE_LSM(LOADPOL_NAME) = {
@@ -23,6 +33,18 @@ DEFINE_LSM(LOADPOL_NAME) = {
static int __init loadpol_init(void)
{
+ for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(default_policy_entries); i++) {
+ struct loadpol_policy_entry *entry = kmemdup(
+ &default_policy_entries[i],
+ sizeof(struct loadpol_policy_entry),
+ GFP_KERNEL
+ );
+ if (!entry)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ list_add_tail(&entry->list, loadpol_policy);
+ }
+
security_add_hooks(loadpol_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpol_hooks), &loadpol_lsmid);
pr_info("Loadpol started.\n");
return 0;
diff --git a/security/loadpol/loadpol.h b/security/loadpol/loadpol.h
index 5e11474191f0..a81d52f6d4da 100644
--- a/security/loadpol/loadpol.h
+++ b/security/loadpol/loadpol.h
@@ -3,6 +3,33 @@
#ifndef _SECURITY_LOADPOL_LOADPOL_H
#define _SECURITY_LOADPOL_LOADPOL_H
+#include "linux/list.h"
+
#define LOADPOL_NAME "loadpol"
+enum policy_entry_origin {
+ ORIGIN_KERNEL = 1 << 0,
+ ORIGIN_USERSPACE = 1 << 1,
+};
+
+enum __packed policy_entry_action {
+ ACTION_UNDEFINED,
+ ACTION_ALLOW,
+ ACTION_DENY
+};
+
+struct loadpol_policy_entry {
+ struct list_head list;
+ // bitfield of policy_entry_origin
+ u8 origin;
+ enum policy_entry_action action;
+ // when NULL, the policy apply to every module
+ char *module_name;
+};
+
+extern struct list_head __rcu *loadpol_policy;
+
+// evaluate if a kernel module called 'kmod' is allowed to be loaded in the kernel
+int loadpol_kernel_module_load(const char *kmod);
+
#endif /* _SECURITY_LOADPOL_LOADPOL_H */
diff --git a/security/loadpol/loadpol_policy.c b/security/loadpol/loadpol_policy.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ba5ab600e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/loadpol/loadpol_policy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+#include "linux/rculist.h"
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
+#include <linux/parser.h>
+
+#include "loadpol.h"
+
+/* use A/B policy entries: switch from one to the next every time the policy get overwritten */
+static LIST_HEAD(loadpol_policy_a);
+static LIST_HEAD(loadpol_policy_b);
+struct list_head __rcu *loadpol_policy = (struct list_head __rcu *)(&loadpol_policy_a);
+
+int loadpol_kernel_module_load(const char *kmod)
+{
+ struct task_struct *parent_task;
+ struct loadpol_policy_entry *entry;
+ struct list_head *policy_list_tmp;
+ enum policy_entry_origin orig = ORIGIN_USERSPACE;
+ bool allowed = false;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ parent_task = rcu_dereference(current->parent);
+ /* the parent of the current task is a workqueue -> the request comes from the kernel */
+ if (parent_task && (parent_task->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER))
+ orig = ORIGIN_KERNEL;
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
+ pr_debug("Loadpol: trying to load '%s' (asked by %s)",
+ kmod,
+ orig == ORIGIN_KERNEL ? "kernel" : "userspace");
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ policy_list_tmp = rcu_dereference(loadpol_policy);
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, policy_list_tmp, list) {
+ /* the requestor does not match */
+ if ((orig & entry->origin) == 0)
+ continue;
+
+ allowed = entry->action == ACTION_ALLOW;
+
+ if (!entry->module_name)
+ goto unlock_and_exit;
+
+ if (entry->module_name && match_wildcard(entry->module_name, kmod))
+ goto unlock_and_exit;
+ }
+
+ /* No match -> reject the demand */
+ allowed = false;
+
+unlock_and_exit:
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
+ pr_debug("Loadpol: load of module '%s' %s", kmod, allowed ? "allowed" : "blocked");
+
+ return allowed ? 0 : -EPERM;
+}
--
2.49.0
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