[PATCH v6 3/4] Audit: Add record for multiple task security contexts
From: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
Date: 2025-08-16 17:29:22
Also in:
lkml, selinux
Subsystem:
apparmor security module, audit subsystem, networking [general], networking [labeled] (netlabel, labeled ipsec, secmark), security subsystem, selinux security module, smack security module, the rest · Maintainers:
John Johansen, Paul Moore, Eric Paris, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, James Morris, "Serge E. Hallyn", Stephen Smalley, Casey Schaufler, Linus Torvalds
Replace the single skb pointer in an audit_buffer with a list of
skb pointers. Add the audit_stamp information to the audit_buffer as
there's no guarantee that there will be an audit_context containing
the stamp associated with the event. At audit_log_end() time create
auxiliary records as have been added to the list. Functions are
created to manage the skb list in the audit_buffer.
Create a new audit record AUDIT_MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS.
An example of the MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS record is:
type=MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS
msg=audit(1600880931.832:113)
subj_apparmor=unconfined
subj_smack=_
When an audit event includes a AUDIT_MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS record the
"subj=" field in other records in the event will be "subj=?".
An AUDIT_MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS record is supplied when the system has
multiple security modules that may make access decisions based on a
subject security context.
Refactor audit_log_task_context(), creating a new audit_log_subj_ctx().
This is used in netlabel auditing to provide multiple subject security
contexts as necessary.
Suggested-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
---
include/linux/audit.h | 16 +++
include/uapi/linux/audit.h | 1 +
kernel/audit.c | 208 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c | 9 +-
security/apparmor/lsm.c | 3 +
security/selinux/hooks.c | 3 +
security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 3 +
7 files changed, 202 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index a394614ccd0b..38e5edffe371 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ struct audit_watch; struct audit_tree; struct sk_buff; struct kern_ipc_perm; +struct lsm_id; +struct lsm_prop; struct audit_krule { u32 pflags;
@@ -147,6 +149,9 @@ extern unsigned compat_signal_class[]; #define AUDIT_TTY_ENABLE BIT(0) #define AUDIT_TTY_LOG_PASSWD BIT(1) +/* bit values for audit_cfg_lsm */ +#define AUDIT_CFG_LSM_SECCTX_SUBJECT BIT(0) + struct filename; #define AUDIT_OFF 0
@@ -185,6 +190,7 @@ extern void audit_log_path_denied(int type, const char *operation); extern void audit_log_lost(const char *message); +extern int audit_log_subj_ctx(struct audit_buffer *ab, struct lsm_prop *prop); extern int audit_log_task_context(struct audit_buffer *ab); extern void audit_log_task_info(struct audit_buffer *ab);
@@ -210,6 +216,8 @@ extern u32 audit_enabled; extern int audit_signal_info(int sig, struct task_struct *t); +extern void audit_cfg_lsm(const struct lsm_id *lsmid, int flags); + #else /* CONFIG_AUDIT */ static inline __printf(4, 5) void audit_log(struct audit_context *ctx, gfp_t gfp_mask, int type,
@@ -245,6 +253,11 @@ static inline void audit_log_key(struct audit_buffer *ab, char *key) { } static inline void audit_log_path_denied(int type, const char *operation) { } +static inline int audit_log_subj_ctx(struct audit_buffer *ab, + struct lsm_prop *prop) +{ + return 0; +} static inline int audit_log_task_context(struct audit_buffer *ab) { return 0;
@@ -269,6 +282,9 @@ static inline int audit_signal_info(int sig, struct task_struct *t) return 0; } +static inline void audit_cfg_lsm(const struct lsm_id *lsmid, int flags) +{ } + #endif /* CONFIG_AUDIT */ #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT_COMPAT_GENERIC
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
index 9a4ecc9f6dc5..8cad2f307719 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/audit.h@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ #define AUDIT_IPE_POLICY_LOAD 1422 /* IPE policy load */ #define AUDIT_LANDLOCK_ACCESS 1423 /* Landlock denial */ #define AUDIT_LANDLOCK_DOMAIN 1424 /* Landlock domain status */ +#define AUDIT_MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS 1425 /* Multiple LSM task contexts */ #define AUDIT_FIRST_KERN_ANOM_MSG 1700 #define AUDIT_LAST_KERN_ANOM_MSG 1799
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 226c8ae00d04..c924b30f2524 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ #include <net/netlink.h> #include <linux/skbuff.h> #include <linux/security.h> +#include <linux/lsm_hooks.h> #include <linux/freezer.h> #include <linux/pid_namespace.h> #include <net/netns/generic.h>
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ static u32 audit_failure = AUDIT_FAIL_PRINTK; /* private audit network namespace index */ static unsigned int audit_net_id; +/* Number of modules that provide a security context. + List of lsms that provide a security context */ +static u32 audit_subj_secctx_cnt; +static const struct lsm_id *audit_subj_lsms[MAX_LSM_COUNT]; + /** * struct audit_net - audit private network namespace data * @sk: communication socket
@@ -195,8 +201,10 @@ static struct audit_ctl_mutex { * to place it on a transmit queue. Multiple audit_buffers can be in * use simultaneously. */ struct audit_buffer { - struct sk_buff *skb; /* formatted skb ready to send */ + struct sk_buff *skb; /* the skb for audit_log functions */ + struct sk_buff_head skb_list; /* formatted skbs, ready to send */ struct audit_context *ctx; /* NULL or associated context */ + struct audit_stamp stamp; /* audit stamp for these records */ gfp_t gfp_mask; };
@@ -278,6 +286,27 @@ static pid_t auditd_pid_vnr(void) return pid; } +/** + * audit_cfg_lsm - Identify a security module as providing a secctx. + * @lsmid: LSM identity + * @flags: which contexts are provided + * + * Description: + * Increments the count of the security modules providing a secctx. + * If the LSM id is already in the list leave it alone. + */ +void audit_cfg_lsm(const struct lsm_id *lsmid, int flags) +{ + int i; + + if (flags & AUDIT_CFG_LSM_SECCTX_SUBJECT) { + for (i = 0 ; i < audit_subj_secctx_cnt; i++) + if (audit_subj_lsms[i] == lsmid) + return; + audit_subj_lsms[audit_subj_secctx_cnt++] = lsmid; + } +} + /** * audit_get_sk - Return the audit socket for the given network namespace * @net: the destination network namespace
@@ -1776,10 +1805,13 @@ __setup("audit_backlog_limit=", audit_backlog_limit_set); static void audit_buffer_free(struct audit_buffer *ab) { + struct sk_buff *skb; + if (!ab) return; - kfree_skb(ab->skb); + while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&ab->skb_list))) + kfree_skb(skb); kmem_cache_free(audit_buffer_cache, ab); }
@@ -1795,6 +1827,10 @@ static struct audit_buffer *audit_buffer_alloc(struct audit_context *ctx, ab->skb = nlmsg_new(AUDIT_BUFSIZ, gfp_mask); if (!ab->skb) goto err; + + skb_queue_head_init(&ab->skb_list); + skb_queue_tail(&ab->skb_list, ab->skb); + if (!nlmsg_put(ab->skb, 0, 0, type, 0, 0)) goto err;
@@ -1860,7 +1896,6 @@ struct audit_buffer *audit_log_start(struct audit_context *ctx, gfp_t gfp_mask, int type) { struct audit_buffer *ab; - struct audit_stamp stamp; if (audit_initialized != AUDIT_INITIALIZED) return NULL;
@@ -1915,14 +1950,14 @@ struct audit_buffer *audit_log_start(struct audit_context *ctx, gfp_t gfp_mask, return NULL; } - audit_get_stamp(ab->ctx, &stamp); + audit_get_stamp(ab->ctx, &ab->stamp); /* cancel dummy context to enable supporting records */ if (ctx) ctx->dummy = 0; audit_log_format(ab, "audit(%llu.%03lu:%u): ", - (unsigned long long)stamp.ctime.tv_sec, - stamp.ctime.tv_nsec/1000000, - stamp.serial); + (unsigned long long)ab->stamp.ctime.tv_sec, + ab->stamp.ctime.tv_nsec/1000000, + ab->stamp.serial); return ab; }
@@ -2178,31 +2213,128 @@ void audit_log_key(struct audit_buffer *ab, char *key) audit_log_format(ab, "(null)"); } -int audit_log_task_context(struct audit_buffer *ab) +/** + * audit_buffer_aux_new - Add an aux record buffer to the skb list + * @ab: audit_buffer + * @type: message type + * + * Aux records are allocated and added to the skb list of + * the "main" record. The ab->skb is reset to point to the + * aux record on its creation. When the aux record in complete + * ab->skb has to be reset to point to the "main" record. + * This allows the audit_log_ functions to be ignorant of + * which kind of record it is logging to. It also avoids adding + * special data for aux records. + * + * On success ab->skb will point to the new aux record. + * Returns 0 on success, -ENOMEM should allocation fail. + */ +static int audit_buffer_aux_new(struct audit_buffer *ab, int type) +{ + WARN_ON(ab->skb != skb_peek(&ab->skb_list)); + + ab->skb = nlmsg_new(AUDIT_BUFSIZ, ab->gfp_mask); + if (!ab->skb) + goto err; + if (!nlmsg_put(ab->skb, 0, 0, type, 0, 0)) + goto err; + skb_queue_tail(&ab->skb_list, ab->skb); + + audit_log_format(ab, "audit(%llu.%03lu:%u): ", + (unsigned long long)ab->stamp.ctime.tv_sec, + ab->stamp.ctime.tv_nsec/1000000, + ab->stamp.serial); + + return 0; + +err: + kfree_skb(ab->skb); + ab->skb = skb_peek(&ab->skb_list); + return -ENOMEM; +} + +/** + * audit_buffer_aux_end - Switch back to the "main" record from an aux record + * @ab: audit_buffer + * + * Restores the "main" audit record to ab->skb. + */ +static void audit_buffer_aux_end(struct audit_buffer *ab) +{ + ab->skb = skb_peek(&ab->skb_list); +} + +/** + * audit_log_subj_ctx - Add LSM subject information + * @ab: audit_buffer + * @prop: LSM subject properties. + * + * Add a subj= field and, if necessary, a AUDIT_MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS record. + */ +int audit_log_subj_ctx(struct audit_buffer *ab, struct lsm_prop *prop) { - struct lsm_prop prop; struct lsm_context ctx; + char *space = ""; int error; + int i; - security_current_getlsmprop_subj(&prop); - if (!lsmprop_is_set(&prop)) + security_current_getlsmprop_subj(prop); + if (!lsmprop_is_set(prop)) return 0; - error = security_lsmprop_to_secctx(&prop, &ctx, LSM_ID_UNDEF); - if (error < 0) { - if (error != -EINVAL) - goto error_path; + if (audit_subj_secctx_cnt < 2) { + error = security_lsmprop_to_secctx(prop, &ctx, LSM_ID_UNDEF); + if (error < 0) { + if (error != -EINVAL) + goto error_path; + return 0; + } + audit_log_format(ab, " subj=%s", ctx.context); + security_release_secctx(&ctx); return 0; } - - audit_log_format(ab, " subj=%s", ctx.context); - security_release_secctx(&ctx); + /* Multiple LSMs provide contexts. Include an aux record. */ + audit_log_format(ab, " subj=?"); + error = audit_buffer_aux_new(ab, AUDIT_MAC_TASK_CONTEXTS); + if (error) + goto error_path; + + for (i = 0; i < audit_subj_secctx_cnt; i++) { + error = security_lsmprop_to_secctx(prop, &ctx, + audit_subj_lsms[i]->id); + if (error < 0) { + /* + * Don't print anything. An LSM like BPF could + * claim to support contexts, but only do so under + * certain conditions. + */ + if (error == -EOPNOTSUPP) + continue; + if (error != -EINVAL) + audit_panic("error in audit_log_subj_ctx"); + } else { + audit_log_format(ab, "%ssubj_%s=%s", space, + audit_subj_lsms[i]->name, ctx.context); + space = " "; + security_release_secctx(&ctx); + } + } + audit_buffer_aux_end(ab); return 0; error_path: - audit_panic("error in audit_log_task_context"); + audit_panic("error in audit_log_subj_ctx"); return error; } +EXPORT_SYMBOL(audit_log_subj_ctx); + +int audit_log_task_context(struct audit_buffer *ab) +{ + struct lsm_prop prop; + + security_current_getlsmprop_subj(&prop); + return audit_log_subj_ctx(ab, &prop); +} EXPORT_SYMBOL(audit_log_task_context); void audit_log_d_path_exe(struct audit_buffer *ab,
@@ -2411,6 +2543,26 @@ int audit_signal_info(int sig, struct task_struct *t) return audit_signal_info_syscall(t); } +/** + * __audit_log_end - enqueue one audit record + * @skb: the buffer to send + */ +static void __audit_log_end(struct sk_buff *skb) +{ + struct nlmsghdr *nlh; + + if (audit_rate_check()) { + /* setup the netlink header, see the comments in + * kauditd_send_multicast_skb() for length quirks */ + nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb); + nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->len - NLMSG_HDRLEN; + + /* queue the netlink packet */ + skb_queue_tail(&audit_queue, skb); + } else + audit_log_lost("rate limit exceeded"); +} + /** * audit_log_end - end one audit record * @ab: the audit_buffer
@@ -2423,25 +2575,15 @@ int audit_signal_info(int sig, struct task_struct *t) void audit_log_end(struct audit_buffer *ab) { struct sk_buff *skb; - struct nlmsghdr *nlh; if (!ab) return; - if (audit_rate_check()) { - skb = ab->skb; - ab->skb = NULL; + while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&ab->skb_list))) + __audit_log_end(skb); - /* setup the netlink header, see the comments in - * kauditd_send_multicast_skb() for length quirks */ - nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb); - nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->len - NLMSG_HDRLEN; - - /* queue the netlink packet and poke the kauditd thread */ - skb_queue_tail(&audit_queue, skb); - wake_up_interruptible(&kauditd_wait); - } else - audit_log_lost("rate limit exceeded"); + /* poke the kauditd thread */ + wake_up_interruptible(&kauditd_wait); audit_buffer_free(ab); }
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
index 6d6545297ee3..0da652844dd6 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ struct audit_buffer *netlbl_audit_start_common(int type, struct netlbl_audit *audit_info) { struct audit_buffer *audit_buf; - struct lsm_context ctx; if (audit_enabled == AUDIT_OFF) return NULL;
@@ -96,13 +95,7 @@ struct audit_buffer *netlbl_audit_start_common(int type, audit_log_format(audit_buf, "netlabel: auid=%u ses=%u", from_kuid(&init_user_ns, audit_info->loginuid), audit_info->sessionid); - - if (lsmprop_is_set(&audit_info->prop) && - security_lsmprop_to_secctx(&audit_info->prop, &ctx, - LSM_ID_UNDEF) > 0) { - audit_log_format(audit_buf, " subj=%s", ctx.context); - security_release_secctx(&ctx); - } + audit_log_subj_ctx(audit_buf, &audit_info->prop); return audit_buf; }
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 8e1cc229b41b..220d1684b8d4 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c@@ -2530,6 +2530,9 @@ static int __init apparmor_init(void) security_add_hooks(apparmor_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(apparmor_hooks), &apparmor_lsmid); + /* Inform the audit system that secctx is used */ + audit_cfg_lsm(&apparmor_lsmid, AUDIT_CFG_LSM_SECCTX_SUBJECT); + /* Report that AppArmor successfully initialized */ apparmor_initialized = 1; if (aa_g_profile_mode == APPARMOR_COMPLAIN)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index c95a5874bf7d..975b84b466b4 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c@@ -7618,6 +7618,9 @@ static __init int selinux_init(void) /* Set the security state for the initial task. */ cred_init_security(); + /* Inform the audit system that secctx is used */ + audit_cfg_lsm(&selinux_lsmid, AUDIT_CFG_LSM_SECCTX_SUBJECT); + default_noexec = !(VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS & VM_EXEC); if (!default_noexec) pr_notice("SELinux: virtual memory is executable by default\n");
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index fc340a6f0dde..eaff9b8901a7 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c@@ -5267,6 +5267,9 @@ static __init int smack_init(void) /* initialize the smack_known_list */ init_smack_known_list(); + /* Inform the audit system that secctx is used */ + audit_cfg_lsm(&smack_lsmid, AUDIT_CFG_LSM_SECCTX_SUBJECT); + return 0; }
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2.50.1