Re: [PATCH ima-evm-utils] Add tests for MMAP_CHECK and MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT hooks

From: Roberto Sassu
Date: Fri Jan 27 2023 - 02:57:46 EST


On Thu, 2023-01-26 at 17:25 -0500, Stefan Berger wrote:
>
> On 1/26/23 11:38, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Add tests to ensure that, after applying the kernel patch 'ima: Align
> > ima_file_mmap() parameters with mmap_file LSM hook', the MMAP_CHECK hook
> > checks the protections applied by the kernel and not those requested by the
> > application.
> >
> > Also ensure that after applying 'ima: Introduce MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT hook',
> > the MMAP_CHECK_REQPROT hook checks the protections requested by the
> > application.
>
> below LGTM
>
> How do you tell the user that the patches need to be applied for the test to
> succeed and not worry about it when the patches are not applied?

Uhm, I agree. I should at least write a comment as for EVM portable
signatures, and maybe display a message in the test logs.

> > Test both with the test_mmap application that by default requests the
> > PROT_READ protection flag. Its syntax is:
> >
> > +
> > +check_mmap() {
> > + local hook="$1"
> > + local arg="$2"
> > + local test_file
> > + local fowner
> > + local rule
> > + local result
> > + local test_file_entry
> > +
>
> you can write them all in one line: 'local test_file fowner rule result test_file_entry'

Ok.

Thanks

Roberto