RE: [RESEND][PATCH] Documentation: added order requirement for ima_hash=

[Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>]

> From: Mimi Zohar [mailto:zohar@linux.ibm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 3:35 PM
> On Wed, 2022-01-26 at 13:24 +0000, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > > From: Mimi Zohar [mailto:zohar@linux.ibm.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1:48 PM
> > > On Wed, 2022-01-26 at 15:41 +0800, Guozihua (Scott) wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The main issue lies in ima_template_desc_current called by hash_setup,
> > > > which does not just read ima_template global variable, but also tries to
> > > > set it if that hasn't been done already. Causing ima_template_setup to quit.
> > >
> > > Right, which calls ima_init_template_list().  So part of the solution
> > > could be to conditionally call ima_init_template_list()
> > > in ima_template_setup().
> > >
> > > -       if (ima_template)
> > > -               return 1;
> > > -
> > > -       ima_init_template_list();
> > > +       if (!ima_template
> > > +               ima_init_template_list();
> > >
> > > Roberto, what do you think?
> >
> > Hi Mimi
> >
> > I think we wanted to prevent to set a digest algorithm
> > incompatible with the chosen template.
> >
> > If we have in the kernel command line:
> >
> > ima_template=ima ima_hash=sha256
> >
> > ima_hash_algo would be set to HASH_ALGO_SHA1 despite
> > the user choice and the template would be set to 'ima'.
> >
> > In the opposite case:
> >
> > ima_hash=sha256 ima_template=ima
> >
> > if the default template is 'ima', then ima_hash_algo would be
> > set to HASH_ALGO_SHA1. Otherwise, it would be
> > HASH_ALGO_SHA256. If we allow the template to be set after
> > the digest algorithm is evaluated, the template selection will
> > be rejected if the algorithm is incompatible with the template.
> 
> The only time that would occur is in the unlikely case that the
> template is being set to "ima".   That sounds reasonable.  In fact we
> should consider preventing the template format being set to "ima".

Ok.

> > I'm trying to remember why we still have the digest recalculation
> > in ima_eventdigest_init(). Maybe the only possibility is if we
> > set the template from the policy?
> 
> The recalculation was relatively recently added in commit 6cc7c266e5b4
> ("ima: Call ima_calc_boot_aggregate() in ima_eventdigest_init()").

There is also recalculation for the file digest:

        hash.hdr.algo = ima_template_hash_algo_allowed(ima_hash_algo) ?
            ima_hash_algo : HASH_ALGO_SHA1;
        result = ima_calc_file_hash(event_data->file, &hash.hdr);

I understood that Jonathan already applied the patch. If it is possible
to make a new patch according to your suggestion, I would ask Zihua
to do that.

Jonathan, would it be fine for you to discard this patch?

Thanks

Roberto

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Duesseldorf GmbH, HRB 56063
Managing Director: Li Peng, Zhong Ronghua

> thanks,
> 
> Mimi