IMA: define a hook to measure kernel integrity critical data

IMA provides capabilities to measure file and buffer data.  However,
various data structures, policies, and states stored in kernel memory
also impact the integrity of the system.  Several kernel subsystems
contain such integrity critical data.  These kernel subsystems help
protect the integrity of the system.  Currently, IMA does not provide a
generic function for measuring kernel integrity critical data.

Define ima_measure_critical_data, a new IMA hook, to measure kernel
integrity critical data.

Signed-off-by: Tushar Sugandhi <tusharsu@linux.microsoft.com>
Reviewed-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 250e52114230..251e7b4006f4 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -943,6 +943,30 @@ void ima_kexec_cmdline(int kernel_fd, const void *buf, int size)
 	fdput(f);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ima_measure_critical_data - measure kernel integrity critical data
+ * @event_name: event name for the record in the IMA measurement list
+ * @buf: pointer to buffer data
+ * @buf_len: length of buffer data (in bytes)
+ * @hash: measure buffer data hash
+ *
+ * Measure data critical to the integrity of the kernel into the IMA log
+ * and extend the pcr.  Examples of critical data could be various data
+ * structures, policies, and states stored in kernel memory that can
+ * impact the integrity of the system.
+ */
+void ima_measure_critical_data(const char *event_name,
+			       const void *buf, size_t buf_len,
+			       bool hash)
+{
+	if (!event_name || !buf || !buf_len)
+		return;
+
+	process_buffer_measurement(NULL, buf, buf_len, event_name,
+				   CRITICAL_DATA, 0, NULL,
+				   hash);
+}
+
 static int __init init_ima(void)
 {
 	int error;