Bug 2026657

Summary:	Running fips-mode-setup --enable forces "base" FIPS crypto policy, when module is enabled
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Reporter:	Jan Pazdziora (Red Hat) <jpazdziora>
Component:	crypto-policies	Assignee:	Alexander Sosedkin <asosedki>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Ondrej Moriš <omoris>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	9.0	CC:	jjaburek, jpazdziora, omoris, vpolasek
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Description Jan Pazdziora (Red Hat) 2021-11-25 12:36:56 UTC

Description of problem:

When fips-mode-setup --enable is run without first checking fips-mode-setup --is-enabled or --check, the crypto policy is set to FIPS, even if a FIPS policy with module (like FIPS:OSPP) is already set.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

crypto-policies-scripts-20210922-1.git6fb269b.el9.noarch

How reproducible:

Deterministic.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install system with fips=1 kernel command-line parameter.
2. Check that FIPS mode is enabled:
# fips-mode-setup --check
FIPS mode is enabled.
3. Set crypto policy to FIPS with module:
# update-crypto-policies --no-reload --set FIPS:OSPP
Setting system policy to FIPS:OSPP
Note: System-wide crypto policies are applied on application start-up.
It is recommended to restart the system for the change of policies
to fully take place.
4. Check the configured crypto policy:
# update-crypto-policies --show && update-crypto-policies --check
FIPS:OSPP
The configured policy matches the generated policy
5. Check that FIPS mode is enabled:
# fips-mode-setup --check
FIPS mode is enabled.
6. Run fips-mode-setup --enable again, maybe to be extra sure, or by mistake:
# fips-mode-setup --enable
Setting system policy to FIPS
Note: System-wide crypto policies are applied on application start-up.
It is recommended to restart the system for the change of policies
to fully take place.
FIPS mode will be enabled.
Please reboot the system for the setting to take effect.
7. Check the crypto policy now:
# update-crypto-policies --show

Actual results:

FIPS

Expected results:

FIPS:OSPP

Additional info:

In the same way fips-mode-setup --check reports success when it finds FIPS:OSPP crypto policy configured, --enable should preserve the policy module if the base policy is FIPS.

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2022-05-17 15:54:53 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (new packages: crypto-policies), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2022:3953