From: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
To: Matthew Garrett <matthewgarrett@google.com>
Cc: jmorris@namei.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-api@vger.kernel.org,
Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>,
David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>,
Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>,
kexec@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V34 06/29] kexec_load: Disable at runtime if the kernel is locked down
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 16:52:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201906221652.2268FEE@keescook> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190622000358.19895-7-matthewgarrett@google.com>
On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 05:03:35PM -0700, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
>
> The kexec_load() syscall permits the loading and execution of arbitrary
> code in ring 0, which is something that lock-down is meant to prevent. It
> makes sense to disable kexec_load() in this situation.
>
> This does not affect kexec_file_load() syscall which can check for a
> signature on the image to be booted.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
-Kees
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>
> Acked-by: Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>
> cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org
> ---
> include/linux/security.h | 1 +
> kernel/kexec.c | 8 ++++++++
> security/lockdown/lockdown.c | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index 200175c8605a..00a31ab2e5ba 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
> LOCKDOWN_NONE,
> LOCKDOWN_MODULE_SIGNATURE,
> LOCKDOWN_DEV_MEM,
> + LOCKDOWN_KEXEC,
> LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
> LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
> };
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
> index 68559808fdfa..ec3f07a4b1c0 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec.c
> @@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ static inline int kexec_load_check(unsigned long nr_segments,
> if (result < 0)
> return result;
>
> + /*
> + * kexec can be used to circumvent module loading restrictions, so
> + * prevent loading in that case
> + */
> + result = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_KEXEC);
> + if (result)
> + return result;
> +
> /*
> * Verify we have a legal set of flags
> * This leaves us room for future extensions.
> diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
> index 565c87451f0f..08fcd8116db3 100644
> --- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
> +++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
> [LOCKDOWN_NONE] = "none",
> [LOCKDOWN_MODULE_SIGNATURE] = "unsigned module loading",
> [LOCKDOWN_DEV_MEM] = "/dev/mem,kmem,port",
> + [LOCKDOWN_KEXEC] = "kexec of unsigned images",
> [LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
> [LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
> };
> --
> 2.22.0.410.gd8fdbe21b5-goog
>
--
Kees Cook
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-06-22 23:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-06-22 0:03 [PATCH V34 00/29] Lockdown as an LSM Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 01/29] security: Support early LSMs Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:36 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 02/29] security: Add a "locked down" LSM hook Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:37 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 03/29] security: Add a static lockdown policy LSM Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:37 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 04/29] Enforce module signatures if the kernel is locked down Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:48 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 05/29] Restrict /dev/{mem,kmem,port} when " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:52 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 06/29] kexec_load: Disable at runtime if " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:52 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 07/29] Copy secure_boot flag in boot params across kexec reboot Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:53 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 08/29] kexec_file: split KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG into KEXEC_SIG and KEXEC_SIG_FORCE Matthew Garrett
2019-06-24 2:01 ` Dave Young
2019-06-25 2:35 ` Dave Young
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 09/29] kexec_file: Restrict at runtime if the kernel is locked down Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:54 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-27 4:59 ` James Morris
2019-06-27 15:28 ` Matthew Garrett
2019-06-27 18:14 ` James Morris
2019-06-27 23:17 ` Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 10/29] hibernate: Disable when " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 17:52 ` Pavel Machek
2019-06-24 13:21 ` Jiri Kosina
2019-07-10 15:26 ` Joey Lee
2019-07-11 4:11 ` joeyli
2019-06-22 23:55 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 11/29] PCI: Lock down BAR access " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:55 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 12/29] x86: Lock down IO port " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:58 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 13/29] x86/msr: Restrict MSR " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 14/29] ACPI: Limit access to custom_method " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:59 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 15/29] acpi: Ignore acpi_rsdp kernel param when the kernel has been " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 23:59 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 16/29] acpi: Disable ACPI table override if the kernel is " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:00 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 17/29] Prohibit PCMCIA CIS storage when " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:00 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 18/29] Lock down TIOCSSERIAL Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:01 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 19/29] Lock down module params that specify hardware parameters (eg. ioport) Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:04 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-27 1:49 ` Daniel Axtens
2019-06-27 15:30 ` Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 20/29] x86/mmiotrace: Lock down the testmmiotrace module Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:04 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-23 11:08 ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 21/29] Lock down /proc/kcore Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:05 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 22/29] Lock down tracing and perf kprobes when in confidentiality mode Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:09 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-23 1:57 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 23/29] bpf: Restrict bpf when kernel lockdown is " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:09 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-24 15:15 ` Daniel Borkmann
2019-06-24 19:54 ` Matthew Garrett
2019-06-24 20:08 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-06-24 20:15 ` Matthew Garrett
2019-06-24 20:59 ` Daniel Borkmann
2019-06-24 21:30 ` Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 24/29] Lock down perf when " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:12 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 25/29] kexec: Allow kexec_file() with appropriate IMA policy when locked down Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 26/29] debugfs: Restrict debugfs when the kernel is " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 27/29] tracefs: Restrict tracefs " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 28/29] efi: Restrict efivar_ssdt_load " Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:14 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-25 15:00 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2019-06-22 0:03 ` [PATCH V34 29/29] lockdown: Print current->comm in restriction messages Matthew Garrett
2019-06-23 0:25 ` Kees Cook
2019-06-24 23:01 ` [PATCH V34 00/29] Lockdown as an LSM James Morris
2019-06-24 23:47 ` Casey Schaufler
2019-06-24 23:56 ` Matthew Garrett
2019-06-25 6:04 ` James Morris
2019-06-25 8:16 ` John Johansen
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