Re: [PATCH ghak96] audit: set cwd in audit context for file-related LSM audit records

From: Vladis Dronov
Date: Thu Apr 02 2020 - 12:31:31 EST


Hello, Casey, all,

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Casey Schaufler" <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH ghak96] audit: set cwd in audit context for file-related LSM audit records
>
> On 4/2/2020 7:13 AM, Vladis Dronov wrote:
> > Set a current working directory in an audit context for the following
> > record
> > types in dump_common_audit_data(): LSM_AUDIT_DATA_PATH,
> > LSM_AUDIT_DATA_FILE,
> > LSM_AUDIT_DATA_IOCTL_OP, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_DENTRY, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_INODE so a
> > separate CWD record is emitted later.
> >
> > Link: https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/96
>
> I don't have a problem with the patch, but it sure would be nice
> if you explained why these events "could use a CWD record".

(adding Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx> which I should have been done earlier)

I would agree, adding "cwd=" field in the LSM record itself is simpler to me.

Unfortunately, all I can say for now is "The intent was a separate CWD record,
that is already defined" requirement from the ghak#96 issue.

Richard, could you, please, clarify since you've posted this requirement in
the ghak#96's description?

> > Signed-off-by: Vladis Dronov <vdronov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > out-of-commit-message-note:
> >
> > Hello,
> > Honestly, I'm not sure about "if (!context->in_syscall)" check in
> > __audit_getcwd(). It was copied from __audit_getname() and I do
> > not quite understand why it is there and if __audit_getcwd() needs
> > it. If you have an idea on this, could you please, tell?
> >
> > include/linux/audit.h | 9 ++++++++-
> > kernel/auditsc.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> > security/lsm_audit.c | 5 +++++
> > 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
> > index f9ceae57ca8d..b4306abc5891 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/audit.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/audit.h
> > @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ extern void __audit_syscall_entry(int major, unsigned
> > long a0, unsigned long a1,
> > extern void __audit_syscall_exit(int ret_success, long ret_value);
> > extern struct filename *__audit_reusename(const __user char *uptr);
> > extern void __audit_getname(struct filename *name);
> > -
> > +extern void __audit_getcwd(void);
> > extern void __audit_inode(struct filename *name, const struct dentry
> > *dentry,
> > unsigned int flags);
> > extern void __audit_file(const struct file *);
> > @@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ static inline void audit_getname(struct filename
> > *name)
> > if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
> > __audit_getname(name);
> > }
> > +static inline void audit_getcwd(void)
> > +{
> > + if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
> > + __audit_getcwd();
> > +}
> > static inline void audit_inode(struct filename *name,
> > const struct dentry *dentry,
> > unsigned int aflags) {
> > @@ -545,6 +550,8 @@ static inline struct filename *audit_reusename(const
> > __user char *name)
> > }
> > static inline void audit_getname(struct filename *name)
> > { }
> > +static inline void audit_getcwd(void)
> > +{ }
> > static inline void __audit_inode(struct filename *name,
> > const struct dentry *dentry,
> > unsigned int flags)
> > diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
> > index 814406a35db1..16316032ef9f 100644
> > --- a/kernel/auditsc.c
> > +++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
> > @@ -1890,6 +1890,23 @@ void __audit_getname(struct filename *name)
> > get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &context->pwd);
> > }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * __audit_getcwd - set a current working directory
> > + *
> > + * Set a current working directory of an audited process for this context.
> > + * Called from security/lsm_audit.c:dump_common_audit_data().
> > + */
> > +void __audit_getcwd(void)
> > +{
> > + struct audit_context *context = audit_context();
> > +
> > + if (!context->in_syscall)
> > + return;
> > +
> > + if (!context->pwd.dentry)
> > + get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &context->pwd);
> > +}
> > +
> > static inline int audit_copy_fcaps(struct audit_names *name,
> > const struct dentry *dentry)
> > {
> > diff --git a/security/lsm_audit.c b/security/lsm_audit.c
> > index 2d2bf49016f4..7c555621c2bd 100644
> > --- a/security/lsm_audit.c
> > +++ b/security/lsm_audit.c
> > @@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ static void dump_common_audit_data(struct audit_buffer
> > *ab,
> > audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, inode->i_sb->s_id);
> > audit_log_format(ab, " ino=%lu", inode->i_ino);
> > }
> > + audit_getcwd();
> > break;
> > }
> > case LSM_AUDIT_DATA_FILE: {
> > @@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ static void dump_common_audit_data(struct audit_buffer
> > *ab,
> > audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, inode->i_sb->s_id);
> > audit_log_format(ab, " ino=%lu", inode->i_ino);
> > }
> > + audit_getcwd();
> > break;
> > }
> > case LSM_AUDIT_DATA_IOCTL_OP: {
> > @@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ static void dump_common_audit_data(struct audit_buffer
> > *ab,
> > }
> >
> > audit_log_format(ab, " ioctlcmd=0x%hx", a->u.op->cmd);
> > + audit_getcwd();
> > break;
> > }
> > case LSM_AUDIT_DATA_DENTRY: {
> > @@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ static void dump_common_audit_data(struct audit_buffer
> > *ab,
> > audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, inode->i_sb->s_id);
> > audit_log_format(ab, " ino=%lu", inode->i_ino);
> > }
> > + audit_getcwd();
> > break;
> > }
> > case LSM_AUDIT_DATA_INODE: {
> > @@ -300,6 +304,7 @@ static void dump_common_audit_data(struct audit_buffer
> > *ab,
> > audit_log_format(ab, " dev=");
> > audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, inode->i_sb->s_id);
> > audit_log_format(ab, " ino=%lu", inode->i_ino);
> > + audit_getcwd();
> > break;
> > }
> > case LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK: {

Best regards,
Vladis Dronov | Red Hat, Inc. | The Core Kernel | Senior Software Engineer