Re: [PATCH 2/3] LSM/SELinux: inode_{get,set,notify}secctx hooks toaccess LSM security context information.

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Fri Sep 04 2009 - 11:49:32 EST


Quoting David P. Quigley (dpquigl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx):
> This patch introduces three new hooks. The inode_getsecctx hook is used to get
> all relevant information from an LSM about an inode. The inode_setsecctx is

The 'security_xyz_getctx' namespace is getting a bit polluted. I suspect
I should take this as a hint to rename my
selinux_file_get_ctx()
to
selinux_checkpoint_file()
or
selinux_checkpoint_file_ctx()

to more clearly distinguish it from your hooks and the existing
secid_to_secctx() set of .hooks

> used to set both the in-core and on-disk state for the inode based on a context
> derived from inode_getsecctx.The final hook inode_notifysecctx will notify the
> LSM of a change for the in-core state of the inode in question. These hooks are
> for use in the labeled NFS code and addresses concerns of how to set security
> on an inode in a multi-xattr LSM. For historical reasons Stephen Smalley's
> explanation of the reason for these hooks is pasted below.
>
> Quote Stephen Smalley
>
> inode_setsecctx: Change the security context of an inode. Updates the
> in core security context managed by the security module and invokes the
> fs code as needed (via __vfs_setxattr_noperm) to update any backing
> xattrs that represent the context. Example usage: NFS server invokes
> this hook to change the security context in its incore inode and on the
> backing file system to a value provided by the client on a SETATTR
> operation.

So this is only to be called by kernel code, right? Hence no
authorization checks needed?

> inode_notifysecctx: Notify the security module of what the security
> context of an inode should be. Initializes the incore security context
> managed by the security module for this inode. Example usage: NFS
> client invokes this hook to initialize the security context in its
> incore inode to the value provided by the server for the file when the
> server returned the file's attributes to the client.
>
> Signed-off-by: David P. Quigley <dpquigl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> include/linux/security.h | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> security/capability.c | 17 +++++++++++++
> security/security.c | 18 ++++++++++++++
> security/selinux/hooks.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++
> 5 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index 1f16eea..a88fc49 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -1351,6 +1351,41 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
> * audit_rule_init.
> * @rule contains the allocated rule
> *
> + * @inode_notifysecctx:
> + * Notify the security module of what the security context of an inode
> + * should be. Initializes the incore security context managed by the
> + * security module for this inode. Example usage: NFS client invokes
> + * this hook to initialize the security context in its incore inode to the
> + * value provided by the server for the file when the server returned the
> + * file's attributes to the client.
> + *
> + * Must be called with inode->i_mutex locked.
> + *
> + * @inode we wish to set the security context of.
> + * @ctx contains the string which we wish to set in the inode.
> + * @ctxlen contains the length of @ctx.
> + *
> + * @inode_setsecctx:
> + * Change the security context of an inode. Updates the
> + * incore security context managed by the security module and invokes the
> + * fs code as needed (via __vfs_setxattr_noperm) to update any backing
> + * xattrs that represent the context. Example usage: NFS server invokes
> + * this hook to change the security context in its incore inode and on the
> + * backing filesystem to a value provided by the client on a SETATTR
> + * operation.

If someone is using fs/cachefiles, do these changes get automatically
kicked up to the cached view?

> + * Must be called with inode->i_mutex locked.
> + *
> + * @dentry contains the inode we wish to set the security context of.
> + * @ctx contains the string which we wish to set in the inode.
> + * @ctxlen contains the length of @ctx.
> + *
> + * @inode_getsecctx:
> + * Returns a string containing all relavent security context information

Is it worth spelling out even more clearly that the string needs to be freed
by the caller?

> + *
> + * @inode we wish to set the security context of.
> + * @ctx is a pointer in which to place the allocated security context.
> + * @ctxlen points to the place to put the length of @ctx.
> * This is the main security structure.
> */
> struct security_operations {
> @@ -1556,6 +1591,10 @@ struct security_operations {
> int (*secctx_to_secid) (const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid);
> void (*release_secctx) (char *secdata, u32 seclen);
>
> + int (*inode_notifysecctx)(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
> + int (*inode_setsecctx)(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
> + int (*inode_getsecctx)(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen);
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
> int (*unix_stream_connect) (struct socket *sock,
> struct socket *other, struct sock *newsk);
> @@ -1796,6 +1835,9 @@ int security_secid_to_secctx(u32 secid, char **secdata, u32 *seclen);
> int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid);
> void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen);
>
> +int security_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
> +int security_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
> +int security_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen);
> #else /* CONFIG_SECURITY */
> struct security_mnt_opts {
> };
> @@ -2537,6 +2579,19 @@ static inline int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata,
> static inline void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
> {
> }
> +
> +static inline int security_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> +static inline int security_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> +static inline int security_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen)
> +{
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> #endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY */
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
> diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
> index 88f752e..f77684f 100644
> --- a/security/capability.c
> +++ b/security/capability.c
> @@ -792,6 +792,20 @@ static void cap_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
> {
> }
>
> +static int cap_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int cap_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int cap_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> #ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
> static int cap_key_alloc(struct key *key, const struct cred *cred,
> unsigned long flags)
> @@ -992,6 +1006,9 @@ void security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops)
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, secid_to_secctx);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, secctx_to_secid);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, release_secctx);
> + set_to_cap_if_null(ops, inode_notifysecctx);
> + set_to_cap_if_null(ops, inode_setsecctx);
> + set_to_cap_if_null(ops, inode_getsecctx);
> #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, unix_stream_connect);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, unix_may_send);
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index dc7674f..42a6d28 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -959,6 +959,24 @@ void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_release_secctx);
>
> +int security_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return security_ops->inode_notifysecctx(inode, ctx, ctxlen);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_inode_notifysecctx);
> +
> +int security_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return security_ops->inode_setsecctx(dentry, ctx, ctxlen);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_inode_setsecctx);
> +
> +int security_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen)
> +{
> + return security_ops->inode_getsecctx(inode, ctx, ctxlen);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_inode_getsecctx);
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
>
> int security_unix_stream_connect(struct socket *sock, struct socket *other,
> diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> index 8d8b69c..f1d5677 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
> +++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> @@ -5252,6 +5252,32 @@ static void selinux_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
> kfree(secdata);
> }
>
> +/*
> + * called with inode->i_mutex locked
> + */
> +static int selinux_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return selinux_inode_setsecurity(inode, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX, ctx, ctxlen, 0);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * called with inode->i_mutex locked
> + */
> +static int selinux_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return __vfs_setxattr_noperm(dentry, XATTR_NAME_SELINUX, ctx, ctxlen, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static int selinux_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen)
> +{
> + int len = 0;
> + len = selinux_inode_getsecurity(inode, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX,
> + ctx, true);
> + if (len < 0)
> + return len;
> + *ctxlen = len;
> + return 0;
> +}
> #ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
>
> static int selinux_key_alloc(struct key *k, const struct cred *cred,
> @@ -5448,6 +5474,9 @@ static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
> .secid_to_secctx = selinux_secid_to_secctx,
> .secctx_to_secid = selinux_secctx_to_secid,
> .release_secctx = selinux_release_secctx,
> + .inode_notifysecctx = selinux_inode_notifysecctx,
> + .inode_setsecctx = selinux_inode_setsecctx,
> + .inode_getsecctx = selinux_inode_getsecctx,
>
> .unix_stream_connect = selinux_socket_unix_stream_connect,
> .unix_may_send = selinux_socket_unix_may_send,
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> index 0023182..62af40e 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> @@ -3029,6 +3029,27 @@ static void smack_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
> {
> }
>
> +static int smack_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return smack_inode_setsecurity(inode, XATTR_SMACK_SUFFIX, ctx, ctxlen, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static int smack_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
> +{
> + return __vfs_setxattr_noperm(dentry, XATTR_NAME_SMACK, ctx, ctxlen, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static int smack_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, void **ctx, u32 *ctxlen)
> +{
> + int len = 0;
> + len = smack_inode_getsecurity(inode, XATTR_SMACK_SUFFIX, ctx, true);
> +
> + if (len < 0)
> + return len;
> + *ctxlen = len;
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> struct security_operations smack_ops = {
> .name = "smack",
>
> @@ -3155,6 +3176,9 @@ struct security_operations smack_ops = {
> .secid_to_secctx = smack_secid_to_secctx,
> .secctx_to_secid = smack_secctx_to_secid,
> .release_secctx = smack_release_secctx,
> + .inode_notifysecctx = smack_inode_notifysecctx,
> + .inode_setsecctx = smack_inode_setsecctx,
> + .inode_getsecctx = smack_inode_getsecctx,
> };
>
>
> --
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