From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
To: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>,
Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com>
Cc: "tusharsu@linux.microsoft.com" <tusharsu@linux.microsoft.com>,
"linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org"
<linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org"
<linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ima: Support euid keyword for buffer measurement
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:30:34 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2f26bc3df4851b3af93d51742de99b1c4f197e68.camel@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <35a1ef50bf534933a10fd350aee9baa2@huawei.com>
Hi Roberto,
On Wed, 2021-07-07 at 07:15 +0000, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > From: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian [mailto:nramas@linux.microsoft.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2021 9:30 PM
> > On 7/5/2021 4:56 AM, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> >
> > Hi Roberto,
> >
> > > This patch makes the 'euid' keyword available for buffer measurement rules,
> > > in the same way as for other rules. Currently, there is only support for
> > > the 'uid' keyword.
> > >
> > > With this change, buffer measurement (or non-measurement) can depend
> > also
> > > on the process effective UID.
> >
> > Who (kernel component) will be using this?
>
> Hi Lakshmi
>
> I'm using it in a (not yet submitted) test for digest lists.
>
> It is in a dont_measure rule to try to unload a digest list
> without measurement and to check that this is not allowed
> if the digest list was measured at addition time (to ensure
> completeness of information).
>
> > Maybe you could make this change as part of the patch set in which the
> > above "euid" support will be used.
>
> I wanted to send the digest lists patch set without anything
> else. I could resend the patch as part of that patch set if it is
> preferred.
Unless there is another usecase, please keep it with the digest list
tests patch set.
Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
thanks,
Mimi
prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-07-19 23:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-07-05 11:56 [PATCH] ima: Support euid keyword for buffer measurement Roberto Sassu
2021-07-06 19:29 ` Lakshmi Ramasubramanian
2021-07-07 7:15 ` Roberto Sassu
2021-07-19 21:30 ` Mimi Zohar [this message]
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