[PATCH 2/2] Default hooks protecting the XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX namespace

From: Chris Wright
Date: Fri Jan 16 2004 - 16:22:04 EST


Add default hooks for both the dummy and capability code to protect the
XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX namespace. These EAs were fully accessible to
unauthorized users, so a user that rebooted from an SELinux kernel to a
default kernel would leave those critical EAs unprotected.

include/linux/security.h | 6 ++++--
security/capability.c | 3 +++
security/commoncap.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
security/dummy.c | 9 +++++++++
4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

===== include/linux/security.h 1.26 vs edited =====
--- 1.26/include/linux/security.h Thu Oct 2 00:12:10 2003
+++ edited/include/linux/security.h Fri Jan 16 12:14:15 2004
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
extern int cap_bprm_set_security (struct linux_binprm *bprm);
extern void cap_bprm_compute_creds (struct linux_binprm *bprm);
extern int cap_bprm_secureexec(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
+extern int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+extern int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name);
extern int cap_task_post_setuid (uid_t old_ruid, uid_t old_euid, uid_t old_suid, int flags);
extern void cap_task_reparent_to_init (struct task_struct *p);
extern int cap_syslog (int type);
@@ -2136,7 +2138,7 @@
static inline int security_inode_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
void *value, size_t size, int flags)
{
- return 0;
+ return cap_inode_setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
}

static inline void security_inode_post_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
@@ -2155,7 +2157,7 @@

static inline int security_inode_removexattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
{
- return 0;
+ return cap_inode_removexattr(dentry, name);
}

static inline int security_inode_getsecurity(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
===== security/capability.c 1.21 vs edited =====
--- 1.21/security/capability.c Fri Sep 12 08:47:26 2003
+++ edited/security/capability.c Fri Jan 16 12:14:15 2004
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
.bprm_set_security = cap_bprm_set_security,
.bprm_secureexec = cap_bprm_secureexec,

+ .inode_setxattr = cap_inode_setxattr,
+ .inode_removexattr = cap_inode_removexattr,
+
.task_post_setuid = cap_task_post_setuid,
.task_reparent_to_init = cap_task_reparent_to_init,

===== security/commoncap.c 1.1 vs edited =====
--- 1.1/security/commoncap.c Fri Sep 12 08:47:26 2003
+++ edited/security/commoncap.c Fri Jan 16 12:14:15 2004
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/netlink.h>
#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/xattr.h>

int cap_capable (struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
{
@@ -171,6 +172,25 @@
current->egid != current->gid);
}

+int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
+ size_t size, int flags)
+{
+ if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
+ sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX) - 1) &&
+ !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+{
+ if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
+ sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX) - 1) &&
+ !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+ return 0;
+}
+
/* moved from kernel/sys.c. */
/*
* cap_emulate_setxuid() fixes the effective / permitted capabilities of
@@ -344,6 +364,8 @@
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_bprm_set_security);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_bprm_compute_creds);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_bprm_secureexec);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_inode_setxattr);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_inode_removexattr);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_task_post_setuid);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_task_reparent_to_init);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_syslog);
===== security/dummy.c 1.28 vs edited =====
--- 1.28/security/dummy.c Thu Oct 2 00:12:10 2003
+++ edited/security/dummy.c Fri Jan 16 12:29:24 2004
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/netlink.h>
#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <linux/xattr.h>

static int dummy_ptrace (struct task_struct *parent, struct task_struct *child)
{
@@ -387,6 +388,10 @@
static int dummy_inode_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
size_t size, int flags)
{
+ if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
+ sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX) - 1) &&
+ !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
return 0;
}

@@ -407,6 +412,10 @@

static int dummy_inode_removexattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
{
+ if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
+ sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX) - 1) &&
+ !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
return 0;
}

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