[PATCH v2 3/3] integrity: Report error code in integrity_audit_message() call sites

Frederick Lawler fred at cloudflare.com
Mon Jul 27 22:21:49 UTC 2026


Most IMA functions return a error code reported with a log message, or
depend on a error code from a callee in prior code paths. When inspecting
audit logs, it's not always clear a message was produced in the first
place because the cause may not expose the underlying reason. Since
integrity_audit_message() can take a error code, expose these where
it makes sense.

Signed-off-by: Frederick Lawler <fred at cloudflare.com>
---
 security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c         |  8 ++++----
 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c          |  8 ++++----
 security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c     |  6 +++---
 security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c           |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c         |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c         |  6 +++---
 security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c       | 10 +++++-----
 security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c        |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c |  2 +-
 9 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
index a32c98089b055fcf84f1a33dd016a51f57693d36..ba5c0dc4a8c131165aee688be68b27462489bd12 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static int evm_protect_xattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 					dentry->d_inode, dentry->d_name.name,
 					"update_metadata",
 					integrity_status_msg[evm_status],
-					-EPERM, 0, 0);
+					-EPERM, 0, -EPERM);
 	}
 out:
 	/* Exception if the HMAC is not going to be calculated. */
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static int evm_protect_xattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 					dentry->d_name.name,
 					"appraise_metadata",
 					integrity_status_msg[evm_status],
-					-EPERM, 0, 0);
+					-EPERM, 0, -EPERM);
 	return evm_status == INTEGRITY_PASS ? 0 : -EPERM;
 }
 
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static int evm_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 					dentry->d_name.name,
 					"appraise_metadata",
 					integrity_status_msg[evm_status],
-					-EPERM, 0, 0);
+					-EPERM, 0, -EPERM);
 	return -EPERM;
 }
 
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static int evm_inode_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 				d_backing_inode(dentry), dentry->d_name.name,
 				"appraise_metadata",
 				integrity_status_msg[evm_status], -EPERM, 0,
-				0);
+				-EPERM);
 	return -EPERM;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 8c37dd4c9bb805213fb62e597a70189eca12b897..1c40fea4b9a7d990ffe2c1a5ce54cec94f9cb7ef 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int ima_store_template(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
 		if (result < 0) {
 			integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, inode,
 						template_name, op, audit_cause,
-						result, 0, 0);
+						result, 0, result);
 			return result;
 		}
 	}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void ima_add_violation(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 		ima_free_template_entry(entry);
 err_out:
 	integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, inode, filename, op,
-				cause, result, 0, 0);
+				cause, result, 0, result);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int ima_collect_measurement(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file,
 
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode,
 					filename.name.name, "collect_data",
-					audit_cause, result, 0, 0);
+					audit_cause, result, 0, result);
 
 		release_dentry_name_snapshot(&filename);
 	}
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void ima_store_measurement(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file,
 	result = ima_alloc_init_template(&event_data, &entry, template_desc);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, inode, filename,
-					op, audit_cause, result, 0, 0);
+					op, audit_cause, result, 0, result);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index cc88e3add5b7028d4901e284ef920b324645e719..6c9c1e04669a700c0558639a6f06bd759de60aef 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 		status = INTEGRITY_FAIL;
 		cause = "unverifiable-signature";
 		integrity_audit_message(audit_msgno, inode, filename,
-					op, cause, rc, 0, 0);
+					op, cause, rc, 0, rc);
 	} else if (status != INTEGRITY_PASS) {
 		/* Fix mode, but don't replace file signatures. */
 		if ((ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_FIX) && !try_modsig &&
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func, struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 		}
 
 		integrity_audit_message(audit_msgno, inode, filename,
-					op, cause, rc, 0, 0);
+					op, cause, rc, 0, rc);
 	} else {
 		ima_cache_flags(iint, func);
 	}
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int validate_hash_algo(struct dentry *dentry,
 	path = dentry_path(dentry, pathbuf, PATH_MAX);
 
 	integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, d_inode(dentry), path,
-				"set_data", errmsg, -EACCES, 0, 0);
+				"set_data", errmsg, -EACCES, 0, -EACCES);
 
 	kfree(pathbuf);
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
index a0c1a6dd6a750220b529cc3f77c2ae5673188e11..deadc946af641811928b7e65d53de3515126e85a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static ssize_t ima_write_policy(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL, NULL,
 					"policy_update",
 					"signed policy required",
-					result, 0, 0);
+					result, 0, result);
 		result = -EACCES;
 	} else {
 		ima_measure_raw_policy(data, datalen);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
index def350f7d6a0c58f119f2c74f26ea365471fb1c7..ca53a19911dab46b7bfd34fba2fc1380da872b14 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int __init ima_add_boot_aggregate(void)
 	return 0;
 err_out:
 	integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, NULL, filename, op,
-				audit_cause, result, 0, 0);
+				audit_cause, result, 0, result);
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 22d649fa19b334674b8e81dd537033cebf569699..1d2a2ab2ff89e92f34b58e4b7c651f1d21daf7e2 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int mmap_violation_check(enum ima_hooks func, struct file *file,
 					       filename);
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode, *pathname,
 					"mmap_file", "mmapped_writers", rc, 0,
-					0);
+					rc);
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
 
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, file_inode(file),
 					pathname, "collect_data",
-					"denied-hash-algorithm", rc, 0, 0);
+					"denied-hash-algorithm", rc, 0, rc);
 	}
 out_locked:
 	if ((mask & MAY_WRITE) && test_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags) &&
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static int ima_file_mprotect(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long reqprot,
 	pathname = ima_d_path(&file->f_path, &pathbuf, filename);
 	integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode, pathname,
 				"collect_data", "failed-mprotect", result, 0,
-				0);
+				result);
 	if (pathbuf)
 		__putname(pathbuf);
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 4f0ebc02de4eb4cf48633f3e87362a20ece3a689..3961f0b99d0672efdb4cd225ab86a54c2a75df5b 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ ssize_t ima_parse_add_rule(char *rule)
 	if (!entry) {
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL,
 					NULL, op, "-ENOMEM", -ENOMEM,
-					audit_info, 0);
+					audit_info, -ENOMEM);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ ssize_t ima_parse_add_rule(char *rule)
 		ima_free_rule(entry);
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL,
 					NULL, op, "invalid-policy", result,
-					audit_info, 0);
+					audit_info, result);
 		return result;
 	}
 
@@ -2417,7 +2417,7 @@ void ima_measure_loaded_policy(void)
 	rule = kmalloc(rule_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rule) {
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, NULL, event_name,
-					op, "ENOMEM", result, 0, 0);
+					op, "ENOMEM", result, 0, result);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2436,7 +2436,7 @@ void ima_measure_loaded_policy(void)
 			result = -E2BIG;
 			integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, NULL,
 						event_name, op, "rule_length",
-						result, 0, 0);
+						result, 0, result);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			goto free_rule;
 		}
@@ -2450,7 +2450,7 @@ void ima_measure_loaded_policy(void)
 	file.buf = kmalloc(file_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!file.buf) {
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, NULL, event_name,
-					op, "ENOMEM", result, 0, 0);
+					op, "ENOMEM", result, 0, result);
 		goto free_rule;
 	}
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
index e7b4df6b2ca299c38976012ac6eaaffcc5100e51..3b898930dea66ae6362160d0b47a320e16453280 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int ima_add_template_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry, int violation,
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
 	integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_PCR, inode, filename, op,
-				audit_cause, result, audit_info, 0);
+				audit_cause, result, audit_info, result);
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
index c87dcbe67820266149da6ad7d4f2f7061ff3c5c1..6d163312fb4c47ce256766e997aac5f7375088a8 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ int ima_eventdigest_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
 	if (result) {
 		integrity_audit_message(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_DATA, inode,
 					event_data->filename, "collect_data",
-					"failed", result, 0, 0);
+					"failed", result, 0, result);
 		return result;
 	}
 	cur_digest = hash_hdr->digest;

-- 
2.43.0




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