Re: [RFC PATCH 8/9] LSM: x86/sgx: Introduce ->enclave_load() hook for Intel SGX

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Tue Jun 04 2019 - 16:41:23 EST


On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 4:32 PM Sean Christopherson
<sean.j.christopherson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> enclave_load() is roughly analogous to the existing file_mprotect().
>
> Due to the nature of SGX and its Enclave Page Cache (EPC), all enclave
> VMAs are backed by a single file, i.e. /dev/sgx/enclave, that must be
> MAP_SHARED. Furthermore, all enclaves need read, write and execute
> VMAs. As a result, file_mprotect() does not provide any meaningful
> security for enclaves since an LSM can only deny/grant access to the
> EPC as a whole.
>
> security_enclave_load() is called when SGX is first loading an enclave
> page, i.e. copying a page from normal memory into the EPC. The notable
> difference from file_mprotect() is the allowed_prot parameter, which
> is essentially an SGX-specific version of a VMA's MAY_{READ,WRITE,EXEC}
> flags. The purpose of allowed_prot is to enable checks such as
> SELinux's FILE__EXECMOD permission without having to track and update
> VMAs across multiple mm structs, i.e. SGX can ensure userspace doesn't
> overstep its bounds simply by restricting an enclave VMA's protections
> by vetting what is maximally allowed during build time.
>
> An alternative to the allowed_prot approach would be to use an enclave's
> SIGSTRUCT (a smallish structure that can uniquely identify an enclave)
> as a proxy for the enclave. For example, SGX could take and hold a
> reference to the file containing the SIGSTRUCT (if it's in a file) and
> call security_enclave_load() during mprotect(). While the SIGSTRUCT
> approach would provide better precision, the actual value added was
> deemed to be negligible. On the other hand, pinning a file for the
> lifetime of the enclave is ugly, and essentially caching LSM policies
> in each page's allowed_prot avoids having to make an extra LSM upcall
> during mprotect().
>
> Note, extensive discussion yielded no sane alternative to some form of
> SGX specific LSM hook[1].
>
> [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CALCETrXf8mSK45h7sTK5Wf+pXLVn=Bjsc_RLpgO-h-qdzBRo5Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/ioctl.c | 14 +++++++++-----
> include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/security.h | 2 ++
> security/security.c | 8 ++++++++
> 4 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/ioctl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/ioctl.c
> index 5f71be7cbb01..260417ecbcff 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/ioctl.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/ioctl.c
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
> #include <linux/highmem.h>
> #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
> #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
> +#include <linux/security.h>
> #include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> #include <linux/suspend.h>
> @@ -580,21 +581,24 @@ static int sgx_encl_page_protect(unsigned long src, unsigned long prot,
> unsigned long *allowed_prot)
> {
> struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> + int ret = 0;
>
> - if (!(*allowed_prot & VM_EXEC))
> + if (!(*allowed_prot & VM_EXEC) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SECURITY))
> goto do_check;
>
> down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
> vma = find_vma(current->mm, src);
> if (!vma || (vma->vm_file && path_noexec(&vma->vm_file->f_path)))
> *allowed_prot &= ~VM_EXEC;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
> + ret = security_enclave_load(vma, prot, allowed_prot);
> +#endif
> up_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
>
> do_check:
> - if (prot & ~*allowed_prot)
> - return -EACCES;
> -
> - return 0;
> + if (!ret && (prot & ~*allowed_prot))
> + ret = -EACCES;
> + return ret;
> }
>
> static int sgx_encl_add_page(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long addr,
> diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> index 47f58cfb6a19..0562775424a0 100644
> --- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> @@ -1446,6 +1446,14 @@
> * @bpf_prog_free_security:
> * Clean up the security information stored inside bpf prog.
> *
> + * Security hooks for Intel SGX enclaves.
> + *
> + * @enclave_load:
> + * On success, returns 0 and optionally adjusts @allowed_prot
> + * @vma: the source memory region of the enclave page being loaded.
> + * @prot: the initial protection of the enclave page.

What do you mean "initial"? The page is always mapped PROT_NONE when
this is called, right? I feel like I must be missing something here.