ima: relax requiring a file signature for new files with zero length

Custom policies can require file signatures based on LSM labels.  These
files are normally created and only afterwards labeled, requiring them
to be signed.

Instead of requiring file signatures based on LSM labels, entire
filesystems could require file signatures.  In this case, we need the
ability of writing new files without requiring file signatures.

The definition of a "new" file was originally defined as any file with
a length of zero.  Subsequent patches redefined a "new" file to be based
on the FILE_CREATE open flag.  By combining the open flag with a file
size of zero, this patch relaxes the file signature requirement.

Fixes: 1ac202e978e1 ima: accept previously set IMA_NEW_FILE
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 65fbcf3..d32e6a1 100644 (file)
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ int ima_appraise_measurement(enum ima_hooks func,
                if (opened & FILE_CREATED)
                        iint->flags |= IMA_NEW_FILE;
                if ((iint->flags & IMA_NEW_FILE) &&
-                   !(iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED))
+                   (!(iint->flags & IMA_DIGSIG_REQUIRED) ||
+                    (inode->i_size == 0)))
                        status = INTEGRITY_PASS;
                goto out;
        }