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Converge on a compromise: so long as we have a module hit our linked
list of modules we taint. That is, the module was about to become live.

Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <[email protected]>
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mcgrof committed Mar 24, 2023
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52 changes: 24 additions & 28 deletions kernel/module/main.c
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Expand Up @@ -1955,6 +1955,8 @@ static int setup_load_info(struct load_info *info, int flags)
* These calls taint the kernel depending certain module circumstances */
static void module_augment_kernel_taints(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
{
int prev_taint = test_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);

if (!get_modinfo(info, "intree")) {
if (!test_taint(TAINT_OOT_MODULE))
pr_warn("%s: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.\n",
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add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
}
#endif

/*
* ndiswrapper is under GPL by itself, but loads proprietary modules.
* Don't use add_taint_module(), as it would prevent ndiswrapper from
* using GPL-only symbols it needs.
*/
if (strcmp(mod->name, "ndiswrapper") == 0)
add_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);

/* driverloader was caught wrongly pretending to be under GPL */
if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE,
LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);

/* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */
if (strcmp(mod->name, "lve") == 0)
add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE,
LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);

if (!prev_taint && test_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE))
pr_warn("%s: module license taints kernel.\n", mod->name);

}

static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags)
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static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod)
{
int prev_taint = test_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);

/*
* ndiswrapper is under GPL by itself, but loads proprietary modules.
* Don't use add_taint_module(), as it would prevent ndiswrapper from
* using GPL-only symbols it needs.
*/
if (strcmp(mod->name, "ndiswrapper") == 0)
add_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);

/* driverloader was caught wrongly pretending to be under GPL */
if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE,
LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);

/* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */
if (strcmp(mod->name, "lve") == 0)
add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE,
LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);

if (!prev_taint && test_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE))
pr_warn("%s: module license taints kernel.\n", mod->name);

#ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
if ((mod->num_syms && !mod->crcs) ||
(mod->num_gpl_syms && !mod->gpl_crcs)) {
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/*
* We are tainting your kernel if your module gets into
* the modules linked list somehow.
*
* We have a descrepancy though, see the other taints for
* signature and those in check_module_license_and_versions().
*
* We should compromise and converge.
*/
module_augment_kernel_taints(mod, info);

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