[PATCH v5 8/8] ima: measure kexec load and exec events as critical data
Stefan Berger
stefanb at linux.ibm.com
Wed Feb 14 13:00:56 PST 2024
On 2/14/24 10:38, Tushar Sugandhi wrote:
> The amount of memory allocated at kexec load, even with the extra memory
> allocated, might not be large enough for the entire measurement list. The
> indeterminate interval between kexec 'load' and 'execute' could exacerbate
> this problem.
>
> Define two new IMA events, 'kexec_load' and 'kexec_execute', to be
> measured as critical data at kexec 'load' and 'execute' respectively.
> Report the allocated kexec segment size, IMA binary log size and the
> runtime measurements count as part of those events.
>
> These events, and the values reported through them, serve as markers in
> the IMA log to verify the IMA events are captured during kexec soft
> reboot. The presence of a 'kexec_load' event in between the last two
> 'boot_aggregate' events in the IMA log implies this is a kexec soft
> reboot, and not a cold-boot. And the absence of 'kexec_execute' event
> after kexec soft reboot implies missing events in that window which
> results in inconsistency with TPM PCR quotes, necessitating a cold boot
> for a successful remote attestation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tushar Sugandhi <tusharsu at linux.microsoft.com>
> ---
> security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
> index 50903d4ce880..31495a043959 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
> @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
> #include "ima.h"
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
> +#define IMA_KEXEC_EVENT_LEN 256
> +
> static struct seq_file ima_kexec_file;
> static void *ima_kexec_buffer;
> static size_t kexec_segment_size;
> @@ -38,6 +40,10 @@ static void ima_free_kexec_file_buf(struct seq_file *sf)
>
> static int ima_alloc_kexec_file_buf(size_t segment_size)
> {
> + char ima_kexec_event[IMA_KEXEC_EVENT_LEN];
> + size_t buf_size;
> + long len;
> +
> /*
> * kexec 'load' may be called multiple times.
> * Free and realloc the buffer only if the segment_size is
> @@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ static int ima_alloc_kexec_file_buf(size_t segment_size)
> ima_kexec_file.size == segment_size &&
> ima_kexec_file.read_pos == 0 &&
> ima_kexec_file.count == sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr))
> - return 0;
> + goto out;
>
> ima_free_kexec_file_buf(&ima_kexec_file);
>
> @@ -60,6 +66,18 @@ static int ima_alloc_kexec_file_buf(size_t segment_size)
> ima_kexec_file.read_pos = 0;
> ima_kexec_file.count = sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr); /* reserved space */
>
> +out:
> + buf_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size();
> + len = atomic_long_read(&ima_htable.len);
> +
> + scnprintf(ima_kexec_event, IMA_KEXEC_EVENT_LEN,
> + "kexec_segment_size=%lu;ima_binary_runtime_size=%lu;"
> + "ima_runtime_measurements_count=%ld;",
> + segment_size, buf_size, len);
> +
> + ima_measure_critical_data("ima_kexec", "kexec_load", ima_kexec_event,
> + strlen(ima_kexec_event), false, NULL, 0);
> +
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -186,10 +204,12 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
> static int ima_update_kexec_buffer(struct notifier_block *self,
> unsigned long action, void *data)
> {
> + char ima_kexec_event[IMA_KEXEC_EVENT_LEN];
> void *buf = NULL;
> size_t buf_size;
> int ret = NOTIFY_OK;
> bool resume = false;
> + long len;
>
> if (!kexec_in_progress) {
> pr_info("%s: No kexec in progress.\n", __func__);
> @@ -201,6 +221,18 @@ static int ima_update_kexec_buffer(struct notifier_block *self,
> return ret;
> }
>
> + buf_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size();
> + len = atomic_long_read(&ima_htable.len);
> +
> + scnprintf(ima_kexec_event, IMA_KEXEC_EVENT_LEN,
> + "kexec_segment_size=%lu;ima_binary_runtime_size=%lu;"
> + "ima_runtime_measurements_count=%ld;",
> + kexec_segment_size, buf_size, len);
> +
> + ima_measure_critical_data("ima_kexec", "kexec_execute",
> + ima_kexec_event, strlen(ima_kexec_event),
> + false, NULL, 0);
> +
> ima_measurements_suspend();
>
> ret = ima_dump_measurement_list(&buf_size, &buf,
It's twice the same code almost in the same file. You could move it into
a function.
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