* [PATCH] slim: handle failure to register
@ 2006-09-20 16:48 Kylene Jo Hall
0 siblings, 0 replies; only message in thread
From: Kylene Jo Hall @ 2006-09-20 16:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: akpm, Serge Hallyn, Mimi Zohar, Dave Safford, sds
Thanks to Stephen Smalley for pointing out that we need to securely
handle a failure to register with the LSM security hooks. This patch
adds a panic in the event that the module is unable to register.
Signed-off-by: Kylene Hall <kjhall@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@us.ibm.com>
---
security/slim/slm_main.c | 6 +++++-
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- linux-2.6.18-rc6-orig/security/slim/slm_main.c 2006-09-18 16:41:51.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.18-rc6/security/slim/slm_main.c 2006-09-19 12:48:42.000000000 -0500
@@ -1644,9 +1644,13 @@ int slim_enabled = 1;
#endif
static int __init init_slm(void)
{
+ int rc;
if (!slim_enabled)
return 0;
slm_task_init_alloc_security(current);
- return register_security(&slm_security_ops);
+ rc = register_security(&slm_security_ops);
+ if (rc != 0)
+ panic("SLIM: Unable to register with kernel\n");
+ return rc;
}
security_initcall(init_slm);
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] only message in thread
only message in thread, other threads:[~2006-09-20 16:48 UTC | newest]
Thread overview: (only message) (download: mbox.gz / follow: Atom feed)
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2006-09-20 16:48 [PATCH] slim: handle failure to register Kylene Jo Hall
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox
all inboxes | Powered by JetHome®