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[RFC,v2,1/2] ima: limit the number of open-writers integrity violations

Message ID 20250205033210.849509-1-zohar@linux.ibm.com (mailing list archive)
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Series [RFC,v2,1/2] ima: limit the number of open-writers integrity violations | expand

Commit Message

Mimi Zohar Feb. 5, 2025, 3:32 a.m. UTC
Limit the number of open-writers integrity violation audit messages
and records in the IMA measurement list emitted when re-opening a
file for read.

Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
---
 security/integrity/ima/ima.h      |  1 +
 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Stefan Berger Feb. 5, 2025, 10:50 p.m. UTC | #1
On 2/4/25 10:32 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Limit the number of open-writers integrity violation audit messages
> and records in the IMA measurement list emitted when re-opening a
> file for read.

.. to only show one violation. (?)

> 
> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>   security/integrity/ima/ima.h      |  1 +
>   security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
>   2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> index a4f284bd846c..7f21568544dd 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> @@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ struct ima_kexec_hdr {
>   #define IMA_CHANGE_ATTR		2
>   #define IMA_DIGSIG		3
>   #define IMA_MUST_MEASURE	4
> +#define IMA_LIMIT_VIOLATIONS	5
>   
>   /* IMA integrity metadata associated with an inode */
>   struct ima_iint_cache {
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> index 28b8b0db6f9b..5091ad931677 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> @@ -137,8 +137,16 @@ static void ima_rdwr_violation_check(struct file *file,
>   	} else {
>   		if (must_measure)
>   			set_bit(IMA_MUST_MEASURE, &iint->atomic_flags);

iint is assumed to be here under, which is correct when must_measure is 
set since how the single caller of this function calls it.

> -		if (inode_is_open_for_write(inode) && must_measure)
> -			send_writers = true;
> +
> +		if (inode_is_open_for_write(inode) && must_measure) {
> +			if (!iint)
> +				iint = ima_iint_find(inode);

When must_measure is set, the case of iint == NULL should never occur here.

> +
> +			/* Limit number of open_writers violations */
> +			if (iint && !test_and_set_bit(IMA_LIMIT_VIOLATIONS,
> +						      &iint->atomic_flags))
if (!test_and_set_bit(...))


> +				send_writers = true;
> +		}
>   	}
>   
>   	if (!send_tomtou && !send_writers)
> @@ -167,6 +175,8 @@ static void ima_check_last_writer(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
>   	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) == 1) {
>   		struct kstat stat;
>   
> +		clear_bit(IMA_LIMIT_VIOLATIONS, &iint->atomic_flags);
> +
>   		update = test_and_clear_bit(IMA_UPDATE_XATTR,
>   					    &iint->atomic_flags);
>   		if ((iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE) ||

I tested the two patches. For the file /usr/bin/foobar that's being 
measured on FILE_CHECK I get two violations for this sequence here:

# exec 3>/usr/bin/foobar
# exec 4</usr/bin/foobar
# exec 3>/usr/bin/foobar

This here now only emits one violation now.

# exec 3>/usr/bin/foobar
# exec 4</usr/bin/foobar
# exec 4</usr/bin/foobar
# exec 5</usr/bin/foobar
# exec 6</usr/bin/foobar
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diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index a4f284bd846c..7f21568544dd 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@  struct ima_kexec_hdr {
 #define IMA_CHANGE_ATTR		2
 #define IMA_DIGSIG		3
 #define IMA_MUST_MEASURE	4
+#define IMA_LIMIT_VIOLATIONS	5
 
 /* IMA integrity metadata associated with an inode */
 struct ima_iint_cache {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 28b8b0db6f9b..5091ad931677 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -137,8 +137,16 @@  static void ima_rdwr_violation_check(struct file *file,
 	} else {
 		if (must_measure)
 			set_bit(IMA_MUST_MEASURE, &iint->atomic_flags);
-		if (inode_is_open_for_write(inode) && must_measure)
-			send_writers = true;
+
+		if (inode_is_open_for_write(inode) && must_measure) {
+			if (!iint)
+				iint = ima_iint_find(inode);
+
+			/* Limit number of open_writers violations */
+			if (iint && !test_and_set_bit(IMA_LIMIT_VIOLATIONS,
+						      &iint->atomic_flags))
+				send_writers = true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!send_tomtou && !send_writers)
@@ -167,6 +175,8 @@  static void ima_check_last_writer(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
 	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) == 1) {
 		struct kstat stat;
 
+		clear_bit(IMA_LIMIT_VIOLATIONS, &iint->atomic_flags);
+
 		update = test_and_clear_bit(IMA_UPDATE_XATTR,
 					    &iint->atomic_flags);
 		if ((iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE) ||