@@ -2299,6 +2299,23 @@ static void smack_task_to_inode(struct task_struct *p, struct inode *inode)
isp->smk_inode = skp;
}
+/**
+ * smack_task_safe_sidechannel - Are the task and current sidechannel safe?
+ * @p: task to check on
+ *
+ * A crude value for sidechannel safety is that the current task is
+ * already allowed to read from the other.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the tasks are sidechannel safe, -EACCES otherwise.
+ */
+static int smack_task_safe_sidechannel(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+ struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task_struct(p);
+ struct smack_known *ckp = smk_of_task_struct(current);
+
+ return smk_access(ckp, skp, MAY_READ, NULL);
+}
+
/*
* Socket hooks.
*/
@@ -4718,6 +4735,7 @@ static struct security_hook_list smack_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_movememory, smack_task_movememory),
LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_kill, smack_task_kill),
LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_to_inode, smack_task_to_inode),
+ LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_safe_sidechannel, smack_task_safe_sidechannel),
LSM_HOOK_INIT(ipc_permission, smack_ipc_permission),
LSM_HOOK_INIT(ipc_getsecid, smack_ipc_getsecid),
Smack considers its private task data safe if the current task has read access to the passed task. Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey.schaufler@intel.com> --- security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)