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[PATCH v2] xen/xsm: flask: restore sidtab state on policy load failure


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  • From: Sergiy Kibrik <Sergiy_Kibrik@xxxxxxxx>
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  • Cc: Sergiy Kibrik <Sergiy_Kibrik@xxxxxxxx>, "Daniel P. Smith" <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Daniel P . Smith" <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Thread-topic: [PATCH v2] xen/xsm: flask: restore sidtab state on policy load failure

Error path of failed sidtab_map() leaves global sidtab in shutdown state and
from that point system is unable to allocate new SIDs in 
sidtab_context_to_sid().
To restore sidtab state new function sidtab_cancel_shutdown() is introduced,
which only resets shutdown flag, rewinding effect of sidtab_shutdown().

Signed-off-by: Sergiy Kibrik <Sergiy_Kibrik@xxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Daniel P. Smith <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
changes in v2:
 - rename sidtab_activate() --> sidtab_cancel_shutdown()
---
 xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c | 1 +
 xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.c   | 7 +++++++
 xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.h   | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c
index 57beaafa9f..9e01e8f730 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/services.c
@@ -1428,6 +1428,7 @@ int security_load_policy(const void *data, size_t len)
     if ( sidtab_map(&sidtab, clone_sid, &newsidtab) )
     {
         rc = -ENOMEM;
+        sidtab_cancel_shutdown(&sidtab);
         goto err;
     }
 
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.c b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.c
index 69fc3389b3..74fafba75b 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.c
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.c
@@ -320,3 +320,10 @@ void sidtab_shutdown(struct sidtab *s)
     s->shutdown = 1;
     SIDTAB_UNLOCK(s);
 }
+
+void sidtab_cancel_shutdown(struct sidtab *s)
+{
+    SIDTAB_LOCK(s);
+    s->shutdown = 0;
+    SIDTAB_UNLOCK(s);
+}
diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.h b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.h
index 0e48ec6eae..f664cbed60 100644
--- a/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.h
+++ b/xen/xsm/flask/ss/sidtab.h
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ void sidtab_hash_eval(struct sidtab *h, char *tag);
 void sidtab_destroy(struct sidtab *s);
 void sidtab_set(struct sidtab *dst, struct sidtab *src);
 void sidtab_shutdown(struct sidtab *s);
+void sidtab_cancel_shutdown(struct sidtab *s);
 
 #endif    /* _SS_SIDTAB_H_ */
-- 
2.43.0



 


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