[RFC PATCH 1/2] fs/xattr: add *at family syscalls

From: Christian Göttsche
Date: Tue Aug 30 2022 - 11:29:26 EST


Add the four syscalls setxattrat(), getxattrat(), listxattrat() and
removexattrat() to enable extended attribute operations via file
descriptors. This can be used from userspace to avoid race conditions,
especially on security related extended attributes, like SELinux labels
("security.selinux") via setfiles(8).

Use the do_{name}at() pattern from fs/open.c.
Use a single flag parameter for extended attribute flags (currently
XATTR_CREATE and XATTR_REPLACE) and *at() flags to not exceed six
syscall arguments in setxattrat().

Previous discussion ("f*xattr: allow O_PATH descriptors"): https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220607153139.35588-1-cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/xattr.c | 108 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index a1f4998bc6be..a4738e28be8c 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@

#include "internal.h"

+#define XATTR__FLAGS (XATTR_CREATE | XATTR_REPLACE)
+
static const char *
strcmp_prefix(const char *a, const char *a_prefix)
{
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ int setxattr_copy(const char __user *name, struct xattr_ctx *ctx)
{
int error;

- if (ctx->flags & ~(XATTR_CREATE|XATTR_REPLACE))
+ if (ctx->flags & ~XATTR__FLAGS)
return -EINVAL;

error = strncpy_from_user(ctx->kname->name, name,
@@ -626,21 +628,31 @@ setxattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *d,
return error;
}

-static int path_setxattr(const char __user *pathname,
+static int do_setxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
const char __user *name, const void __user *value,
- size_t size, int flags, unsigned int lookup_flags)
+ size_t size, int flags)
{
struct path path;
int error;
+ int lookup_flags;
+
+ /* AT_ and XATTR_ flags must not overlap. */
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(((AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH) & XATTR__FLAGS) != 0);
+
+ if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH | XATTR__FLAGS)) != 0)
+ return -EINVAL;

+ lookup_flags = (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
+ if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
+ lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
retry:
- error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
+ error = user_path_at(dfd, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
if (error)
return error;
error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
if (!error) {
error = setxattr(mnt_user_ns(path.mnt), path.dentry, name,
- value, size, flags);
+ value, size, flags & XATTR__FLAGS);
mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
}
path_put(&path);
@@ -651,18 +663,25 @@ static int path_setxattr(const char __user *pathname,
return error;
}

+SYSCALL_DEFINE6(setxattrat, int, dfd, const char __user *, pathname,
+ const char __user *, name, const void __user *, value,
+ size_t, size, int, flags)
+{
+ return do_setxattrat(dfd, pathname, name, value, size, flags);
+}
+
SYSCALL_DEFINE5(setxattr, const char __user *, pathname,
const char __user *, name, const void __user *, value,
size_t, size, int, flags)
{
- return path_setxattr(pathname, name, value, size, flags, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
+ return do_setxattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, name, value, size, flags);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE5(lsetxattr, const char __user *, pathname,
const char __user *, name, const void __user *, value,
size_t, size, int, flags)
{
- return path_setxattr(pathname, name, value, size, flags, 0);
+ return do_setxattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, name, value, size, flags | AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE5(fsetxattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name,
@@ -745,14 +764,22 @@ getxattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *d,
return error;
}

-static ssize_t path_getxattr(const char __user *pathname,
+static ssize_t do_getxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
const char __user *name, void __user *value,
- size_t size, unsigned int lookup_flags)
+ size_t size, int flags)
{
struct path path;
ssize_t error;
+ int lookup_flags;
+
+ if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ lookup_flags = (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
+ if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
+ lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
retry:
- error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
+ error = user_path_at(dfd, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
if (error)
return error;
error = getxattr(mnt_user_ns(path.mnt), path.dentry, name, value, size);
@@ -764,16 +791,23 @@ static ssize_t path_getxattr(const char __user *pathname,
return error;
}

+SYSCALL_DEFINE6(getxattrat, int, dfd, const char __user *, pathname,
+ const char __user *, name, void __user *, value, size_t, size,
+ int, flags)
+{
+ return do_getxattrat(dfd, pathname, name, value, size, flags);
+}
+
SYSCALL_DEFINE4(getxattr, const char __user *, pathname,
const char __user *, name, void __user *, value, size_t, size)
{
- return path_getxattr(pathname, name, value, size, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
+ return do_getxattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, name, value, size, 0);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE4(lgetxattr, const char __user *, pathname,
const char __user *, name, void __user *, value, size_t, size)
{
- return path_getxattr(pathname, name, value, size, 0);
+ return do_getxattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, name, value, size, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fgetxattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name,
@@ -823,13 +857,21 @@ listxattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *list, size_t size)
return error;
}

-static ssize_t path_listxattr(const char __user *pathname, char __user *list,
- size_t size, unsigned int lookup_flags)
+static ssize_t do_listxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, char __user *list,
+ size_t size, int flags)
{
struct path path;
ssize_t error;
+ int lookup_flags;
+
+ if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ lookup_flags = (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
+ if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
+ lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
retry:
- error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
+ error = user_path_at(dfd, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
if (error)
return error;
error = listxattr(path.dentry, list, size);
@@ -841,16 +883,22 @@ static ssize_t path_listxattr(const char __user *pathname, char __user *list,
return error;
}

+SYSCALL_DEFINE5(listxattrat, int, dfd, const char __user *, pathname, char __user *, list,
+ size_t, size, int, flags)
+{
+ return do_listxattrat(dfd, pathname, list, size, flags);
+}
+
SYSCALL_DEFINE3(listxattr, const char __user *, pathname, char __user *, list,
size_t, size)
{
- return path_listxattr(pathname, list, size, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
+ return do_listxattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, list, size, 0);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE3(llistxattr, const char __user *, pathname, char __user *, list,
size_t, size)
{
- return path_listxattr(pathname, list, size, 0);
+ return do_listxattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, list, size, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE3(flistxattr, int, fd, char __user *, list, size_t, size)
@@ -869,7 +917,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(flistxattr, int, fd, char __user *, list, size_t, size)
/*
* Extended attribute REMOVE operations
*/
-static long
+static int
removexattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *d,
const char __user *name)
{
@@ -885,13 +933,21 @@ removexattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *d,
return vfs_removexattr(mnt_userns, d, kname);
}

-static int path_removexattr(const char __user *pathname,
- const char __user *name, unsigned int lookup_flags)
+static int do_removexattrat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
+ const char __user *name, int flags)
{
struct path path;
int error;
+ int lookup_flags;
+
+ if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ lookup_flags = (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
+ if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
+ lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
retry:
- error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
+ error = user_path_at(dfd, pathname, lookup_flags, &path);
if (error)
return error;
error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
@@ -907,16 +963,22 @@ static int path_removexattr(const char __user *pathname,
return error;
}

+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(removexattrat, int, dfd, const char __user *, pathname,
+ const char __user *, name, int, flags)
+{
+ return do_removexattrat(dfd, pathname, name, flags);
+}
+
SYSCALL_DEFINE2(removexattr, const char __user *, pathname,
const char __user *, name)
{
- return path_removexattr(pathname, name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
+ return do_removexattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, name, 0);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lremovexattr, const char __user *, pathname,
const char __user *, name)
{
- return path_removexattr(pathname, name, 0);
+ return do_removexattrat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, name, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
}

SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fremovexattr, int, fd, const char __user *, name)
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