[PATCH 1/1] ima_setup.sh: Fix check_policy_writable() for kernel < 4.5
Petr Vorel <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:42:24 +0200
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-integrity,it.linux.lists.ltp |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Writing into policy via echo on kernel < 4.5 effectively makes policy
not writable (no point to check if the policy is writable). Therefore
skip this extra check in check_policy_writable() on these old kernels.
This change improves IMA testing on kernel < 4.5:
1) Allows to run ima_policy.sh which was previously skipped:
ima_policy 1 TINFO: verify that invalid policy isn't loaded
ima_policy 1 TCONF: IMA policy already loaded and kernel not configured to enable multiple writes to it (need CONFIG_IMA_WRITE_POLICY=y)
2) Fixes failing ima_violations.sh, which was failing due policy was not
writable:
ima_violations 1 TINFO: Tested kernel: Linux susetest 4.4.140
ima_violations 1 TINFO: booted with IMA policy: tcb
ima_violations 1 TINFO: using log /var/log/audit/audit.log
ima_violations 1 TINFO: verify open writers violation
ima_violations 1 TFAIL: open_writers violation not added
ima_violations 2 TINFO: verify ToMToU violation
ima_violations 2 TFAIL: ToMToU violation not added
ima_violations 3 TINFO: verify open_writers using mmapped files
tst_kconfig.c:90: TINFO: Parsing kernel config '/proc/config.gz'
tst_kconfig.c:90: TINFO: Parsing kernel config '/proc/config.gz'
tst_kconfig.c:755: TINFO: CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION kernel option detected which might slow the execution
tst_kconfig.c:755: TINFO: CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION kernel option detected which might slow the execution
tst_kconfig.c:90: TINFO: Parsing kernel config '/proc/config.gz'
tst_kconfig.c:755: TINFO: CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION kernel option detected which might slow the execution
ima_mmap.c:33: TPASS: test completed
ima_violations 3 TFAIL: open_writers violation not added
3) Fixes failing ima_conditionals.sh -r uid and ima_conditionals.sh -r fowner
ima_conditionals 1 TINFO: request 'uid'
tst_security.c:115: TINFO: SecureBoot sysfs file not available
ima_conditionals 1 TINFO: verify measuring user files when requested via uid
tst_rod: Failed to open '/sys/kernel/security/ima/policy' for writing: Permission denied
ima_conditionals 1 TBROK: echo measure uid=65534 > /sys/kernel/security/ima/policy failed
ima_conditionals 1 TINFO: request 'fowner'
tst_security.c:115: TINFO: SecureBoot sysfs file not available
ima_conditionals 1 TINFO: verify measuring user files when requested via fowner
tst_rod: Failed to open '/sys/kernel/security/ima/policy' for writing: Permission denied
ima_conditionals 1 TBROK: echo measure fowner=65534 > /sys/kernel/security/ima/policy failed
Fixes: cd96265e65 ("ima/ima_policy.sh: Improve check of policy writability")
Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <[email protected]>
---
.../kernel/security/integrity/ima/tests/ima_setup.sh | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/security/integrity/ima/tests/ima_setup.sh b/testcases/kernel/security/integrity/ima/tests/ima_setup.sh
index b69d7c31d9..19f00532b1 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/security/integrity/ima/tests/ima_setup.sh
+++ b/testcases/kernel/security/integrity/ima/tests/ima_setup.sh
@@ -95,10 +95,15 @@ require_policy_readable()
check_policy_writable()
{
[ -f $IMA_POLICY ] || return 1
- # workaround for kernels < v4.18 without fix
+
+ # Workaround for kernels < v4.18 without fix
# ffb122de9a60b ("ima: Reflect correct permissions for policy")
- echo "" 2> log > $IMA_POLICY
- grep -q "Device or resource busy" log && return 1
+ # Require >= 4.5 to write multiple times via CONFIG_IMA_WRITE_POLICY
+ # 38d859f991f3 ("IMA: policy can now be updated multiple times")
+ if tst_kvcmp -ge 4.5; then
+ echo "" 2> log > $IMA_POLICY
+ grep -q "Device or resource busy" log && return 1
+ fi
return 0
}
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