[PATCH] userns: honour no_new_privs for cap_bset during user ns creation/switch

From: Maciej Åenczykowski
Date: Thu Dec 21 2017 - 16:06:38 EST


From: Maciej Åenczykowski <maze@xxxxxxxxxx>

This allows locking down user namespaces tighter,
and it could even be considered a security fix.

Signed-off-by: Maciej Åenczykowski <maze@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/user_namespace.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index 246d4d4ce5c7..2354f7ade78a 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ static void set_cred_user_ns(struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *user_ns)
* anything as the capabilities are bound to the new user namespace.
*/
cred->securebits = SECUREBITS_DEFAULT;
+ cred->cap_bset = task_no_new_privs(current) ? current_cred()->cap_bset
+ : CAP_FULL_SET;
cred->cap_inheritable = CAP_EMPTY_SET;
- cred->cap_permitted = CAP_FULL_SET;
- cred->cap_effective = CAP_FULL_SET;
+ cred->cap_permitted = cred->cap_bset;
+ cred->cap_effective = cred->cap_bset;
cred->cap_ambient = CAP_EMPTY_SET;
- cred->cap_bset = CAP_FULL_SET;
#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
key_put(cred->request_key_auth);
cred->request_key_auth = NULL;
--
2.15.1.620.gb9897f4670-goog