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authorDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>2017-04-04 22:33:00 +0100
committerDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>2017-04-04 22:33:00 +0100
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parentMerge branch 'keys-blacklist' into keys-next (diff)
parentKEYS: Keyring asymmetric key restrict method with chaining (diff)
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Merge branch 'keyctl-restrict' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/martineau/linux into keys-next
To quote Mat Martineau: """ Keyrings recently acquired the ability to validate keys before they are linked using kernel internal APIs. This patch set enables configuration of restricted keyrings from userspace. These patches apply to linux-fs/keys-misc and are also available here: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/martineau/linux.git/log/?h=keyctl-restrict v13: Detect and avoid cycles in restriction references, and change restrictions to store a single key pointer rather than arbitrary data. v12: Rework the KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING command to take an additional parameter, renamed some functions based on feedback, and dropped an unnecessary locking change (patch 1 in previous set). v11: Configure restrictions using KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING instead of using a keyring payload at creation time. Make the garbage collector aware of restrictions. v10: Fixups from maintainer feedback. Added some missing documentation. v9: Rebased on linux-fs/keys-misc (v4.9-rc5) v8: Add option to look for signing keys within the destination keyring. Fix a consistency issue with keyring locking and restriction checks. v7: Rework key restriction payload syntax. Move key-type-specific payload parsing to the key-type. Attach more restriction information to keyrings (restriction function, data, and data free) so future restrictions are not limited to storing a key ID to use for key validation. Validate key before using it to verify another key. Modify key type locking model to allow key type lookup during keyring creation. v6: Return error if only restrict_key is supplied, address misc. review comments. v5: Fixed signature bypass problem in patch 3/6 v4: Added userspace restriction options based on builtin keyrings. restrict_link_by_signature implementation is no longer modified. Split up v3's patch 2/5 to isolate the change to key.h. v3: Updated commit message for patch 2/5 (restrict_link_by_signature_indirect) v2: Payload is now preparsed """ Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/security/keys.txt b/Documentation/security/keys.txt
index 0e03baf271bd..5f554aab8751 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/security/keys.txt
@@ -857,6 +857,31 @@ The keyctl syscall functions are:
supported, error ENOKEY if the key could not be found, or error
EACCES if the key is not readable by the caller.
+ (*) Restrict keyring linkage
+
+ long keyctl(KEYCTL_RESTRICT_KEYRING, key_serial_t keyring,
+ const char *type, const char *restriction);
+
+ An existing keyring can restrict linkage of additional keys by evaluating
+ the contents of the key according to a restriction scheme.
+
+ "keyring" is the key ID for an existing keyring to apply a restriction
+ to. It may be empty or may already have keys linked. Existing linked keys
+ will remain in the keyring even if the new restriction would reject them.
+
+ "type" is a registered key type.
+
+ "restriction" is a string describing how key linkage is to be restricted.
+ The format varies depending on the key type, and the string is passed to
+ the lookup_restriction() function for the requested type. It may specify
+ a method and relevant data for the restriction such as signature
+ verification or constraints on key payload. If the requested key type is
+ later unregistered, no keys may be added to the keyring after the key type
+ is removed.
+
+ To apply a keyring restriction the process must have Set Attribute
+ permission and the keyring must not be previously restricted.
+
===============
KERNEL SERVICES
===============
@@ -1032,10 +1057,7 @@ payload contents" for more information.
struct key *keyring_alloc(const char *description, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
const struct cred *cred,
key_perm_t perm,
- int (*restrict_link)(struct key *,
- const struct key_type *,
- unsigned long,
- const union key_payload *),
+ struct key_restriction *restrict_link,
unsigned long flags,
struct key *dest);
@@ -1047,20 +1069,23 @@ payload contents" for more information.
KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA in flags if the keyring shouldn't be accounted
towards the user's quota). Error ENOMEM can also be returned.
- If restrict_link not NULL, it should point to a function that will be
- called each time an attempt is made to link a key into the new keyring.
- This function is called to check whether a key may be added into the keying
- or not. Callers of key_create_or_update() within the kernel can pass
- KEY_ALLOC_BYPASS_RESTRICTION to suppress the check. An example of using
- this is to manage rings of cryptographic keys that are set up when the
- kernel boots where userspace is also permitted to add keys - provided they
- can be verified by a key the kernel already has.
+ If restrict_link is not NULL, it should point to a structure that contains
+ the function that will be called each time an attempt is made to link a
+ key into the new keyring. The structure may also contain a key pointer
+ and an associated key type. The function is called to check whether a key
+ may be added into the keyring or not. The key type is used by the garbage
+ collector to clean up function or data pointers in this structure if the
+ given key type is unregistered. Callers of key_create_or_update() within
+ the kernel can pass KEY_ALLOC_BYPASS_RESTRICTION to suppress the check.
+ An example of using this is to manage rings of cryptographic keys that are
+ set up when the kernel boots where userspace is also permitted to add keys
+ - provided they can be verified by a key the kernel already has.
When called, the restriction function will be passed the keyring being
- added to, the key flags value and the type and payload of the key being
- added. Note that when a new key is being created, this is called between
- payload preparsing and actual key creation. The function should return 0
- to allow the link or an error to reject it.
+ added to, the key type, the payload of the key being added, and data to be
+ used in the restriction check. Note that when a new key is being created,
+ this is called between payload preparsing and actual key creation. The
+ function should return 0 to allow the link or an error to reject it.
A convenience function, restrict_link_reject, exists to always return
-EPERM to in this case.
@@ -1445,6 +1470,15 @@ The structure has a number of fields, some of which are mandatory:
The authorisation key.
+ (*) struct key_restriction *(*lookup_restriction)(const char *params);
+
+ This optional method is used to enable userspace configuration of keyring
+ restrictions. The restriction parameter string (not including the key type
+ name) is passed in, and this method returns a pointer to a key_restriction
+ structure containing the relevant functions and data to evaluate each
+ attempted key link operation. If there is no match, -EINVAL is returned.
+
+
============================
REQUEST-KEY CALLBACK SERVICE
============================