[PATCH security-next v2 17/26] LSM: Refactor "security=" in terms of enable/disable

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Sep 20 2018 - 12:29:51 EST


For what are marked as the Legacy Major LSMs, make them effectively
exclusive when selected on the "security=" boot parameter, to handle
the future case of when a previously major LSMs become non-exclusive
(e.g. when TOMOYO starts blob-sharing).

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/security.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 5cacbcefbc32..25a019cc4a2b 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ static bool __init lsm_allowed(struct lsm_info *lsm)
if (lsm->enabled && !*lsm->enabled)
return false;

- /* Skip major-specific checks if not a major LSM. */
- if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) == 0)
- return true;
-
- /* Disabled if this LSM isn't the chosen one. */
- if (strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_major_lsm) != 0)
- return false;
-
return true;
}

@@ -150,8 +142,24 @@ int __init security_init(void)
i++)
INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&list[i]);

+ /* Process "security=", if given. */
if (!chosen_major_lsm)
chosen_major_lsm = CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
+ if (chosen_major_lsm) {
+ struct lsm_info *lsm;
+
+ /*
+ * To match the original "security=" behavior, this
+ * explicitly does NOT fallback to another Legacy Major
+ * if the selected one was separately disabled: disable
+ * all non-matching Legacy Major LSMs.
+ */
+ for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
+ if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) &&
+ strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_major_lsm) != 0)
+ set_enabled(lsm, false);
+ }
+ }

/*
* Load minor LSMs, with the capability module always first.
--
2.17.1