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authorJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2008-12-25 11:40:09 +1100
committerJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2008-12-25 11:40:09 +1100
commitcbacc2c7f066a1e01b33b0e27ae5efbf534bc2db (patch)
tree90d1093131d2a3543a8b3b1f3364e7c6f4081a93 /kernel/ptrace.c
parent4a6908a3a050aacc9c3a2f36b276b46c0629ad91 (diff)
parent74192246910ff4fb95309ba1a683215644beeb62 (diff)
downloadlinux-cbacc2c7f066a1e01b33b0e27ae5efbf534bc2db.tar.bz2
Merge branch 'next' into for-linus
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/ptrace.c')
-rw-r--r--kernel/ptrace.c29
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 4c8bcd7dd8e0..ca2df68faf76 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ int ptrace_check_attach(struct task_struct *child, int kill)
int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
{
+ const struct cred *cred = current_cred(), *tcred;
+
/* May we inspect the given task?
* This check is used both for attaching with ptrace
* and for allowing access to sensitive information in /proc.
@@ -127,13 +129,19 @@ int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
/* Don't let security modules deny introspection */
if (task == current)
return 0;
- if (((current->uid != task->euid) ||
- (current->uid != task->suid) ||
- (current->uid != task->uid) ||
- (current->gid != task->egid) ||
- (current->gid != task->sgid) ||
- (current->gid != task->gid)) && !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ tcred = __task_cred(task);
+ if ((cred->uid != tcred->euid ||
+ cred->uid != tcred->suid ||
+ cred->uid != tcred->uid ||
+ cred->gid != tcred->egid ||
+ cred->gid != tcred->sgid ||
+ cred->gid != tcred->gid) &&
+ !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) {
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return -EPERM;
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();
smp_rmb();
if (task->mm)
dumpable = get_dumpable(task->mm);
@@ -163,6 +171,14 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
if (same_thread_group(task, current))
goto out;
+ /* Protect exec's credential calculations against our interference;
+ * SUID, SGID and LSM creds get determined differently under ptrace.
+ */
+ retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&current->cred_exec_mutex);
+ if (retval < 0)
+ goto out;
+
+ retval = -EPERM;
repeat:
/*
* Nasty, nasty.
@@ -202,6 +218,7 @@ repeat:
bad:
write_unlock_irqrestore(&tasklist_lock, flags);
task_unlock(task);
+ mutex_unlock(&current->cred_exec_mutex);
out:
return retval;
}