Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753923AbbLVJFR (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:05:17 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:55594 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753890AbbLVJFI (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:05:08 -0500 From: Richard Guy Briggs To: linux-audit@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Richard Guy Briggs , sgrubb@redhat.com, pmoore@redhat.com, eparis@redhat.com, v.rathor@gmail.com, ctcard@hotmail.com Subject: [PATCH V3 2/2] audit: log failed attempts to change audit_pid configuration Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:03:07 -0500 Message-Id: <0fae992f25a20225e0bfae9281a978259c76330e.1450773773.git.rgb@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: References: In-Reply-To: References: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1598 Lines: 42 Failed attempts to change the audit_pid configuration are not presently logged. One case is an attempt to starve an old auditd by starting up a new auditd when the old one is still alive and active. The other case is an attempt to orphan a new auditd when an old auditd shuts down. Log both as AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE messages with failure result. Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs --- kernel/audit.c | 8 ++++++-- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c index 0368be2..9000c6f 100644 --- a/kernel/audit.c +++ b/kernel/audit.c @@ -882,11 +882,15 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh) int new_pid = s.pid; pid_t requesting_pid = task_tgid_vnr(current); - if ((!new_pid) && (requesting_pid != audit_pid)) + if ((!new_pid) && (requesting_pid != audit_pid)) { + audit_log_config_change("audit_pid", new_pid, audit_pid, 0); return -EACCES; + } if (audit_pid && new_pid && - audit_replace(requesting_pid) != -ECONNREFUSED) + audit_replace(requesting_pid) != -ECONNREFUSED) { + audit_log_config_change("audit_pid", new_pid, audit_pid, 0); return -EEXIST; + } if (audit_enabled != AUDIT_OFF) audit_log_config_change("audit_pid", new_pid, audit_pid, 1); audit_pid = new_pid; -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/