On 2018-07-25 20:51, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > On 2018-07-23 14:31, Paul Moore wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 12:48 PM Steve Grubb <sgr...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > On Monday, July 23, 2018 11:11:48 AM EDT Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > > > > On 2018-07-23 09:19, Steve Grubb wrote: > > > > > On Sunday, July 22, 2018 4:55:10 PM EDT Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > > > > > > On 2018-07-22 09:32, Steve Grubb wrote: > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 21, 2018 4:29:30 PM EDT Richard Guy Briggs > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > + * audit_log_contid - report container info > > > > > > > > > > + * @tsk: task to be recorded > > > > > > > > > > + * @context: task or local context for record > > > > > > > > > > + * @op: contid string description > > > > > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > > > > > +int audit_log_contid(struct task_struct *tsk, > > > > > > > > > > + struct audit_context *context, > > > > > > > > > > char > > > > > > > > > > *op) > > > > > > > > > > +{ > > > > > > > > > > + struct audit_buffer *ab; > > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > > > > > > + if (!audit_contid_set(tsk)) > > > > > > > > > > + return 0; > > > > > > > > > > + /* Generate AUDIT_CONTAINER record with container > > > > > > > > > > ID */ > > > > > > > > > > + ab = audit_log_start(context, GFP_KERNEL, > > > > > > > > > > AUDIT_CONTAINER); > > > > > > > > > > + if (!ab) > > > > > > > > > > + return -ENOMEM; > > > > > > > > > > + audit_log_format(ab, "op=%s contid=%llu", > > > > > > > > > > + op, audit_get_contid(tsk)); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can you explain your reason for including an "op" field in > > > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > > record > > > > > > > > > type? I've been looking at the rest of the patches in this > > > > > > > > > patchset > > > > > > > > > and it seems to be used more as an indicator of the record's > > > > > > > > > generating context rather than any sort of audit container ID > > > > > > > > > operation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "action" might work, but that's netfilter and numeric... "kind"? > > > > > > > > Nothing else really seems to fit from a field name, type or > > > > > > > > lack of > > > > > > > > searchability perspective. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve, do you have an opinion? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We only have 1 sample event where we have op=task. What are the > > > > > > > other > > > > > > > possible values? > > > > > > > > > > > > For the AUDIT_CONTAINER record we have op= "task", "target" (from > > > > > > the > > > > > > ptrace and signals patch), "tty". > > > > > > > > > > > > For the AUDIT_CONTAINER_ID record we have "op=set". > > > > > > > > > > Since the purpose of this record is to log the container id, I think > > > > > that > > > > > is all that is needed. We can get the context from the other records > > > > > in > > > > > the event. I'd suggest dropping the "op" field. > > > > > > > > Ok, the information above it for two different audit container > > > > identifier records. Which one should drop the "op=" field? Both? Or > > > > just the AUDIT_CONTAINER record? The AUDIT_CONTAINER_ID record (which > > > > might be renamed) could use it to distinguish a "set" record from a > > > > dropped audit container identifier that is no longer registered by any > > > > task or namespace. > > > > > > Neither of them need it. All they need to do is state the container that > > > is > > > being acted upon. > > > > I think we should keep the "op" field for audit container ID > > management operations, even though we really only have a "set" > > operation at the moment, but the others should drop the "op" field > > (see my previous emails in this thread). > > In fact, I'd like to question the wisdom of dropping this field and > perhaps fine a better or new name for it, since these contid records > could be multiple and different from the primary task that is generating > this record. In particular, there are extra contid records generated by > the ptrace/signals patch that could be from other processes in other > containers that I mentioned in a branch thread that got dropped > including the auc_pids data and the target_pid also attached to the > primary task's audit context.
Ok, not seeing any further follow-up on this item in almost a week, I'll not delay any more and post rev 4 of the patchset. > > paul moore > > - RGB - RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs <r...@redhat.com> Sr. S/W Engineer, Kernel Security, Base Operating Systems Remote, Ottawa, Red Hat Canada IRC: rgb, SunRaycer Voice: +1.647.777.2635, Internal: (81) 32635 -- Linux-audit mailing list Linux-audit@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-audit