[PATCH v2 2/7] ima: move ima_dump_measurement_list call from kexec load to execute

Stefan Berger stefanb at linux.ibm.com
Thu Oct 12 17:28:18 PDT 2023


On 10/5/23 14:25, Tushar Sugandhi wrote:
> In the current IMA implementation, ima_dump_measurement_list() is called
> during the kexec 'load' operation.  This can result in loss of IMA
> measurements taken between the 'load' and 'execute' phases when the
> system goes through Kexec soft reboot to a new Kernel.  The call to the
> function ima_dump_measurement_list() needs to be moved out of the
> function ima_add_kexec_buffer() and needs to be called during the kexec
> 'execute' operation.
>
> Implement a function ima_update_kexec_buffer() that is called during
> kexec 'execute', allowing IMA to update the measurement list with the
> events between kexec 'load' and 'execute'.  Move the
> ima_dump_measurement_list() call from ima_add_kexec_buffer() to
> ima_update_kexec_buffer().  Make ima_kexec_buffer and kexec_segment_size
> variables global, so that they can be accessed during both kexec 'load'
> and 'execute'.  Add functions ima_measurements_suspend() and
> ima_measurements_resume() to set and reset the 'suspend_ima_measurements'
> variable respectively, to suspend/resume IMA measurements.  Use
> the existing 'ima_extend_list_mutex' to ensure that the operations are
> thread-safe.  These function calls will help maintaining the integrity
> of the IMA log while it is being copied to the new Kernel's buffer.
> Add a reboot notifier_block 'update_buffer_nb' to ensure
> the function ima_update_kexec_buffer() gets called during kexec
> soft-reboot.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tushar Sugandhi<tusharsu at linux.microsoft.com>
> ---
>   security/integrity/ima/ima.h       |  2 ++
>   security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>   security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c | 18 ++++++++++
>   3 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> index c29db699c996..49a6047dd8eb 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
> @@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ bool ima_template_has_modsig(const struct ima_template_desc *ima_template);
>   int ima_restore_measurement_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry);
>   int ima_restore_measurement_list(loff_t bufsize, void *buf);
>   int ima_measurements_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v);
> +void ima_measurements_suspend(void);
> +void ima_measurements_resume(void);
>   unsigned long ima_get_binary_runtime_size(void);
>   int ima_init_template(void);
>   void ima_init_template_list(void);
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
> index 307e07991865..2c11bbe6efef 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
> @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
>   #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
>   struct seq_file ima_kexec_file;
>   struct ima_kexec_hdr ima_khdr;
> +static void *ima_kexec_buffer;
> +static size_t kexec_segment_size;
>   
>   void ima_clear_kexec_file(void)
>   {
> @@ -142,7 +144,6 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
>   	/* use more understandable variable names than defined in kbuf */
>   	void *kexec_buffer = NULL;
>   	size_t kexec_buffer_size;
> -	size_t kexec_segment_size;
>   	int ret;
>   
>   	/*
> @@ -167,14 +168,6 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
>   		return;
>   	}
>   
> -	ret = ima_dump_measurement_list(&kexec_buffer_size, &kexec_buffer,
> -					kexec_segment_size);
> -	if (ret < 0) {
> -		pr_err("%s: Failed to dump IMA measurements. Error:%d.\n",
> -		       __func__, ret);
> -		return;
> -	}
> -
>   	kbuf.buffer = kexec_buffer;
>   	kbuf.bufsz = kexec_buffer_size;
>   	kbuf.memsz = kexec_segment_size;
> @@ -192,6 +185,53 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
>   	pr_debug("kexec measurement buffer for the loaded kernel at 0x%lx.\n",
>   		 kbuf.mem);
>   }
> +
> +/*
> + * Called during kexec execute so that IMA can update the measurement list.
> + */
> +static int ima_update_kexec_buffer(struct notifier_block *self,
> +				   unsigned long action, void *data)
> +{
> +	void *buf = NULL;
> +	size_t buf_size;
> +	bool resume = false;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (!kexec_in_progress) {
> +		pr_info("%s: No kexec in progress.\n", __func__);
> +		return NOTIFY_OK;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!ima_kexec_buffer) {
> +		pr_err("%s: Kexec buffer not set.\n", __func__);
> +		return NOTIFY_OK;
> +	}
> +
> +	ima_measurements_suspend();
> +
> +	buf_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size();
There doesn't seem to be a need to call this function and pass in the 
binary runtime size into the dump function. You should be able to remove it.
> +	ret = ima_dump_measurement_list(&buf_size, &buf,
> +					kexec_segment_size);
> +
> +	if (!buf || ret < 0) {
I don't think this function can (or should) ever return ret >= 0 with 
buf == NULL.
> +		pr_err("%s: Dump measurements failed. Error:%d\n",
> +		       __func__, ret);
> +		resume = true;
> +		goto out;
> +	}
> +	memcpy(ima_kexec_buffer, buf, buf_size);
> +out:
> +	ima_kexec_buffer = NULL;
> +
> +	if (resume)
> +		ima_measurements_resume();
> +
> +	return NOTIFY_OK;
> +}
> +struct notifier_block update_buffer_nb = {
> +	.notifier_call = ima_update_kexec_buffer,
> +};
> +
>   #endif /* IMA_KEXEC */
>   
>   /*
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
> index 532da87ce519..9e7d1196006e 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
> @@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ struct ima_h_table ima_htable = {
>    */
>   static DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_extend_list_mutex);
>   
> +/*
> + * Used internally by the kernel to suspend-resume ima measurements.
> + */
> +static atomic_t suspend_ima_measurements;
> +
>   /* lookup up the digest value in the hash table, and return the entry */
>   static struct ima_queue_entry *ima_lookup_digest_entry(u8 *digest_value,
>   						       int pcr)
> @@ -147,6 +152,19 @@ static int ima_pcr_extend(struct tpm_digest *digests_arg, int pcr)
>   		pr_err("Error Communicating to TPM chip, result: %d\n", result);
>   	return result;
>   }
> +void ima_measurements_suspend(void)
> +{
> +	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
> +	atomic_set(&suspend_ima_measurements, 1);
> +	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
> +}
> +
> +void ima_measurements_resume(void)
> +{
> +	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
> +	atomic_set(&suspend_ima_measurements, 0);
> +	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
> +}
>   
>   /*
>    * Add template entry to the measurement list and hash table, and



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