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-rw-r--r--fs/open.c37
-rw-r--r--include/linux/capability.h2
-rw-r--r--include/linux/securebits.h15
-rw-r--r--kernel/capability.c21
4 files changed, 53 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index a1450086e92f..a99ad09c3197 100644
--- 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;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index fa830f8de032..02673846d205 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -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);
diff --git a/include/linux/securebits.h b/include/linux/securebits.h
index c1f19dbceb05..92f09bdf1175 100644
--- a/include/linux/securebits.h
+++ b/include/linux/securebits.h
@@ -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 */
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@
#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)
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index cfbe44299488..901e0fdc3fff 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -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