security/security.c

   1 /*
   2  * Security plug functions
   3  *
   4  * Copyright (C) 2001 WireX Communications, Inc <chris@wirex.com>
   5  * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
   6  * Copyright (C) 2001 Networks Associates Technology, Inc <ssmalley@nai.com>
   7  *
   8  *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   9  *      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  10  *      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  11  *      (at your option) any later version.
  12  */
  13
  14 #include <linux/capability.h>
  15 #include <linux/module.h>
  16 #include <linux/init.h>
  17 #include <linux/kernel.h>
  18 #include <linux/sched.h>
  19 #include <linux/security.h>
  20
  21 #define SECURITY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION      "1.0.0"
  22
  23 /* things that live in dummy.c */
  24 extern struct security_operations dummy_security_ops;
  25 extern void security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops);
  26
  27 struct security_operations *security_ops;       /* Initialized to NULL */
  28
  29 static inline int verify(struct security_operations *ops)
  30 {
  31         /* verify the security_operations structure exists */
  32         if (!ops)
  33                 return -EINVAL;
  34         security_fixup_ops(ops);
  35         return 0;
  36 }
  37
  38 static void __init do_security_initcalls(void)
  39 {
  40         initcall_t *call;
  41         call = __security_initcall_start;
  42         while (call < __security_initcall_end) {
  43                 (*call) ();
  44                 call++;
  45         }
  46 }
  47
  48 /**
  49  * security_init - initializes the security framework
  50  *
  51  * This should be called early in the kernel initialization sequence.
  52  */
  53 int __init security_init(void)
  54 {
  55         printk(KERN_INFO "Security Framework v" SECURITY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION
  56                " initialized\n");
  57
  58         if (verify(&dummy_security_ops)) {
  59                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s could not verify "
  60                        "dummy_security_ops structure.\n", __FUNCTION__);
  61                 return -EIO;
  62         }
  63
  64         security_ops = &dummy_security_ops;
  65         do_security_initcalls();
  66
  67         return 0;
  68 }
  69
  70 /**
  71  * register_security - registers a security framework with the kernel
  72  * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
  73  *
  74  * This function is to allow a security module to register itself with the
  75  * kernel security subsystem.  Some rudimentary checking is done on the @ops
  76  * value passed to this function.  A call to unregister_security() should be
  77  * done to remove this security_options structure from the kernel.
  78  *
  79  * If there is already a security module registered with the kernel,
  80  * an error will be returned.  Otherwise 0 is returned on success.
  81  */
  82 int register_security(struct security_operations *ops)
  83 {
  84         if (verify(ops)) {
  85                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s could not verify "
  86                        "security_operations structure.\n", __FUNCTION__);
  87                 return -EINVAL;
  88         }
  89
  90         if (security_ops != &dummy_security_ops)
  91                 return -EAGAIN;
  92
  93         security_ops = ops;
  94
  95         return 0;
  96 }
  97
  98 /**
  99  * unregister_security - unregisters a security framework with the kernel
 100  * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
 101  *
 102  * This function removes a struct security_operations variable that had
 103  * previously been registered with a successful call to register_security().
 104  *
 105  * If @ops does not match the valued previously passed to register_security()
 106  * an error is returned.  Otherwise the default security options is set to the
 107  * the dummy_security_ops structure, and 0 is returned.
 108  */
 109 int unregister_security(struct security_operations *ops)
 110 {
 111         if (ops != security_ops) {
 112                 printk(KERN_INFO "%s: trying to unregister "
 113                        "a security_opts structure that is not "
 114                        "registered, failing.\n", __FUNCTION__);
 115                 return -EINVAL;
 116         }
 117
 118         security_ops = &dummy_security_ops;
 119
 120         return 0;
 121 }
 122
 123 /**
 124  * mod_reg_security - allows security modules to be "stacked"
 125  * @name: a pointer to a string with the name of the security_options to be registered
 126  * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
 127  *
 128  * This function allows security modules to be stacked if the currently loaded
 129  * security module allows this to happen.  It passes the @name and @ops to the
 130  * register_security function of the currently loaded security module.
 131  *
 132  * The return value depends on the currently loaded security module, with 0 as
 133  * success.
 134  */
 135 int mod_reg_security(const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
 136 {
 137         if (verify(ops)) {
 138                 printk(KERN_INFO "%s could not verify "
 139                        "security operations.\n", __FUNCTION__);
 140                 return -EINVAL;
 141         }
 142
 143         if (ops == security_ops) {
 144                 printk(KERN_INFO "%s security operations "
 145                        "already registered.\n", __FUNCTION__);
 146                 return -EINVAL;
 147         }
 148
 149         return security_ops->register_security(name, ops);
 150 }
 151
 152 /**
 153  * mod_unreg_security - allows a security module registered with mod_reg_security() to be unloaded
 154  * @name: a pointer to a string with the name of the security_options to be removed
 155  * @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be removed
 156  *
 157  * This function allows security modules that have been successfully registered
 158  * with a call to mod_reg_security() to be unloaded from the system.
 159  * This calls the currently loaded security module's unregister_security() call
 160  * with the @name and @ops variables.
 161  *
 162  * The return value depends on the currently loaded security module, with 0 as
 163  * success.
 164  */
 165 int mod_unreg_security(const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
 166 {
 167         if (ops == security_ops) {
 168                 printk(KERN_INFO "%s invalid attempt to unregister "
 169                        " primary security ops.\n", __FUNCTION__);
 170                 return -EINVAL;
 171         }
 172
 173         return security_ops->unregister_security(name, ops);
 174 }
 175
 176 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_security);
 177 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_security);
 178 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_reg_security);
 179 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_unreg_security);
 180 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_ops);