[RFC PATCH v1] fw_lockdown: new micro LSM module to prevent loading unsigned firmware
From: luto@kernel.org (Andy Lutomirski)
Date: 2018-04-03 00:42:24
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On 11/10/2017 01:02 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
If the kernel is locked down and IMA-appraisal is not enabled, prevent loading of unsigned firmware.
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diff --git a/security/fw_lockdown/Kconfig b/security/fw_lockdown/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d6aef6ce8fee --- /dev/null +++ b/security/fw_lockdown/Kconfig@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +config SECURITY_FW_LOCKDOWN + bool "Prevent loading unsigned firmware" + depends on LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL + default y + help + Prevent loading unsigned firmware in lockdown mode,
Please be honest about what this does. This option makes your system useless if you don't use IMA-Appraisal and it offers a particular security benefit if you do you IMA-Appraisal. How about making it depend on IMA-Appraisal? Change the name to SECURITY_ONLY_LOAD_IMA_APPRAISED_FIRMWARE and adjust the text accordingly, please.
+/** + * fw_lockdown_read_file - prevent loading of unsigned firmware + * @file: pointer to firmware + * @read_id: caller identifier + * + * Prevent loading of unsigned firmware in lockdown mode.
That comment gives a highly misleading impression of what this function does.
+ */ +static int fw_lockdown_read_file(struct file *file, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
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