From 13752fe2d7f2d41c2fd92a5d1b1c6e38c4de0c05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kees Cook Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:28:04 -0800 Subject: security: introduce kernel_fw_from_file hook In order to validate the contents of firmware being loaded, there must be a hook to evaluate any loaded firmware that wasn't built into the kernel itself. Without this, there is a risk that a root user could load malicious firmware designed to mount an attack against kernel memory (e.g. via DMA). Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Reviewed-by: Takashi Iwai --- security/security.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'security/security.c') diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c index 31614e9e96e5..35d37d0f0d49 100644 --- a/security/security.c +++ b/security/security.c @@ -845,6 +845,12 @@ int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode) return security_ops->kernel_create_files_as(new, inode); } +int security_kernel_fw_from_file(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size) +{ + return security_ops->kernel_fw_from_file(file, buf, size); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(security_kernel_fw_from_file); + int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name) { return security_ops->kernel_module_request(kmod_name); -- cgit v1.2.2 From 5a9196d715607f76d6b7d96a0970d6065335e62b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mimi Zohar Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:39:48 -0400 Subject: ima: add support for measuring and appraising firmware The "security: introduce kernel_fw_from_file hook" patch defined a new security hook to evaluate any loaded firmware that wasn't built into the kernel. This patch defines ima_fw_from_file(), which is called from the new security hook, to measure and/or appraise the loaded firmware's integrity. Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar Signed-off-by: Kees Cook --- security/security.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'security/security.c') diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c index 35d37d0f0d49..e41b1a8d7644 100644 --- a/security/security.c +++ b/security/security.c @@ -847,7 +847,12 @@ int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode) int security_kernel_fw_from_file(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size) { - return security_ops->kernel_fw_from_file(file, buf, size); + int ret; + + ret = security_ops->kernel_fw_from_file(file, buf, size); + if (ret) + return ret; + return ima_fw_from_file(file, buf, size); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(security_kernel_fw_from_file); -- cgit v1.2.2