security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
Currently when both IMA and EVM are in fix mode, the IMA signature will
be reset to IMA hash if a program first stores IMA signature in
security.ima and then writes/removes some other security xattr for the
file.
For example, on Fedora, after booting the kernel with "ima_appraise=fix
evm=fix ima_policy=appraise_tcb" and installing rpm-plugin-ima,
installing/reinstalling a package will not make good reference IMA
signature generated. Instead IMA hash is generated,
# getfattr -m - -d -e hex /usr/bin/bash
# file: usr/bin/bash
security.ima=0x0404...
This happens because when setting security.selinux, the IMA_DIGSIG flag
that had been set early was cleared. As a result, IMA hash is generated
when the file is closed.
Similarly, IMA signature can be cleared on file close after removing
security xattr like security.evm or setting/removing ACL.
Prevent replacing the IMA file signature with a file hash, by preventing
the IMA_DIGSIG flag from being reset.
Here's a minimal C reproducer which sets security.selinux as the last
step which can also replaced by removing security.evm or setting ACL,
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/xattr.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main() {
const char* file_path = "/usr/sbin/test_binary";
const char* hex_string = "030204d33204490066306402304";
int length = strlen(hex_string);
char* ima_attr_value;
int fd;
fd = open(file_path, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0644);
if (fd == -1) {
perror("Error opening file");
return 1;
}
ima_attr_value = (char*)malloc(length / 2 );
for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < length; i += 2, j++) {
sscanf(hex_string + i, "%2hhx", &ima_attr_value[j]);
}
if (fsetxattr(fd, "security.ima", ima_attr_value, length/2, 0) == -1) {
perror("Error setting extended attribute");
close(fd);
return 1;
}
const char* selinux_value= "system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0";
if (fsetxattr(fd, "security.selinux", selinux_value, strlen(selinux_value), 0) == -1) {
perror("Error setting extended attribute");
close(fd);
return 1;
}
close(fd);
return 0;
}
Signed-off-by: Coiby Xu <coxu@redhat.com>
---
security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index f435eff4667f..5149ff4fd50d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -694,6 +694,15 @@ static int ima_protect_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name,
return 0;
}
+/*
+ * ima_reset_appraise_flags - reset ima_iint_cache flags
+ *
+ * @digsig: whether to clear/set IMA_DIGSIG flag, tristate values
+ * 0: clear IMA_DIGSIG
+ * 1: set IMA_DIGSIG
+ * -1: don't change IMA_DIGSIG
+ *
+ */
static void ima_reset_appraise_flags(struct inode *inode, int digsig)
{
struct ima_iint_cache *iint;
@@ -706,9 +715,9 @@ static void ima_reset_appraise_flags(struct inode *inode, int digsig)
return;
iint->measured_pcrs = 0;
set_bit(IMA_CHANGE_XATTR, &iint->atomic_flags);
- if (digsig)
+ if (digsig == 1)
set_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
- else
+ else if (digsig == 0)
clear_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
}
@@ -794,6 +803,8 @@ static int ima_inode_setxattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG);
} else if (!strcmp(xattr_name, XATTR_NAME_EVM) && xattr_value_len > 0) {
digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_XATTR_PORTABLE_DIGSIG);
+ } else {
+ digsig = -1;
}
if (result == 1 || evm_revalidate_status(xattr_name)) {
ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), digsig);
@@ -807,7 +818,7 @@ static int ima_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
{
if (evm_revalidate_status(acl_name))
- ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), 0);
+ ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), -1);
return 0;
}
@@ -815,11 +826,13 @@ static int ima_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
static int ima_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
const char *xattr_name)
{
- int result;
+ int result, digsig = -1;
result = ima_protect_xattr(dentry, xattr_name, NULL, 0);
if (result == 1 || evm_revalidate_status(xattr_name)) {
- ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), 0);
+ if (!strcmp(xattr_name, XATTR_NAME_IMA))
+ digsig = 0;
+ ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), digsig);
if (result == 1)
result = 0;
}
base-commit: 7aac71907bdea16e2754a782b9d9155449a9d49d
--
2.51.0On Mon, 2025-09-15 at 13:55 +0800, Coiby Xu wrote:
> Currently when both IMA and EVM are in fix mode, the IMA signature will
> be reset to IMA hash if a program first stores IMA signature in
> security.ima and then writes/removes some other security xattr for the
> file.
>
> For example, on Fedora, after booting the kernel with "ima_appraise=fix
> evm=fix ima_policy=appraise_tcb" and installing rpm-plugin-ima,
> installing/reinstalling a package will not make good reference IMA
> signature generated. Instead IMA hash is generated,
>
> # getfattr -m - -d -e hex /usr/bin/bash
> # file: usr/bin/bash
> security.ima=0x0404...
>
> This happens because when setting security.selinux, the IMA_DIGSIG flag
> that had been set early was cleared. As a result, IMA hash is generated
> when the file is closed.
>
> Similarly, IMA signature can be cleared on file close after removing
> security xattr like security.evm or setting/removing ACL.
>
> Prevent replacing the IMA file signature with a file hash, by preventing
> the IMA_DIGSIG flag from being reset.
>
> Here's a minimal C reproducer which sets security.selinux as the last
> step which can also replaced by removing security.evm or setting ACL,
>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <sys/xattr.h>
> #include <fcntl.h>
> #include <unistd.h>
> #include <string.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
>
> int main() {
> const char* file_path = "/usr/sbin/test_binary";
> const char* hex_string = "030204d33204490066306402304";
> int length = strlen(hex_string);
> char* ima_attr_value;
> int fd;
>
> fd = open(file_path, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0644);
> if (fd == -1) {
> perror("Error opening file");
> return 1;
> }
>
> ima_attr_value = (char*)malloc(length / 2 );
> for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < length; i += 2, j++) {
> sscanf(hex_string + i, "%2hhx", &ima_attr_value[j]);
> }
>
> if (fsetxattr(fd, "security.ima", ima_attr_value, length/2, 0) == -1) {
> perror("Error setting extended attribute");
> close(fd);
> return 1;
> }
>
> const char* selinux_value= "system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0";
> if (fsetxattr(fd, "security.selinux", selinux_value, strlen(selinux_value), 0) == -1) {
> perror("Error setting extended attribute");
> close(fd);
> return 1;
> }
>
> close(fd);
>
> return 0;
> }
>
> Signed-off-by: Coiby Xu <coxu@redhat.com>
Thanks, Coiby. The patch is now queued in next-integrity.
> ---
> security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> index f435eff4667f..5149ff4fd50d 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
> @@ -694,6 +694,15 @@ static int ima_protect_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name,
> return 0;
> }
>
> +/*
> + * ima_reset_appraise_flags - reset ima_iint_cache flags
> + *
> + * @digsig: whether to clear/set IMA_DIGSIG flag, tristate values
> + * 0: clear IMA_DIGSIG
> + * 1: set IMA_DIGSIG
> + * -1: don't change IMA_DIGSIG
> + *
> + */
> static void ima_reset_appraise_flags(struct inode *inode, int digsig)
> {
> struct ima_iint_cache *iint;
> @@ -706,9 +715,9 @@ static void ima_reset_appraise_flags(struct inode *inode, int digsig)
> return;
> iint->measured_pcrs = 0;
> set_bit(IMA_CHANGE_XATTR, &iint->atomic_flags);
> - if (digsig)
> + if (digsig == 1)
> set_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
> - else
> + else if (digsig == 0)
> clear_bit(IMA_DIGSIG, &iint->atomic_flags);
> }
>
> @@ -794,6 +803,8 @@ static int ima_inode_setxattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
> digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_IMA_XATTR_DIGSIG);
> } else if (!strcmp(xattr_name, XATTR_NAME_EVM) && xattr_value_len > 0) {
> digsig = (xvalue->type == EVM_XATTR_PORTABLE_DIGSIG);
> + } else {
> + digsig = -1;
> }
> if (result == 1 || evm_revalidate_status(xattr_name)) {
> ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), digsig);
> @@ -807,7 +818,7 @@ static int ima_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
> const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
> {
> if (evm_revalidate_status(acl_name))
> - ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), 0);
> + ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), -1);
>
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -815,11 +826,13 @@ static int ima_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
> static int ima_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
> const char *xattr_name)
> {
> - int result;
> + int result, digsig = -1;
>
> result = ima_protect_xattr(dentry, xattr_name, NULL, 0);
> if (result == 1 || evm_revalidate_status(xattr_name)) {
> - ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), 0);
> + if (!strcmp(xattr_name, XATTR_NAME_IMA))
> + digsig = 0;
> + ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), digsig);
> if (result == 1)
> result = 0;
> }
>
> base-commit: 7aac71907bdea16e2754a782b9d9155449a9d49d
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