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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] ima: detect changes to the backing overlay file
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> On Oct 25, 2023, at 8:39 AM, Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> Commit 18b44bc5a672 ("ovl: Always reevaluate the file signature for
> IMA") forced signature re-evaulation on every file access.
>
> Instead of always re-evaluating the file's integrity, detect a change
> to the backing file, by comparing the cached file metadata with the
> backing file's metadata. Verifying just the i_version has not changed
> is insufficient. In addition save and compare the i_ino and s_dev
> as well.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>

I ran the file integrity tests that originally uncovered the need for
"Commit 18b44bc5a672 ("ovl: Always reevaluate the file signature for
IMA”). When the backing file is changed, file integrity remains. For that
part, feel free to add:

Tested-by: Eric Snowberg <eric.snowberg@oracle.com>

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