Re: [PATCH v5] audit: log nftables configuration change events once per table

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 01:38:59PM -0400, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > Reduce logging of nftables events to a level similar to iptables. > Restore the table field to list the table, adding the generation. > > Indicate the op as the most significant operation in the event. > > A couple of sample events: > > type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.801:143) : proctitle=/usr/bin/python3 -s /usr/sbin/firewalld --nofork --nopid > type=SYSCALL msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.801:143) : arch=x86_64 syscall=sendmsg success=yes exit=172 a0=0x6 a1=0x7ffdcfcbe650 a2=0x0 a3=0x7ffdcfcbd52c items=0 ppid=1 pid=367 auid=unset uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=roo > t sgid=root fsgid=root tty=(none) ses=unset comm=firewalld exe=/usr/bin/python3.9 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 key=(null) > type=NETFILTER_CFG msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.801:143) : table=firewalld:2 family=ipv6 entries=1 op=nft_register_table pid=367 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 comm=firewalld > type=NETFILTER_CFG msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.801:143) : table=firewalld:2 family=ipv4 entries=1 op=nft_register_table pid=367 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 comm=firewalld > type=NETFILTER_CFG msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.801:143) : table=firewalld:2 family=inet entries=1 op=nft_register_table pid=367 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 comm=firewalld > > type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.839:144) : proctitle=/usr/bin/python3 -s /usr/sbin/firewalld --nofork --nopid > type=SYSCALL msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.839:144) : arch=x86_64 syscall=sendmsg success=yes exit=22792 a0=0x6 a1=0x7ffdcfcbe650 a2=0x0 a3=0x7ffdcfcbd52c items=0 ppid=1 pid=367 auid=unset uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=r > oot sgid=root fsgid=root tty=(none) ses=unset comm=firewalld exe=/usr/bin/python3.9 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 key=(null) > type=NETFILTER_CFG msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.839:144) : table=firewalld:3 family=ipv6 entries=30 op=nft_register_chain pid=367 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 comm=firewalld > type=NETFILTER_CFG msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.839:144) : table=firewalld:3 family=ipv4 entries=30 op=nft_register_chain pid=367 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 comm=firewalld > type=NETFILTER_CFG msg=audit(2021-03-18 09:30:49.839:144) : table=firewalld:3 family=inet entries=165 op=nft_register_chain pid=367 subj=system_u:system_r:firewalld_t:s0 comm=firewalld > > The issue was originally documented in > https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/124 > > Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb(a)redhat.com&gt; Tested this patch to make sure it eliminates the slowdown of iptables-nft when auditd is running. With this applied, neither iptables-nft-restore nor 'iptables-nft -F' show a significant difference in run-time between running or stopped auditd, at least for large rulesets. Individual calls suffer from added audit logging, but that's expected of course. Tested-by: Phil Sutter <phil(a)nwl.cc&gt;

Thanks, Phil