kernel/linux.git/include/linux/security.h, branch linux-2.6.18.y

[SECURITY]: Fix build with CONFIG_SECURITY disabled.

2006-08-02T21:37:06+00:00

include/linux/security.h: In function ‘security_release_secctx’: include/linux/security.h:2757: warning: ‘return’ with a value, in function returning void Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[AF_UNIX]: Kernel memory leak fix for af_unix datagram getpeersec patch

2006-08-02T21:12:06+00:00

From: Catherine Zhang This patch implements a cleaner fix for the memory leak problem of the original unix datagram getpeersec patch. Instead of creating a security context each time a unix datagram is sent, we only create the security context when the receiver requests it. This new design requires modification of the current unix_getsecpeer_dgram LSM hook and addition of two new hooks, namely, secid_to_secctx and release_secctx. The former retrieves the security context and the latter releases it. A hook is required for releasing the security context because it is up to the security module to decide how that's done. In the case of Selinux, it's a simple kfree operation. Acked-by: Stephen Smalley Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[PATCH] SELinux: Add security hook definition for getioprio and insert hooks

2006-06-30T18:25:37+00:00

Add a new security hook definition for the sys_ioprio_get operation. At present, the SELinux hook function implementation for this hook is identical to the getscheduler implementation but a separate hook is introduced to allow this check to be specialized in the future if necessary. This patch also creates a helper function get_task_ioprio which handles the access check in addition to retrieving the ioprio value for the task. Signed-off-by: David Quigley Acked-by: Stephen Smalley Signed-off-by: James Morris Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] SELinux: extend task_kill hook to handle signals sent by AIO completion

2006-06-30T18:25:36+00:00

This patch extends the security_task_kill hook to handle signals sent by AIO completion. In this case, the secid of the task responsible for the signal needs to be obtained and saved earlier, so a security_task_getsecid() hook is added, and then this saved value is passed subsequently to the extended task_kill hook for use in checking. Signed-off-by: David Quigley Signed-off-by: James Morris Cc: Stephen Smalley Cc: Chris Wright Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[NETLINK]: Encapsulate eff_cap usage within security framework.

2006-06-29T23:57:55+00:00

This patch encapsulates the usage of eff_cap (in netlink_skb_params) within the security framework by extending security_netlink_recv to include a required capability parameter and converting all direct usage of eff_caps outside of the lsm modules to use the interface. It also updates the SELinux implementation of the security_netlink_send and security_netlink_recv hooks to take advantage of the sid in the netlink_skb_params struct. This also enables SELinux to perform auditing of netlink capability checks. Please apply, for 2.6.18 if possible. Signed-off-by: Darrel Goeddel Signed-off-by: Stephen Smalley Acked-by: James Morris Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[PATCH] keys: sort out key quota system

2006-06-26T16:58:18+00:00

Add the ability for key creation to overrun the user's quota in some circumstances - notably when a session keyring is created and assigned to a process that didn't previously have one. This means it's still possible to log in, should PAM require the creation of a new session keyring, and fix an overburdened key quota. Signed-off-by: David Howells Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] SELinux: add task_movememory hook

2006-06-23T14:42:54+00:00

This patch adds new security hook, task_movememory, to be called when memory owened by a task is to be moved (e.g. when migrating pages to a this hook is identical to the setscheduler implementation, but a separate hook introduced to allow this check to be specialized in the future if necessary. Since the last posting, the hook has been renamed following feedback from Christoph Lameter. Signed-off-by: David Quigley Acked-by: Stephen Smalley Signed-off-by: James Morris Cc: Christoph Lameter Cc: Andi Kleen Acked-by: Chris Wright Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] lsm: add task_setioprio hook

2006-06-23T14:42:53+00:00

Implement an LSM hook for setting a task's IO priority, similar to the hook for setting a tasks's nice value. A previous version of this LSM hook was included in an older version of multiadm by Jan Engelhardt, although I don't recall it being submitted upstream. Also included is the corresponding SELinux hook, which re-uses the setsched permission in the proccess class. Signed-off-by: James Morris Acked-by: Stephen Smalley Cc: Jan Engelhardt Cc: Chris Wright Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] VFS: Permit filesystem to perform statfs with a known root dentry

2006-06-23T14:42:45+00:00

Give the statfs superblock operation a dentry pointer rather than a superblock pointer. This complements the get_sb() patch. That reduced the significance of sb->s_root, allowing NFS to place a fake root there. However, NFS does require a dentry to use as a target for the statfs operation. This permits the root in the vfsmount to be used instead. linux/mount.h has been added where necessary to make allyesconfig build successfully. Interest has also been expressed for use with the FUSE and XFS filesystems. Signed-off-by: David Howells Acked-by: Al Viro Cc: Nathan Scott Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] selinux: add hooks for key subsystem

2006-06-22T22:05:55+00:00

Introduce SELinux hooks to support the access key retention subsystem within the kernel. Incorporate new flask headers from a modified version of the SELinux reference policy, with support for the new security class representing retained keys. Extend the "key_alloc" security hook with a task parameter representing the intended ownership context for the key being allocated. Attach security information to root's default keyrings within the SELinux initialization routine. Has passed David's testsuite. Signed-off-by: Michael LeMay Signed-off-by: David Howells Signed-off-by: James Morris Acked-by: Chris Wright Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds