[PATCH] audit string fields interface + consumer

Updated patch to dynamically allocate audit rule fields in kernel's
internal representation.  Added unlikely() calls for testing memory
allocation result.

Amy Griffis wrote:     [Wed Jan 11 2006, 02:02:31PM EST]
> Modify audit's kernel-userspace interface to allow the specification
> of string fields in audit rules.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amy Griffis <amy.griffis@hp.com>

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
(cherry picked from 5ffc4a863f92351b720fe3e9c5cd647accff9e03 commit)

6 files changed, 448 insertions, 145 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 8868c96ca8a2b2..8a3b98175c25b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -50,15 +50,18 @@
  */
 #define AUDIT_GET		1000	/* Get status */
 #define AUDIT_SET		1001	/* Set status (enable/disable/auditd) */
-#define AUDIT_LIST		1002	/* List syscall filtering rules */
-#define AUDIT_ADD		1003	/* Add syscall filtering rule */
-#define AUDIT_DEL		1004	/* Delete syscall filtering rule */
+#define AUDIT_LIST		1002	/* List syscall rules -- deprecated */
+#define AUDIT_ADD		1003	/* Add syscall rule -- deprecated */
+#define AUDIT_DEL		1004	/* Delete syscall rule -- deprecated */
 #define AUDIT_USER		1005	/* Message from userspace -- deprecated */
 #define AUDIT_LOGIN		1006	/* Define the login id and information */
 #define AUDIT_WATCH_INS		1007	/* Insert file/dir watch entry */
 #define AUDIT_WATCH_REM		1008	/* Remove file/dir watch entry */
 #define AUDIT_WATCH_LIST	1009	/* List all file/dir watches */
 #define AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO	1010	/* Get info about sender of signal to auditd */
+#define AUDIT_ADD_RULE		1011	/* Add syscall filtering rule */
+#define AUDIT_DEL_RULE		1012	/* Delete syscall filtering rule */
+#define AUDIT_LIST_RULES	1013	/* List syscall filtering rules */
 
 #define AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG	1100	/* Userspace messages mostly uninteresting to kernel */
 #define AUDIT_USER_AVC		1107	/* We filter this differently */
@@ -229,6 +232,26 @@ struct audit_status {
 	__u32		backlog;	/* messages waiting in queue */
 };
 
+/* audit_rule_data supports filter rules with both integer and string
+ * fields.  It corresponds with AUDIT_ADD_RULE, AUDIT_DEL_RULE and
+ * AUDIT_LIST_RULES requests.
+ */
+struct audit_rule_data {
+	__u32		flags;	/* AUDIT_PER_{TASK,CALL}, AUDIT_PREPEND */
+	__u32		action;	/* AUDIT_NEVER, AUDIT_POSSIBLE, AUDIT_ALWAYS */
+	__u32		field_count;
+	__u32		mask[AUDIT_BITMASK_SIZE];
+	__u32		fields[AUDIT_MAX_FIELDS];
+	__u32		values[AUDIT_MAX_FIELDS];
+	__u32		fieldflags[AUDIT_MAX_FIELDS];
+	__u32		buflen;	/* total length of string fields */
+	char		buf[0];	/* string fields buffer */
+};
+
+/* audit_rule is supported to maintain backward compatibility with
+ * userspace.  It supports integer fields only and corresponds to
+ * AUDIT_ADD, AUDIT_DEL and AUDIT_LIST requests.
+ */
 struct audit_rule {		/* for AUDIT_LIST, AUDIT_ADD, and AUDIT_DEL */
 	__u32		flags;	/* AUDIT_PER_{TASK,CALL}, AUDIT_PREPEND */
 	__u32		action;	/* AUDIT_NEVER, AUDIT_POSSIBLE, AUDIT_ALWAYS */
@@ -338,7 +361,7 @@ extern void		    audit_log_d_path(struct audit_buffer *ab,
 extern int audit_filter_user(struct netlink_skb_parms *cb, int type);
 extern int audit_filter_type(int type);
 extern int  audit_receive_filter(int type, int pid, int uid, int seq,
-				 void *data, uid_t loginuid);
+				 void *data, size_t datasz, uid_t loginuid);
 #else
 #define audit_log(c,g,t,f,...) do { ; } while (0)
 #define audit_log_start(c,g,t) ({ NULL; })
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 07c5d2bdd38cde..4eb97b62d7fa75 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <linux/audit.h>
 
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 
@@ -361,9 +362,12 @@ static int audit_netlink_ok(kernel_cap_t eff_cap, u16 msg_type)
 	switch (msg_type) {
 	case AUDIT_GET:
 	case AUDIT_LIST:
+	case AUDIT_LIST_RULES:
 	case AUDIT_SET:
 	case AUDIT_ADD:
+	case AUDIT_ADD_RULE:
 	case AUDIT_DEL:
+	case AUDIT_DEL_RULE:
 	case AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO:
 		if (!cap_raised(eff_cap, CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL))
 			err = -EPERM;
@@ -470,12 +474,23 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_ADD:
 	case AUDIT_DEL:
-		if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(struct audit_rule))
+		if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(struct audit_rule))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case AUDIT_LIST:
 		err = audit_receive_filter(nlh->nlmsg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
-					   uid, seq, data, loginuid);
+					   uid, seq, data, nlmsg_len(nlh),
+					   loginuid);
+		break;
+	case AUDIT_ADD_RULE:
+	case AUDIT_DEL_RULE:
+		if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(struct audit_rule_data))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		/* fallthrough */
+	case AUDIT_LIST_RULES:
+		err = audit_receive_filter(nlh->nlmsg_type, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
+					   uid, seq, data, nlmsg_len(nlh),
+					   loginuid);
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO:
 		sig_data.uid = audit_sig_uid;
diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index 7643e46daeb23f..4b602cdcabef43 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -52,10 +52,27 @@ enum audit_state {
 };
 
 /* Rule lists */
+struct audit_field {
+	u32			type;
+	u32			val;
+	u32			op;
+};
+
+struct audit_krule {
+	int			vers_ops;
+	u32			flags;
+	u32			listnr;
+	u32			action;
+	u32			mask[AUDIT_BITMASK_SIZE];
+	u32			buflen; /* for data alloc on list rules */
+	u32			field_count;
+	struct audit_field	*fields;
+};
+
 struct audit_entry {
-	struct list_head  list;
-	struct rcu_head   rcu;
-	struct audit_rule rule;
+	struct list_head	list;
+	struct rcu_head		rcu;
+	struct audit_krule	rule;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index a3a32752f97359..686d514a3518c2 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -40,52 +40,279 @@ struct list_head audit_filter_list[AUDIT_NR_FILTERS] = {
 #endif
 };
 
-/* Copy rule from user-space to kernel-space.  Called from 
- * audit_add_rule during AUDIT_ADD. */
-static inline int audit_copy_rule(struct audit_rule *d, struct audit_rule *s)
+static inline void audit_free_rule(struct audit_entry *e)
 {
+	kfree(e->rule.fields);
+	kfree(e);
+}
+
+static inline void audit_free_rule_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct audit_entry *e = container_of(head, struct audit_entry, rcu);
+	audit_free_rule(e);
+}
+
+/* Unpack a filter field's string representation from user-space
+ * buffer. */
+static __attribute__((unused)) char *audit_unpack_string(void **bufp, size_t *remain, size_t len)
+{
+	char *str;
+
+	if (!*bufp || (len == 0) || (len > *remain))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	/* Of the currently implemented string fields, PATH_MAX
+	 * defines the longest valid length.
+	 */
+	if (len > PATH_MAX)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
+
+	str = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!str))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	memcpy(str, *bufp, len);
+	str[len] = 0;
+	*bufp += len;
+	*remain -= len;
+
+	return str;
+}
+
+/* Common user-space to kernel rule translation. */
+static inline struct audit_entry *audit_to_entry_common(struct audit_rule *rule)
+{
+	unsigned listnr;
+	struct audit_entry *entry;
+	struct audit_field *fields;
+	int i, err;
+
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	listnr = rule->flags & ~AUDIT_FILTER_PREPEND;
+	switch(listnr) {
+	default:
+		goto exit_err;
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_USER:
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE:
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_ENTRY:
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_EXIT:
+	case AUDIT_FILTER_TASK:
+#endif
+		;
+	}
+	if (rule->action != AUDIT_NEVER && rule->action != AUDIT_POSSIBLE &&
+	    rule->action != AUDIT_ALWAYS)
+		goto exit_err;
+	if (rule->field_count > AUDIT_MAX_FIELDS)
+		goto exit_err;
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!entry))
+		goto exit_err;
+	fields = kmalloc(sizeof(*fields) * rule->field_count, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!fields)) {
+		kfree(entry);
+		goto exit_err;
+	}
+
+	memset(&entry->rule, 0, sizeof(struct audit_krule));
+	memset(fields, 0, sizeof(struct audit_field));
+
+	entry->rule.flags = rule->flags & AUDIT_FILTER_PREPEND;
+	entry->rule.listnr = listnr;
+	entry->rule.action = rule->action;
+	entry->rule.field_count = rule->field_count;
+	entry->rule.fields = fields;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < AUDIT_BITMASK_SIZE; i++)
+		entry->rule.mask[i] = rule->mask[i];
+
+	return entry;
+
+exit_err:
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+/* Translate struct audit_rule to kernel's rule respresentation.
+ * Exists for backward compatibility with userspace. */
+static struct audit_entry *audit_rule_to_entry(struct audit_rule *rule)
+{
+	struct audit_entry *entry;
+	int err = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (s->action != AUDIT_NEVER
-	    && s->action != AUDIT_POSSIBLE
-	    && s->action != AUDIT_ALWAYS)
-		return -1;
-	if (s->field_count < 0 || s->field_count > AUDIT_MAX_FIELDS)
-		return -1;
-	if ((s->flags & ~AUDIT_FILTER_PREPEND) >= AUDIT_NR_FILTERS)
-		return -1;
-
-	d->flags	= s->flags;
-	d->action	= s->action;
-	d->field_count	= s->field_count;
-	for (i = 0; i < d->field_count; i++) {
-		d->fields[i] = s->fields[i];
-		d->values[i] = s->values[i];
+	entry = audit_to_entry_common(rule);
+	if (IS_ERR(entry))
+		goto exit_nofree;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < rule->field_count; i++) {
+		struct audit_field *f = &entry->rule.fields[i];
+
+		if (rule->fields[i] & AUDIT_UNUSED_BITS) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto exit_free;
+		}
+
+		f->op = rule->fields[i] & (AUDIT_NEGATE|AUDIT_OPERATORS);
+		f->type = rule->fields[i] & ~(AUDIT_NEGATE|AUDIT_OPERATORS);
+		f->val = rule->values[i];
+
+		entry->rule.vers_ops = (f->op & AUDIT_OPERATORS) ? 2 : 1;
+		if (f->op & AUDIT_NEGATE)
+			f->op |= AUDIT_NOT_EQUAL;
+		else if (!(f->op & AUDIT_OPERATORS))
+			f->op |= AUDIT_EQUAL;
+		f->op &= ~AUDIT_NEGATE;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i < AUDIT_BITMASK_SIZE; i++) d->mask[i] = s->mask[i];
-	return 0;
+
+exit_nofree:
+	return entry;
+
+exit_free:
+	audit_free_rule(entry);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-/* Check to see if two rules are identical.  It is called from
- * audit_add_rule during AUDIT_ADD and 
- * audit_del_rule during AUDIT_DEL. */
-static int audit_compare_rule(struct audit_rule *a, struct audit_rule *b)
+/* Translate struct audit_rule_data to kernel's rule respresentation. */
+static struct audit_entry *audit_data_to_entry(struct audit_rule_data *data,
+					       size_t datasz)
 {
+	int err = 0;
+	struct audit_entry *entry;
+	void *bufp;
+	/* size_t remain = datasz - sizeof(struct audit_rule_data); */
 	int i;
 
-	if (a->flags != b->flags)
-		return 1;
+	entry = audit_to_entry_common((struct audit_rule *)data);
+	if (IS_ERR(entry))
+		goto exit_nofree;
 
-	if (a->action != b->action)
-		return 1;
+	bufp = data->buf;
+	entry->rule.vers_ops = 2;
+	for (i = 0; i < data->field_count; i++) {
+		struct audit_field *f = &entry->rule.fields[i];
+
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		if (!(data->fieldflags[i] & AUDIT_OPERATORS) ||
+		    data->fieldflags[i] & ~AUDIT_OPERATORS)
+			goto exit_free;
+
+		f->op = data->fieldflags[i] & AUDIT_OPERATORS;
+		f->type = data->fields[i];
+		switch(f->type) {
+		/* call type-specific conversion routines here */
+		default:
+			f->val = data->values[i];
+		}
+	}
+
+exit_nofree:
+	return entry;
+
+exit_free:
+	audit_free_rule(entry);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+/* Pack a filter field's string representation into data block. */
+static inline size_t audit_pack_string(void **bufp, char *str)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(str);
+
+	memcpy(*bufp, str, len);
+	*bufp += len;
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+/* Translate kernel rule respresentation to struct audit_rule.
+ * Exists for backward compatibility with userspace. */
+static struct audit_rule *audit_krule_to_rule(struct audit_krule *krule)
+{
+	struct audit_rule *rule;
+	int i;
+
+	rule = kmalloc(sizeof(*rule), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!rule))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	memset(rule, 0, sizeof(*rule));
+
+	rule->flags = krule->flags | krule->listnr;
+	rule->action = krule->action;
+	rule->field_count = krule->field_count;
+	for (i = 0; i < rule->field_count; i++) {
+		rule->values[i] = krule->fields[i].val;
+		rule->fields[i] = krule->fields[i].type;
+
+		if (krule->vers_ops == 1) {
+			if (krule->fields[i].op & AUDIT_NOT_EQUAL)
+				rule->fields[i] |= AUDIT_NEGATE;
+		} else {
+			rule->fields[i] |= krule->fields[i].op;
+		}
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < AUDIT_BITMASK_SIZE; i++) rule->mask[i] = krule->mask[i];
+
+	return rule;
+}
 
-	if (a->field_count != b->field_count)
+/* Translate kernel rule respresentation to struct audit_rule_data. */
+static struct audit_rule_data *audit_krule_to_data(struct audit_krule *krule)
+{
+	struct audit_rule_data *data;
+	void *bufp;
+	int i;
+
+	data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data) + krule->buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!data))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(*data));
+
+	data->flags = krule->flags | krule->listnr;
+	data->action = krule->action;
+	data->field_count = krule->field_count;
+	bufp = data->buf;
+	for (i = 0; i < data->field_count; i++) {
+		struct audit_field *f = &krule->fields[i];
+
+		data->fields[i] = f->type;
+		data->fieldflags[i] = f->op;
+		switch(f->type) {
+		/* call type-specific conversion routines here */
+		default:
+			data->values[i] = f->val;
+		}
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < AUDIT_BITMASK_SIZE; i++) data->mask[i] = krule->mask[i];
+
+	return data;
+}
+
+/* Compare two rules in kernel format.  Considered success if rules
+ * don't match. */
+static int audit_compare_rule(struct audit_krule *a, struct audit_krule *b)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (a->flags != b->flags ||
+	    a->listnr != b->listnr ||
+	    a->action != b->action ||
+	    a->field_count != b->field_count)
 		return 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < a->field_count; i++) {
-		if (a->fields[i] != b->fields[i]
-		    || a->values[i] != b->values[i])
+		if (a->fields[i].type != b->fields[i].type ||
+		    a->fields[i].op != b->fields[i].op)
 			return 1;
+
+		switch(a->fields[i].type) {
+		/* call type-specific comparison routines here */
+		default:
+			if (a->fields[i].val != b->fields[i].val)
+				return 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < AUDIT_BITMASK_SIZE; i++)
@@ -95,41 +322,21 @@ static int audit_compare_rule(struct audit_rule *a, struct audit_rule *b)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Note that audit_add_rule and audit_del_rule are called via
- * audit_receive() in audit.c, and are protected by
+/* Add rule to given filterlist if not a duplicate.  Protected by
  * audit_netlink_sem. */
-static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_rule *rule,
+static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry,
 				  struct list_head *list)
 {
-	struct audit_entry  *entry;
-	int i;
+	struct audit_entry *e;
 
 	/* Do not use the _rcu iterator here, since this is the only
 	 * addition routine. */
-	list_for_each_entry(entry, list, list) {
-		if (!audit_compare_rule(rule, &entry->rule))
+	list_for_each_entry(e, list, list) {
+		if (!audit_compare_rule(&entry->rule, &e->rule))
 			return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < rule->field_count; i++) {
-		if (rule->fields[i] & AUDIT_UNUSED_BITS)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if ( rule->fields[i] & AUDIT_NEGATE)
-			rule->fields[i] |= AUDIT_NOT_EQUAL;
-		else if ( (rule->fields[i] & AUDIT_OPERATORS) == 0 )
-			rule->fields[i] |= AUDIT_EQUAL;
-		rule->fields[i] &= ~AUDIT_NEGATE;
-	}
-
-	if (!(entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL)))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (audit_copy_rule(&entry->rule, rule)) {
-		kfree(entry);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (entry->rule.flags & AUDIT_FILTER_PREPEND) {
-		entry->rule.flags &= ~AUDIT_FILTER_PREPEND;
 		list_add_rcu(&entry->list, list);
 	} else {
 		list_add_tail_rcu(&entry->list, list);
@@ -138,16 +345,9 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_rule *rule,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void audit_free_rule(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct audit_entry *e = container_of(head, struct audit_entry, rcu);
-	kfree(e);
-}
-
-/* Note that audit_add_rule and audit_del_rule are called via
- * audit_receive() in audit.c, and are protected by
+/* Remove an existing rule from filterlist.  Protected by
  * audit_netlink_sem. */
-static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_rule *rule,
+static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry,
 				 struct list_head *list)
 {
 	struct audit_entry  *e;
@@ -155,16 +355,18 @@ static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_rule *rule,
 	/* Do not use the _rcu iterator here, since this is the only
 	 * deletion routine. */
 	list_for_each_entry(e, list, list) {
-		if (!audit_compare_rule(rule, &e->rule)) {
+		if (!audit_compare_rule(&entry->rule, &e->rule)) {
 			list_del_rcu(&e->list);
-			call_rcu(&e->rcu, audit_free_rule);
+			call_rcu(&e->rcu, audit_free_rule_rcu);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	return -ENOENT;		/* No matching rule */
 }
 
-static int audit_list_rules(void *_dest)
+/* List rules using struct audit_rule.  Exists for backward
+ * compatibility with userspace. */
+static int audit_list(void *_dest)
 {
 	int pid, seq;
 	int *dest = _dest;
@@ -180,9 +382,16 @@ static int audit_list_rules(void *_dest)
 	/* The *_rcu iterators not needed here because we are
 	   always called with audit_netlink_sem held. */
 	for (i=0; i<AUDIT_NR_FILTERS; i++) {
-		list_for_each_entry(entry, &audit_filter_list[i], list)
+		list_for_each_entry(entry, &audit_filter_list[i], list) {
+			struct audit_rule *rule;
+
+			rule = audit_krule_to_rule(&entry->rule);
+			if (unlikely(!rule))
+				break;
 			audit_send_reply(pid, seq, AUDIT_LIST, 0, 1,
-					 &entry->rule, sizeof(entry->rule));
+					 rule, sizeof(*rule));
+			kfree(rule);
+		}
 	}
 	audit_send_reply(pid, seq, AUDIT_LIST, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
 	
@@ -190,6 +399,40 @@ static int audit_list_rules(void *_dest)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* List rules using struct audit_rule_data. */
+static int audit_list_rules(void *_dest)
+{
+	int pid, seq;
+	int *dest = _dest;
+	struct audit_entry *e;
+	int i;
+
+	pid = dest[0];
+	seq = dest[1];
+	kfree(dest);
+
+	down(&audit_netlink_sem);
+
+	/* The *_rcu iterators not needed here because we are
+	   always called with audit_netlink_sem held. */
+	for (i=0; i<AUDIT_NR_FILTERS; i++) {
+		list_for_each_entry(e, &audit_filter_list[i], list) {
+			struct audit_rule_data *data;
+
+			data = audit_krule_to_data(&e->rule);
+			if (unlikely(!data))
+				break;
+			audit_send_reply(pid, seq, AUDIT_LIST_RULES, 0, 1,
+					 data, sizeof(*data));
+			kfree(data);
+		}
+	}
+	audit_send_reply(pid, seq, AUDIT_LIST_RULES, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+
+	up(&audit_netlink_sem);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * audit_receive_filter - apply all rules to the specified message type
  * @type: audit message type
@@ -197,18 +440,20 @@ static int audit_list_rules(void *_dest)
  * @uid: target uid for netlink audit messages
  * @seq: netlink audit message sequence (serial) number
  * @data: payload data
+ * @datasz: size of payload data
  * @loginuid: loginuid of sender
  */
 int audit_receive_filter(int type, int pid, int uid, int seq, void *data,
-							uid_t loginuid)
+			 size_t datasz, uid_t loginuid)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	int *dest;
-	int		   err = 0;
-	unsigned listnr;
+	int err = 0;
+	struct audit_entry *entry;
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case AUDIT_LIST:
+	case AUDIT_LIST_RULES:
 		/* We can't just spew out the rules here because we might fill
 		 * the available socket buffer space and deadlock waiting for
 		 * auditctl to read from it... which isn't ever going to
@@ -221,41 +466,48 @@ int audit_receive_filter(int type, int pid, int uid, int seq, void *data,
 		dest[0] = pid;
 		dest[1] = seq;
 
-		tsk = kthread_run(audit_list_rules, dest, "audit_list_rules");
+		if (type == AUDIT_LIST)
+			tsk = kthread_run(audit_list, dest, "audit_list");
+		else
+			tsk = kthread_run(audit_list_rules, dest,
+					  "audit_list_rules");
 		if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
 			kfree(dest);
 			err = PTR_ERR(tsk);
 		}
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_ADD:
-		listnr = ((struct audit_rule *)data)->flags & ~AUDIT_FILTER_PREPEND;
-		switch(listnr) {
-		default:
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		case AUDIT_FILTER_USER:
-		case AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE:
-#ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
-		case AUDIT_FILTER_ENTRY:
-		case AUDIT_FILTER_EXIT:
-		case AUDIT_FILTER_TASK:
-#endif
-			;
-		}
-		err = audit_add_rule(data, &audit_filter_list[listnr]);
+	case AUDIT_ADD_RULE:
+		if (type == AUDIT_ADD)
+			entry = audit_rule_to_entry(data);
+		else
+			entry = audit_data_to_entry(data, datasz);
+		if (IS_ERR(entry))
+			return PTR_ERR(entry);
+
+		err = audit_add_rule(entry,
+				     &audit_filter_list[entry->rule.listnr]);
 		if (!err)
 			audit_log(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE,
 				  "auid=%u added an audit rule\n", loginuid);
+		else
+			audit_free_rule(entry);
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_DEL:
-		listnr =((struct audit_rule *)data)->flags & ~AUDIT_FILTER_PREPEND;
-		if (listnr >= AUDIT_NR_FILTERS)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		err = audit_del_rule(data, &audit_filter_list[listnr]);
+	case AUDIT_DEL_RULE:
+		if (type == AUDIT_DEL)
+			entry = audit_rule_to_entry(data);
+		else
+			entry = audit_data_to_entry(data, datasz);
+		if (IS_ERR(entry))
+			return PTR_ERR(entry);
+
+		err = audit_del_rule(entry,
+				     &audit_filter_list[entry->rule.listnr]);
 		if (!err)
 			audit_log(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE,
 				  "auid=%u removed an audit rule\n", loginuid);
+		audit_free_rule(entry);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -287,29 +539,27 @@ int audit_comparator(const u32 left, const u32 op, const u32 right)
 
 
 static int audit_filter_user_rules(struct netlink_skb_parms *cb,
-				   struct audit_rule *rule,
+				   struct audit_krule *rule,
 				   enum audit_state *state)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rule->field_count; i++) {
-		u32 field  = rule->fields[i] & ~AUDIT_OPERATORS;
-		u32 op  = rule->fields[i] & AUDIT_OPERATORS;
-		u32 value  = rule->values[i];
+		struct audit_field *f = &rule->fields[i];
 		int result = 0;
 
-		switch (field) {
+		switch (f->type) {
 		case AUDIT_PID:
-			result = audit_comparator(cb->creds.pid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(cb->creds.pid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_UID:
-			result = audit_comparator(cb->creds.uid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(cb->creds.uid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_GID:
-			result = audit_comparator(cb->creds.gid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(cb->creds.gid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_LOGINUID:
-			result = audit_comparator(cb->loginuid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(cb->loginuid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -354,14 +604,11 @@ int audit_filter_type(int type)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(e, &audit_filter_list[AUDIT_FILTER_TYPE],
 				list) {
-		struct audit_rule *rule = &e->rule;
 		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < rule->field_count; i++) {
-			u32 field  = rule->fields[i] & ~AUDIT_OPERATORS;
-			u32 op  = rule->fields[i] & AUDIT_OPERATORS;
-			u32 value  = rule->values[i];
-			if ( field == AUDIT_MSGTYPE ) {
-				result = audit_comparator(type, op, value); 
+		for (i = 0; i < e->rule.field_count; i++) {
+			struct audit_field *f = &e->rule.fields[i];
+			if (f->type == AUDIT_MSGTYPE) {
+				result = audit_comparator(type, f->op, f->val);
 				if (!result)
 					break;
 			}
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 17719b30363870..ba087885477786 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -162,70 +162,68 @@ struct audit_context {
 /* Compare a task_struct with an audit_rule.  Return 1 on match, 0
  * otherwise. */
 static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
-			      struct audit_rule *rule,
+			      struct audit_krule *rule,
 			      struct audit_context *ctx,
 			      enum audit_state *state)
 {
 	int i, j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rule->field_count; i++) {
-		u32 field  = rule->fields[i] & ~AUDIT_OPERATORS;
-		u32 op  = rule->fields[i] & AUDIT_OPERATORS;
-		u32 value  = rule->values[i];
+		struct audit_field *f = &rule->fields[i];
 		int result = 0;
 
-		switch (field) {
+		switch (f->type) {
 		case AUDIT_PID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->pid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->pid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_UID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->uid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->uid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_EUID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->euid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->euid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_SUID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->suid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->suid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_FSUID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->fsuid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->fsuid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_GID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->gid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->gid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_EGID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->egid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->egid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_SGID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->sgid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->sgid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_FSGID:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->fsgid, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->fsgid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_PERS:
-			result = audit_comparator(tsk->personality, op, value);
+			result = audit_comparator(tsk->personality, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_ARCH:
  			if (ctx)
-				result = audit_comparator(ctx->arch, op, value);
+				result = audit_comparator(ctx->arch, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 
 		case AUDIT_EXIT:
 			if (ctx && ctx->return_valid)
-				result = audit_comparator(ctx->return_code, op, value);
+				result = audit_comparator(ctx->return_code, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_SUCCESS:
 			if (ctx && ctx->return_valid) {
-				if (value)
-					result = audit_comparator(ctx->return_valid, op, AUDITSC_SUCCESS);
+				if (f->val)
+					result = audit_comparator(ctx->return_valid, f->op, AUDITSC_SUCCESS);
 				else
-					result = audit_comparator(ctx->return_valid, op, AUDITSC_FAILURE);
+					result = audit_comparator(ctx->return_valid, f->op, AUDITSC_FAILURE);
 			}
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_DEVMAJOR:
 			if (ctx) {
 				for (j = 0; j < ctx->name_count; j++) {
-					if (audit_comparator(MAJOR(ctx->names[j].dev),	op, value)) {
+					if (audit_comparator(MAJOR(ctx->names[j].dev),	f->op, f->val)) {
 						++result;
 						break;
 					}
@@ -235,7 +233,7 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 		case AUDIT_DEVMINOR:
 			if (ctx) {
 				for (j = 0; j < ctx->name_count; j++) {
-					if (audit_comparator(MINOR(ctx->names[j].dev), op, value)) {
+					if (audit_comparator(MINOR(ctx->names[j].dev), f->op, f->val)) {
 						++result;
 						break;
 					}
@@ -245,8 +243,8 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 		case AUDIT_INODE:
 			if (ctx) {
 				for (j = 0; j < ctx->name_count; j++) {
-					if (audit_comparator(ctx->names[j].ino, op, value) ||
-					    audit_comparator(ctx->names[j].pino, op, value)) {
+					if (audit_comparator(ctx->names[j].ino, f->op, f->val) ||
+					    audit_comparator(ctx->names[j].pino, f->op, f->val)) {
 						++result;
 						break;
 					}
@@ -256,14 +254,14 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 		case AUDIT_LOGINUID:
 			result = 0;
 			if (ctx)
-				result = audit_comparator(ctx->loginuid, op, value);
+				result = audit_comparator(ctx->loginuid, f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_ARG0:
 		case AUDIT_ARG1:
 		case AUDIT_ARG2:
 		case AUDIT_ARG3:
 			if (ctx)
-				result = audit_comparator(ctx->argv[field-AUDIT_ARG0], op, value);
+				result = audit_comparator(ctx->argv[f->type-AUDIT_ARG0], f->op, f->val);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/nlmsgtab.c b/security/selinux/nlmsgtab.c
index d7c0e912c5f36e..73158244cf8c8f 100644
--- a/security/selinux/nlmsgtab.c
+++ b/security/selinux/nlmsgtab.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ static struct nlmsg_perm nlmsg_audit_perms[] =
 	{ AUDIT_LIST,		NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_READPRIV },
 	{ AUDIT_ADD,		NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_WRITE    },
 	{ AUDIT_DEL,		NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_WRITE    },
+	{ AUDIT_LIST_RULES,	NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_READPRIV },
+	{ AUDIT_ADD_RULE,	NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_WRITE    },
+	{ AUDIT_DEL_RULE,	NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_WRITE    },
 	{ AUDIT_USER,		NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_RELAY    },
 	{ AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO,	NETLINK_AUDIT_SOCKET__NLMSG_READ     },
 };