security: filesystem capabilities: fix fragile setuid fixup code
authorAndrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:59:58 +0000 (09:59 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:40:08 +0000 (10:40 -0700)
This commit includes a bugfix for the fragile setuid fixup code in the
case that filesystem capabilities are supported (in access()).  The effect
of this fix is gated on filesystem capability support because changing
securebits is only supported when filesystem capabilities support is
configured.)

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes]
Signed-off-by: Andrew G. Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@us.ibm.com>
Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
fs/open.c
include/linux/capability.h
include/linux/securebits.h
kernel/capability.c

index a1450086e92f87e64007351ab673bf6274037e70..a99ad09c3197a1f60e4332f86520183cffa50bbd 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/securebits.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 {
        struct nameidata nd;
        int old_fsuid, old_fsgid;
-       kernel_cap_t old_cap;
+       kernel_cap_t uninitialized_var(old_cap);  /* !SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP */
        int res;
 
        if (mode & ~S_IRWXO)    /* where's F_OK, X_OK, W_OK, R_OK? */
@@ -433,23 +434,27 @@ asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 
        old_fsuid = current->fsuid;
        old_fsgid = current->fsgid;
-       old_cap = current->cap_effective;
 
        current->fsuid = current->uid;
        current->fsgid = current->gid;
 
-       /*
-        * Clear the capabilities if we switch to a non-root user
-        *
-        * FIXME: There is a race here against sys_capset.  The
-        * capabilities can change yet we will restore the old
-        * value below.  We should hold task_capabilities_lock,
-        * but we cannot because user_path_walk can sleep.
-        */
-       if (current->uid)
-               cap_clear(current->cap_effective);
-       else
-               current->cap_effective = current->cap_permitted;
+       if (!issecure(SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP)) {
+               /*
+                * Clear the capabilities if we switch to a non-root user
+                */
+#ifndef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
+               /*
+                * FIXME: There is a race here against sys_capset.  The
+                * capabilities can change yet we will restore the old
+                * value below.  We should hold task_capabilities_lock,
+                * but we cannot because user_path_walk can sleep.
+                */
+#endif /* ndef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES */
+               if (current->uid)
+                       old_cap = cap_set_effective(__cap_empty_set);
+               else
+                       old_cap = cap_set_effective(current->cap_permitted);
+       }
 
        res = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_ACCESS, &nd);
        if (res)
@@ -478,7 +483,9 @@ out_path_release:
 out:
        current->fsuid = old_fsuid;
        current->fsgid = old_fsgid;
-       current->cap_effective = old_cap;
+
+       if (!issecure(SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP))
+               cap_set_effective(old_cap);
 
        return res;
 }
index fa830f8de0328d6cea2e73c7f66352e9ab6f8871..02673846d20539b25949c3e10356ae09e9be762b 100644 (file)
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_empty_set;
 extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_full_set;
 extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_init_eff_set;
 
+kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new);
+
 int capable(int cap);
 int __capable(struct task_struct *t, int cap);
 
index c1f19dbceb0566f8a4e1342e4f4c1291d0f29349..92f09bdf11752dcbbe579f1e9f239dfb70036266 100644 (file)
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
    inheritance of root-permissions and suid-root executable under
    compatibility mode. We raise the effective and inheritable bitmasks
    *of the executable file* if the effective uid of the new process is
-   0. If the real uid is 0, we raise the inheritable bitmask of the
+   0. If the real uid is 0, we raise the effective (legacy) bit of the
    executable file. */
 #define SECURE_NOROOT                  0
 #define SECURE_NOROOT_LOCKED           1  /* make bit-0 immutable */
 
-/* When set, setuid to/from uid 0 does not trigger capability-"fixes"
-   to be compatible with old programs relying on set*uid to loose
-   privileges. When unset, setuid doesn't change privileges. */
+/* When set, setuid to/from uid 0 does not trigger capability-"fixup".
+   When unset, to provide compatiblility with old programs relying on
+   set*uid to gain/lose privilege, transitions to/from uid 0 cause
+   capabilities to be gained/lost. */
 #define SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP         2
 #define SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP_LOCKED  3  /* make bit-2 immutable */
 
 #define SECURE_KEEP_CAPS               4
 #define SECURE_KEEP_CAPS_LOCKED                5  /* make bit-4 immutable */
 
-/* Each securesetting is implemented using two bits. One bit specify
+/* Each securesetting is implemented using two bits. One bit specifies
    whether the setting is on or off. The other bit specify whether the
-   setting is fixed or not. A setting which is fixed cannot be changed
-   from user-level. */
+   setting is locked or not. A setting which is locked cannot be
+   changed from user-level. */
 #define issecure_mask(X)       (1 << (X))
 #define issecure(X)            (issecure_mask(X) & current->securebits)
 
index cfbe44299488c18187d80acbe06d9e03c5dc8a83..901e0fdc3fffa3b32fca26e0aa4e1985b244bd10 100644 (file)
@@ -121,6 +121,27 @@ static int cap_validate_magic(cap_user_header_t header, unsigned *tocopy)
  * uninteresting and/or not to be changed.
  */
 
+/*
+ * Atomically modify the effective capabilities returning the original
+ * value. No permission check is performed here - it is assumed that the
+ * caller is permitted to set the desired effective capabilities.
+ */
+kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new)
+{
+       kernel_cap_t pE_old;
+
+       spin_lock(&task_capability_lock);
+
+       pE_old = current->cap_effective;
+       current->cap_effective = pE_new;
+
+       spin_unlock(&task_capability_lock);
+
+       return pE_old;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_set_effective);
+
 /**
  * sys_capget - get the capabilities of a given process.
  * @header: pointer to struct that contains capability version and