linux/security, branch v2.6.37

ima: fix add LSM rule bug

2011-01-04T00:36:33Z

If security_filter_rule_init() doesn't return a rule, then not everything is as fine as the return code implies. This bug only occurs when the LSM (eg. SELinux) is disabled at runtime. Adding an empty LSM rule causes ima_match_rules() to always succeed, ignoring any remaining rules. default IMA TCB policy: # PROC_SUPER_MAGIC dont_measure fsmagic=0x9fa0 # SYSFS_MAGIC dont_measure fsmagic=0x62656572 # DEBUGFS_MAGIC dont_measure fsmagic=0x64626720 # TMPFS_MAGIC dont_measure fsmagic=0x01021994 # SECURITYFS_MAGIC dont_measure fsmagic=0x73636673 < LSM specific rule > dont_measure obj_type=var_log_t measure func=BPRM_CHECK measure func=FILE_MMAP mask=MAY_EXEC measure func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ uid=0 Thus without the patch, with the boot parameters 'tcb selinux=0', adding the above 'dont_measure obj_type=var_log_t' rule to the default IMA TCB measurement policy, would result in nothing being measured. The patch prevents the default TCB policy from being replaced. Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar Cc: James Morris Acked-by: Serge Hallyn Cc: David Safford Cc: Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

KEYS: Don't call up_write() if __key_link_begin() returns an error

2010-12-23T23:31:48Z

In construct_alloc_key(), up_write() is called in the error path if __key_link_begin() fails, but this is incorrect as __key_link_begin() only returns with the nominated keyring locked if it returns successfully. Without this patch, you might see the following in dmesg: ===================================== [ BUG: bad unlock balance detected! ] ------------------------------------- mount.cifs/5769 is trying to release lock (&key->sem) at: [] request_key_and_link+0x263/0x3fc but there are no more locks to release! other info that might help us debug this: 3 locks held by mount.cifs/5769: #0: (&type->s_umount_key#41/1){+.+.+.}, at: [] sget+0x278/0x3e7 #1: (&ret_buf->session_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [] cifs_get_smb_ses+0x35a/0x443 [cifs] #2: (root_key_user.cons_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [] request_key_and_link+0x10a/0x3fc stack backtrace: Pid: 5769, comm: mount.cifs Not tainted 2.6.37-rc6+ #1 Call Trace: [] ? request_key_and_link+0x263/0x3fc [] print_unlock_inbalance_bug+0xca/0xd5 [] lock_release_non_nested+0xc1/0x263 [] ? request_key_and_link+0x263/0x3fc [] ? request_key_and_link+0x263/0x3fc [] lock_release+0x17d/0x1a4 [] up_write+0x23/0x3b [] request_key_and_link+0x263/0x3fc [] ? cifs_get_spnego_key+0x61/0x21f [cifs] [] request_key+0x41/0x74 [] cifs_get_spnego_key+0x200/0x21f [cifs] [] CIFS_SessSetup+0x55d/0x1273 [cifs] [] cifs_setup_session+0x90/0x1ae [cifs] [] cifs_get_smb_ses+0x37f/0x443 [cifs] [] cifs_mount+0x1aa1/0x23f3 [cifs] [] ? alloc_debug_processing+0xdb/0x120 [] ? cifs_get_spnego_key+0x1ef/0x21f [cifs] [] cifs_do_mount+0x165/0x2b3 [cifs] [] vfs_kern_mount+0xaf/0x1dc [] do_kern_mount+0x4d/0xef [] do_mount+0x6f4/0x733 [] sys_mount+0x88/0xc2 [] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Reported-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: David Howells Reviewed-and-Tested-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

capabilities/syslog: open code cap_syslog logic to fix build failure

2010-11-15T23:40:01Z

The addition of CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT resulted in a build failure when CONFIG_PRINTK=n. This is because the capabilities code which used the new option was built even though the variable in question didn't exist. The patch here fixes this by moving the capabilities checks out of the LSM and into the caller. All (known) LSMs should have been calling the capabilities hook already so it actually makes the code organization better to eliminate the hook altogether. Signed-off-by: Eric Paris Acked-by: James Morris Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6

2010-11-12T16:00:25Z

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6: APPARMOR: Fix memory leak of apparmor_init() APPARMOR: Fix memory leak of alloc_namespace()

Restrict unprivileged access to kernel syslog

2010-11-12T15:55:32Z

The kernel syslog contains debugging information that is often useful during exploitation of other vulnerabilities, such as kernel heap addresses. Rather than futilely attempt to sanitize hundreds (or thousands) of printk statements and simultaneously cripple useful debugging functionality, it is far simpler to create an option that prevents unprivileged users from reading the syslog. This patch, loosely based on grsecurity's GRKERNSEC_DMESG, creates the dmesg_restrict sysctl. When set to "0", the default, no restrictions are enforced. When set to "1", only users with CAP_SYS_ADMIN can read the kernel syslog via dmesg(8) or other mechanisms. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: explain the config option in kernel.txt] Signed-off-by: Dan Rosenberg Acked-by: Ingo Molnar Acked-by: Eugene Teo Acked-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

APPARMOR: Fix memory leak of apparmor_init()

2010-11-10T20:36:22Z

set_init_cxt() allocted sizeof(struct aa_task_cxt) bytes for cxt, if register_security() failed, it will cause memory leak. Signed-off-by: Zhitong Wang Signed-off-by: John Johansen Signed-off-by: James Morris

APPARMOR: Fix memory leak of alloc_namespace()

2010-11-10T20:36:18Z

policy->name is a substring of policy->hname, if prefix is not NULL, it will allocted strlen(prefix) + strlen(name) + 3 bytes to policy->hname in policy_init(). use kzfree(ns->base.name) will casue memory leak if alloc_namespace() failed. Signed-off-by: Zhitong Wang Signed-off-by: John Johansen Signed-off-by: James Morris

convert get_sb_single() users

2010-10-29T08:16:28Z

Signed-off-by: Al Viro

Fix install_process_keyring error handling

2010-10-28T16:02:15Z

Fix an incorrect error check that returns 1 for error instead of the expected error code. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: David Howells Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6

2010-10-27T00:58:44Z

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6: (52 commits) split invalidate_inodes() fs: skip I_FREEING inodes in writeback_sb_inodes fs: fold invalidate_list into invalidate_inodes fs: do not drop inode_lock in dispose_list fs: inode split IO and LRU lists fs: switch bdev inode bdi's correctly fs: fix buffer invalidation in invalidate_list fsnotify: use dget_parent smbfs: use dget_parent exportfs: use dget_parent fs: use RCU read side protection in d_validate fs: clean up dentry lru modification fs: split __shrink_dcache_sb fs: improve DCACHE_REFERENCED usage fs: use percpu counter for nr_dentry and nr_dentry_unused fs: simplify __d_free fs: take dcache_lock inside __d_path fs: do not assign default i_ino in new_inode fs: introduce a per-cpu last_ino allocator new helper: ihold() ...