From: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
To: Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com>
Cc: KP Singh <kpsingh@chromium.org>,
Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
LSM List <linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org>,
Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@google.com>,
Florent Revest <revest@google.com>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>, Paul Turner <pjt@google.com>,
Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>,
Florent Revest <revest@chromium.org>,
Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@chromium.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v5 4/7] bpf: lsm: Implement attach, detach and execution
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:33:02 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <202003241132.8F46BC0A@keescook> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEjxPJ7ebh1FHBjfuoWquFLJi0TguipfRq5ozaSepLVt8+qaMQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 02:21:30PM -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:06 PM KP Singh <kpsingh@chromium.org> wrote:
> >
> > On 24-Mär 11:01, Kees Cook wrote:
> > > Doesn't the existing int (*bpf_prog)(struct bpf_prog *prog); cover
> > > SELinux's need here? I.e. it can already examine that a hook is being
> > > created for the LSM (since it has a distinct type, etc)?
> >
> > I was about to say the same, specifically for the BPF use-case, we do
> > have the "bpf_prog" i.e. :
> >
> > "Do a check when the kernel generate and return a file descriptor for
> > eBPF programs."
> >
> > SELinux can implement its policy logic for BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM by
> > providing a callback for this hook.
>
> Ok. In that case do we really need the capable() check here at all?
IMO, this is for systems without SELinux, where they're using the
capabilities as the basic policy for MAC management.
--
Kees Cook
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-03-24 18:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-03-23 16:44 [PATCH bpf-next v5 0/8] MAC and Audit policy using eBPF (KRSI) KP Singh
2020-03-23 16:44 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 1/7] bpf: Introduce BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM KP Singh
2020-03-23 19:02 ` Yonghong Song
2020-03-23 16:44 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 2/7] security: Refactor declaration of LSM hooks KP Singh
2020-03-23 19:33 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-23 19:56 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-03-24 16:06 ` KP Singh
2020-03-23 16:44 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 3/7] bpf: lsm: provide attachment points for BPF LSM programs KP Singh
2020-03-23 19:04 ` Yonghong Song
2020-03-23 19:33 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-23 19:59 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-03-24 10:39 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 16:12 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 21:26 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-03-24 22:39 ` KP Singh
2020-03-23 16:44 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 4/7] bpf: lsm: Implement attach, detach and execution KP Singh
2020-03-23 19:16 ` Yonghong Song
2020-03-23 19:44 ` KP Singh
2020-03-23 20:18 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-03-24 19:00 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 14:35 ` Stephen Smalley
2020-03-24 14:50 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 14:58 ` Stephen Smalley
2020-03-24 16:25 ` Casey Schaufler
2020-03-24 17:49 ` Stephen Smalley
2020-03-24 18:01 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-24 18:06 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 18:21 ` Stephen Smalley
2020-03-24 18:27 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 18:31 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 18:34 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-24 18:33 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2020-03-23 16:44 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 5/7] bpf: lsm: Initialize the BPF LSM hooks KP Singh
2020-03-23 19:44 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-23 19:47 ` KP Singh
2020-03-23 20:21 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-03-23 20:47 ` Casey Schaufler
2020-03-23 21:44 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-23 21:58 ` Casey Schaufler
2020-03-23 22:12 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-23 23:39 ` Casey Schaufler
2020-03-24 1:53 ` KP Singh
2020-03-25 14:35 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 1:13 ` Casey Schaufler
2020-03-24 1:52 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 14:37 ` Stephen Smalley
2020-03-24 14:42 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 14:51 ` Stephen Smalley
2020-03-24 14:51 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 17:57 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-23 16:44 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 6/7] tools/libbpf: Add support for BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM KP Singh
2020-03-23 19:21 ` Yonghong Song
2020-03-23 20:25 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-03-24 1:57 ` KP Singh
2020-03-23 16:44 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 7/7] bpf: lsm: Add selftests " KP Singh
2020-03-23 20:04 ` Yonghong Song
2020-03-24 20:04 ` KP Singh
2020-03-24 23:54 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-03-25 0:36 ` KP Singh
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