[PATCH] selftests: capabilities: namespace create varies for root and normal user

From: Swarup Laxman Kotiaklapudi
Date: Fri Sep 29 2023 - 08:54:03 EST


Change namespace creation for root and non-root
user differently in create_and_enter_ns() function

Test result with root user:
$sudo make TARGETS="capabilities" kselftest
...
TAP version 13
1..1
timeout set to 45
selftests: capabilities: test_execve
TAP version 13
1..12
[RUN] +++ Tests with uid == 0 +++
[NOTE] Using global UIDs for tests
[RUN] Root => ep
...
ok 12 Passed
Totals: pass:12 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
==================================================
TAP version 13
1..9
[RUN] +++ Tests with uid != 0 +++
[NOTE] Using global UIDs for tests
[RUN] Non-root => no caps
...
ok 9 Passed
Totals: pass:9 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0

Test result without root or normal user:
$make TARGETS="capabilities" kselftest
...
timeout set to 45
selftests: capabilities: test_execve
TAP version 13
1..12
[RUN] +++ Tests with uid == 0 +++
[NOTE] Using a user namespace for tests
[RUN] Root => ep
validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
ok 1 Passed
Check cap_ambient manipulation rules
ok 2 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-inheritable cap
ok 3 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-permitted cap
ok 4 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE worked
ok 5 Basic manipulation appears to work
[RUN] Root +i => eip
validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
ok 6 Passed
[RUN] UID 0 +ia => eipa
validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
ok 7 Passed
ok 8 # SKIP SUID/SGID tests (needs privilege)
Planned tests != run tests (12 != 8)
Totals: pass:7 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:1 error:0
==================================================
TAP version 13
1..9
[RUN] +++ Tests with uid != 0 +++
[NOTE] Using a user namespace for tests
[RUN] Non-root => no caps
validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
ok 1 Passed
Check cap_ambient manipulation rules
ok 2 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-inheritable cap
ok 3 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-permitted cap
ok 4 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE worked
ok 5 Basic manipulation appears to work
[RUN] Non-root +i => i
validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
ok 6 Passed
[RUN] UID 1 +ia => eipa
validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
ok 7 Passed
ok 8 # SKIP SUID/SGID tests (needs privilege)
Planned tests != run tests (9 != 8)
Totals: pass:7 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:1 error:0

Signed-off-by: Swarup Laxman Kotiaklapudi <swarupkotikalapudi@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c | 6 +-----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c b/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c
index df0ef02b4036..8236150d377e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c
@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ static bool create_and_enter_ns(uid_t inner_uid)
outer_uid = getuid();
outer_gid = getgid();

- /*
- * TODO: If we're already root, we could skip creating the userns.
- */
-
- if (unshare(CLONE_NEWNS) == 0) {
+ if (outer_uid == 0 && unshare(CLONE_NEWNS) == 0) {
ksft_print_msg("[NOTE]\tUsing global UIDs for tests\n");
if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1, 0, 0, 0) != 0)
ksft_exit_fail_msg("PR_SET_KEEPCAPS - %s\n",
--
2.34.1