[PATCH v3 07/10] ima: re-evaluate file integrity on file metadata change

From: Stefan Berger
Date: Fri Feb 23 2024 - 12:27:23 EST


Force a file's integrity to be re-evaluated on file metadata change by
resetting both the IMA and EVM status flags.

Co-developed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index c15378dd9456..36c92d6c01f6 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
#include <linux/ima.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/iversion.h>
+#include <linux/evm.h>

#include "ima.h"

@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
struct inode *real_inode, *inode = file_inode(file);
struct ima_iint_cache *iint = NULL;
struct ima_template_desc *template_desc = NULL;
+ struct inode *metadata_inode;
char *pathbuf = NULL;
char filename[NAME_MAX];
const char *pathname = NULL;
@@ -286,7 +288,8 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
}

/*
- * On stacked filesystems, detect and re-evaluate file data changes.
+ * On stacked filesystems, detect and re-evaluate file data and
+ * metadata changes.
*/
real_inode = d_real_inode(file_dentry(file));
if (real_inode != inode &&
@@ -297,6 +300,15 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred,
iint->flags &= ~IMA_DONE_MASK;
iint->measured_pcrs = 0;
}
+
+ /*
+ * Reset the EVM status when metadata changed.
+ */
+ metadata_inode = d_inode(d_real(file_dentry(file),
+ D_REAL_METADATA));
+ if (evm_metadata_changed(inode, metadata_inode))
+ iint->flags &= ~(IMA_APPRAISED |
+ IMA_APPRAISED_SUBMASK);
}

/* Determine if already appraised/measured based on bitmask
--
2.43.0