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diff --git a/Documentation/security/SCTP.rst b/Documentation/security/SCTP.rst index 0bcf6c1245ee..b73eb764a001 100644 --- a/Documentation/security/SCTP.rst +++ b/Documentation/security/SCTP.rst @@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ For security module support, three SCTP specific hooks have been implemented:: security_sctp_assoc_request() security_sctp_bind_connect() security_sctp_sk_clone() - -Also the following security hook has been utilised:: - - security_inet_conn_established() + security_sctp_assoc_established() The usage of these hooks are described below with the SELinux implementation described in the `SCTP SELinux Support`_ chapter. @@ -26,11 +23,11 @@ described in the `SCTP SELinux Support`_ chapter. security_sctp_assoc_request() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Passes the ``@ep`` and ``@chunk->skb`` of the association INIT packet to the +Passes the ``@asoc`` and ``@chunk->skb`` of the association INIT packet to the security module. Returns 0 on success, error on failure. :: - @ep - pointer to sctp endpoint structure. + @asoc - pointer to sctp association structure. @skb - pointer to skbuff of association packet. @@ -117,16 +114,17 @@ Called whenever a new socket is created by **accept**\(2) calls **sctp_peeloff**\(3). :: - @ep - pointer to current sctp endpoint structure. + @asoc - pointer to current sctp association structure. @sk - pointer to current sock structure. - @sk - pointer to new sock structure. + @newsk - pointer to new sock structure. -security_inet_conn_established() -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Called when a COOKIE ACK is received:: +security_sctp_assoc_established() +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Called when a COOKIE ACK is received, and the peer secid will be +saved into ``@asoc->peer_secid`` for client:: - @sk - pointer to sock structure. + @asoc - pointer to sctp association structure. @skb - pointer to skbuff of the COOKIE ACK packet. @@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ Security Hooks used for Association Establishment ------------------------------------------------- The following diagram shows the use of ``security_sctp_bind_connect()``, -``security_sctp_assoc_request()``, ``security_inet_conn_established()`` when +``security_sctp_assoc_request()``, ``security_sctp_assoc_established()`` when establishing an association. :: @@ -151,9 +149,9 @@ establishing an association. INIT ---------------------------------------------> sctp_sf_do_5_1B_init() Respond to an INIT chunk. - SCTP peer endpoint "A" is - asking for an association. Call - security_sctp_assoc_request() + SCTP peer endpoint "A" is asking + for a temporary association. + Call security_sctp_assoc_request() to set the peer label if first association. If not first association, check @@ -163,13 +161,16 @@ establishing an association. | discard the packet. | COOKIE ECHO ------------------------------------------> - | - | - | + sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce() + Respond to an COOKIE ECHO chunk. + Confirm the cookie and create a + permanent association. + Call security_sctp_assoc_request() to + do the same as for INIT chunk Response. <------------------------------------------- COOKIE ACK | | sctp_sf_do_5_1E_ca | - Call security_inet_conn_established() | + Call security_sctp_assoc_established() | to set the peer label. | | | | If SCTP_SOCKET_TCP or peeled off @@ -195,27 +196,27 @@ hooks with the SELinux specifics expanded below:: security_sctp_assoc_request() security_sctp_bind_connect() security_sctp_sk_clone() - security_inet_conn_established() + security_sctp_assoc_established() security_sctp_assoc_request() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Passes the ``@ep`` and ``@chunk->skb`` of the association INIT packet to the +Passes the ``@asoc`` and ``@chunk->skb`` of the association INIT packet to the security module. Returns 0 on success, error on failure. :: - @ep - pointer to sctp endpoint structure. + @asoc - pointer to sctp association structure. @skb - pointer to skbuff of association packet. The security module performs the following operations: - IF this is the first association on ``@ep->base.sk``, then set the peer + IF this is the first association on ``@asoc->base.sk``, then set the peer sid to that in ``@skb``. This will ensure there is only one peer sid - assigned to ``@ep->base.sk`` that may support multiple associations. + assigned to ``@asoc->base.sk`` that may support multiple associations. - ELSE validate the ``@ep->base.sk peer_sid`` against the ``@skb peer sid`` + ELSE validate the ``@asoc->base.sk peer_sid`` against the ``@skb peer sid`` to determine whether the association should be allowed or denied. - Set the sctp ``@ep sid`` to socket's sid (from ``ep->base.sk``) with + Set the sctp ``@asoc sid`` to socket's sid (from ``asoc->base.sk``) with MLS portion taken from ``@skb peer sid``. This will be used by SCTP TCP style sockets and peeled off connections as they cause a new socket to be generated. @@ -259,21 +260,21 @@ security_sctp_sk_clone() Called whenever a new socket is created by **accept**\(2) (i.e. a TCP style socket) or when a socket is 'peeled off' e.g userspace calls **sctp_peeloff**\(3). ``security_sctp_sk_clone()`` will set the new -sockets sid and peer sid to that contained in the ``@ep sid`` and -``@ep peer sid`` respectively. +sockets sid and peer sid to that contained in the ``@asoc sid`` and +``@asoc peer sid`` respectively. :: - @ep - pointer to current sctp endpoint structure. + @asoc - pointer to current sctp association structure. @sk - pointer to current sock structure. - @sk - pointer to new sock structure. + @newsk - pointer to new sock structure. -security_inet_conn_established() -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +security_sctp_assoc_established() +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Called when a COOKIE ACK is received where it sets the connection's peer sid to that in ``@skb``:: - @sk - pointer to sock structure. + @asoc - pointer to sctp association structure. @skb - pointer to skbuff of the COOKIE ACK packet. |