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SubjectRe: [PATCH] MODSIGN: Warn when sign check fails due to -ENOKEY
On 12/01/13 00:49, Josh Boyer wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Chris Samuel <chris@csamuel.org> wrote:
>
>> /* Please CC me in responses, I am not subscribed to LKML */
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
>> index 250092c..27de534 100644
>> --- a/kernel/module.c
>> +++ b/kernel/module.c
>> @@ -2443,8 +2443,10 @@ static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info)
>> if (err < 0 && fips_enabled)
>> panic("Module verification failed with error %d in FIPS
>> mode\n",
>> err);
>> - if (err == -ENOKEY && !sig_enforce)
>> + if (err == -ENOKEY && !sig_enforce) {
>> + printk_once(KERN_DEBUG "Module verification failed, required
>> key not present, tainting kernel\n");
>> err = 0;
>> + }
>> return err;
>
> I'd suggest putting the printk in load_module where we call the
> add_taint_module function instead.

I did ponder that, but I used module_sig_check() instead as here we know
explicitly that the failure is -ENOKEY, that information doesn't seem to
get propagated back to load_module().

Looking at the code again though it seems that any other reason will
make module_sig_check() return non-zero and hence cause the module to
fail to load, so currently we can infer that the reason was -ENOKEY.

I'm happy either way, just my inner pedant thought this was better as in
future module_sig_check() may find another reason to have to return with
a zero status when modules aren't signed and so we can no longer tell
the user the reason the signature failed.

Rusty, which is your preference?

> Also, you might want to make the priority a bit higher if it's meant
> to be informative. Something like KERN_INFO.

Yup, sounds good, I see Rusty suggested KERN_NOTICE so I'll use that.

cheers,
Chris
--
Chris Samuel : http://www.csamuel.org/ : Melbourne, VIC


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