Re: [PATCH ima-evm-utils v5] Add tests for MMAP_CHECK and MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT hooks

From: Mimi Zohar
Date: Mon Feb 06 2023 - 08:41:38 EST


On Fri, 2023-02-03 at 13:56 +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add tests to ensure that, after applying the kernel patch 'ima: Align
> ima_file_mmap() parameters with mmap_file LSM hook', the MMAP_CHECK hook
> checks the protections applied by the kernel and not those requested by the
> application.
>
> Also ensure that after applying 'ima: Introduce MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT hook',
> the MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT hook checks the protections requested by the
> application.
>
> Test both with the test_mmap application that by default requests the
> PROT_READ protection flag. Its syntax is:
>
> test_mmap <file> <mode>
>
> where mode can be:
> - exec: adds the PROT_EXEC protection flag to mmap()
> - read_implies_exec: calls the personality() system call with
> READ_IMPLIES_EXEC as the first argument before mmap()
> - mprotect: adds the PROT_EXEC protection flag to a memory area in addition
> to PROT_READ
> - exec_on_writable: calls mmap() with PROT_EXEC on a file which has a
> writable mapping
>
> Check the different combinations of hooks/modes and ensure that a
> measurement entry is found in the IMA measurement list only when it is
> expected. No measurement entry should be found when only the PROT_READ
> protection flag is requested or the matching policy rule has the
> MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT hook and the personality() system call was called with
> READ_IMPLIES_EXEC.
>
> mprotect() with PROT_EXEC on an existing memory area protected with
> PROT_READ should be denied (with an appraisal rule), regardless of the MMAP
> hook specified in the policy. The same applies for mmap() with PROT_EXEC on
> a file with a writable mapping.
>
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, Roberto. Other than the one comment below, it looks good.

> +
> +if ! awk '$0 ~ /^(measure|appraise)/ && $0 !~ /fsuuid=/ && $0 !~ /fowner=/ { exit 1 }' < /sys/kernel/security/ima/policy; then
> + echo "${CYAN}IMA policy rules without fsuuid= and fowner=, cannot continue due to possible interference with the tests${NORM}"
> + exit "$SKIP"
> +fi

The test should be limited to just MMAP_CHECK and MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT
policy rules.

+if ! awk '$0 ~ /^(measure|appraise)/ && $0 ~ /func=MMAP_CHECK/ && $0 !~ /fsuuid=/ && ...

Mimi