Re: [PATCH] kexec: Do not verify the signature without the lockdown or mandatory signature

From: lijiang
Date: Wed May 27 2020 - 00:08:27 EST


å 2020å05æ27æ 11:15, lijiang åé:
> å 2020å05æ26æ 21:59, Jiri Bohac åé:
>> On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 01:23:51PM +0800, Lianbo Jiang wrote:
>>> So, here, let's simplify the logic to improve code readability. If the
>>> KEXEC_SIG_FORCE enabled or kexec lockdown enabled, signature verification
>>> is mandated. Otherwise, we lift the bar for any kernel image.
>>
>> I agree completely; in fact that was my intention when
>> introducing the code, but I got overruled about the return codes:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180119125425.l72meyyc2qtrriwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>>
>> I like this simplification very much, except this part:
>>
>>> + if (ret) {
>>> + pr_debug("kernel signature verification failed (%d).\n", ret);
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> - pr_notice("kernel signature verification failed (%d).\n", ret);
>>
>> I think the log level should stay at most PR_NOTICE when the
>> verification failure results in rejecting the kernel. Perhaps
>> even lower.
>>
>
> Thank you for the comment, Jiri Bohac.
>
> I like the idea of staying at most PR_NOTICE, but the pr_notice() will output
> some messages that kernel could want to ignore, such as the case you mentioned
> below.
>
>> In case verification is not enforced and the failure is
>> ignored, KERN_DEBUG seems reasonable.
>>
>
> Yes, good understanding. It seems that the pr_debug() is still a good option here?
> Any other thoughts?
>

Or the following change looks better? What's your opinion?

static int
kimage_validate_signature(struct kimage *image)
{
int ret;

ret = arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(image, image->kernel_buf,
image->kernel_buf_len);
if (ret) {

if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG_FORCE)) {
pr_notice("Enforced kernel signature verification failed (%d).\n", ret);
return ret;
}

/*
* If IMA is guaranteed to appraise a signature on the kexec
* image, permit it even if the kernel is otherwise locked
* down.
*/
if (!ima_appraise_signature(READING_KEXEC_IMAGE) &&
security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_KEXEC))
return -EPERM;

pr_debug("kernel signature verification failed (%d).\n", ret);
}

return 0;
}


Thanks.
Lianbo

> Thanks.
> Lianbo
>
>
>> Regards,
>>