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From: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
To: Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov>,
	jmorris@namei.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
	selinux@vger.kernel.org
Cc: keescook@chromium.org, john.johansen@canonical.com,
	penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp, paul@paul-moore.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/97] LSM: Complete module stacking
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 09:06:59 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <92e75397-13a6-c048-e667-7a4f71879807@schaufler-ca.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c334385a-89e8-169a-3e92-4b816145391d@tycho.nsa.gov>

On 3/1/2019 6:17 AM, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> On 2/28/19 5:17 PM, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>> This is a preliminary version of the complete stacking
>> implementation. The patches need to be cleaned up, and
>> several are not strictly necessary. There is likely to
>> be work required in the audit sub-system. It does address
>> all the shared data, including CIPSO headers. It should
>> handle CALIPSO once Smack supports it. I will be revising
>> the set after 5.1.
>>
>> Complete the transition from module based blob management
>> to infrastructure based blob management. This includes
>> the socket, superblock and key blobs.
>>
>> Change the LSM infrastructure from exposing secids to
>> exposing an opaque "lsm_export" structure that can contain
>> information for multiple active security modules. Update
>> all of the security modules to use information from the
>> lsm_export structure. Update the LSM interfaces that expose
>> secids for more than one module to use the export structure.
>> Update all the users of these interfaces.
>>
>> Change the LSM infrastructure from using a string/size pair
>> for security "contexts" to a "lsm_context" structure that
>> can represent information for multiple modules. This contains
>> information that allows the "context" to be properly freed
>> regardless of where it is allocated and where it is used.
>>
>> Add an interface to identify which security module data
>> should be presented with SO_PEERSEC. /proc/.../attr/display
>> will set and report the name of the LSM for which the
>> security_secid_to_secctx() will use to translate to text.
>> If it is not explicitly set, the first security module that
>> supplies secid (now lsm_export) interfaces will be used.
>> To ensure consistency, a set of module hooks dealing with
>> the secid/context processing is maintained with each process
>> that explicitly sets it.
>>
>> Before sending a network packet verify that all interested
>> security modules agree on the labeling. Fail if the labeling
>> cannot be reconciled. This requires a new Netlabel interface
>> to compare proposed labels, and a change to the return values
>> from the existing netlabel attribute setting functions.
>
> Have you run any benchmarks to assess the performance impact of these 
> changes?

Nothing I can publish. Benchmarking is getting close
to the top of the list.


  reply	other threads:[~2019-03-01 17:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-02-28 22:17 [PATCH 00/97] LSM: Complete module stacking Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:17 ` [PATCH 01/97] LSM: Infrastructure management of the superblock Casey Schaufler
2019-03-01 14:02   ` Edwin Zimmerman
2019-03-01 16:50     ` Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:17 ` [PATCH 02/97] LSM: Infrastructure management of the sock security Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:17 ` [PATCH 03/97] LSM: Infrastructure management of the key security blob Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 04/97] SCAFFOLD: Move sock_graft out of sock.h Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 05/97] LSM: Create an lsm_export data structure Casey Schaufler
2019-03-01 14:00   ` Stephen Smalley
2019-03-01 16:46     ` Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 06/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the inode_getsecid hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 07/97] SCAFFOLD: Move security.h out of route.h Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 08/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the cred_getsecid hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 09/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the ipc_getsecid and task_getsecid hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 10/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the sk_getsecid hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 11/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the kernel_ask_as hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-03-01 14:59   ` Edwin Zimmerman
2019-03-01 16:59     ` Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 12/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the getpeersec_dgram hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 13/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the audit_rule_match hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 14/97] LSM: Fix logical operation in lsm_export checks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 15/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the secid_to_secctx hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 16/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in the secctx_to_secid hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 17/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_audit_rule_match Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 18/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_kernel_act_as Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 19/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_socket_getpeersec_dgram Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 20/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_secctx_to_secid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 21/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_secid_to_secctx Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 22/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_ipc_getsecid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 23/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_task_getsecid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 24/97] LSM: FIXUP - security_secctx_to_secid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 25/97] LSM: FIXUP - security_secid_to_secctx Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 26/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_inode_getsecid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 27/97] LSM: Use lsm_export in security_cred_getsecid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 28/97] LSM: REVERT Use lsm_export in the sk_getsecid hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 29/97] Audit: Change audit_sig_sid to audit_sig_lsm Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 30/97] Audit: Convert target_sid to an lsm_export structure Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 31/97] Audit: Convert osid " Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 32/97] IMA: Clean out lsm_export scaffolding Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 33/97] NET: Store LSM access information in the socket blob for UDS Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 34/97] NET: Remove scaffolding on secmarks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 35/97] NET: Remove scaffolding on new secmarks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 36/97] NET: Remove netfilter scaffolding for lsm_export Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 37/97] Netlabel: Replace secids with lsm_export Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 38/97] LSM: Remove lsm_export scaffolding functions Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 39/97] IMA: FIXUP prototype using lsm_export Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 40/97] Smack: Restore the release_secctx hook Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 41/97] AppArmor: Remove unnecessary hook stub Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 42/97] LSM: Limit calls to certain module hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 43/97] LSM: Create a data structure for a security context Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 44/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in secid_to_secctx hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 45/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in secctx_to_secid hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 46/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in inode_getsecctx hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 47/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in inode_notifysecctx hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 48/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in dentry_init_security hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 49/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in security_dentry_init_security Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 50/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in security_inode_notifysecctx Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 51/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in security_inode_getsecctx Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 52/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in security_secctx_to_secid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 53/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in release_secctx hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 54/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in security_release_secctx Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 55/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in security_secid_to_secctx Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 56/97] fs: remove lsm_context scaffolding Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 57/97] LSM: Add the release function to the lsm_context Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 58/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in inode_setsecctx hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 59/97] LSM: Use lsm_context in security_inode_setsecctx Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 60/97] kernfs: remove lsm_context scaffolding Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 61/97] LSM: Remove unused macro Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 62/97] LSM: Special handling for secctx lsm hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:18 ` [PATCH 63/97] SELinux: Use blob offset in current_sid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:19 ` [PATCH 64/97] LSM: Specify which LSM to display with /proc/self/attr/display Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:19 ` [PATCH 65/97] AppArmor: Remove the exclusive flag Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:19 ` [PATCH 66/97] LSM: Add secmark_relabel_packet to the set of one call hooks Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:19 ` [PATCH 67/97] LSM: Make getting the secmark right cleaner with lsm_export_one_secid Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:19 ` [PATCH 68/97] netfilter: Fix memory leak introduced with lsm_context Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:19 ` [PATCH 69/97] Smack: Consolidate secmark conversions Casey Schaufler
2019-02-28 22:19 ` [PATCH 70/97] netfilter: Remove unnecessary NULL check in lsm_context Casey Schaufler
2019-03-01 14:17 ` [PATCH 00/97] LSM: Complete module stacking Stephen Smalley
2019-03-01 17:06   ` Casey Schaufler [this message]
2019-02-28 22:43 Casey Schaufler

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