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[PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN

From Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN
Date 2017-05-29 23:40 +0200
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This introduces the tiocsti_restrict sysctl, whose default is controlled
via CONFIG_SECURITY_TIOCSTI_RESTRICT. When activated, this control
restricts all TIOCSTI ioctl calls from non CAP_SYS_ADMIN users.

This patch depends on patch 1/2

This patch was inspired from GRKERNSEC_HARDEN_TTY.

This patch would have prevented
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411256 under the following
conditions:
* non-privileged container
* container run inside new user namespace

Possible effects on userland:

There could be a few user programs that would be effected by this
change.
See: <https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=ioctl%5C%28.*TIOCSTI>
notable programs are: agetty, csh, xemacs and tcsh

However, I still believe that this change is worth it given that the
Kconfig defaults to n. This will be a feature that is turned on for the
same reason that people activate it when using grsecurity. Users of this
opt-in feature will realize that they are choosing security over some OS
features like unprivileged TIOCSTI ioctls, as should be clear in the
Kconfig help message.

Threat Model/Patch Rational:

From grsecurity's config for GRKERNSEC_HARDEN_TTY.

 | There are very few legitimate uses for this functionality and it
 | has made vulnerabilities in several 'su'-like programs possible in
 | the past.  Even without these vulnerabilities, it provides an
 | attacker with an easy mechanism to move laterally among other
 | processes within the same user's compromised session.

So if one process within a tty session becomes compromised it can follow
that additional processes, that are thought to be in different security
boundaries, can be compromised as a result. When using a program like su
or sudo, these additional processes could be in a tty session where TTY
file descriptors are indeed shared over privilege boundaries.

This is also an excellent writeup about the issue:
<http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2012/TtyPushbackPrivilegeEscalation/>

When user namespaces are in use, the check for the capability
CAP_SYS_ADMIN is done against the user namespace that originally opened
the tty.

Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com>
---
 Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/tty/tty_io.c            |  8 ++++++++
 include/linux/tty.h             |  2 ++
 kernel/sysctl.c                 | 12 ++++++++++++
 security/Kconfig                | 13 +++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 56 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index bac23c1..f7985cf 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - sysctl_writes_strict
 - tainted
 - threads-max
+- tiocsti_restrict
 - unknown_nmi_panic
 - watchdog
 - watchdog_thresh
@@ -987,6 +988,26 @@ available RAM pages threads-max is reduced accordingly.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+tiocsti_restrict:
+
+This toggle indicates whether unprivileged users are prevented
+from using the TIOCSTI ioctl to inject commands into other processes
+which share a tty session.
+
+When tiocsti_restrict is set to (0) there are no restrictions(accept
+the default restriction of only being able to injection commands into
+one's own tty). When tiocsti_restrict is set to (1), users must
+have CAP_SYS_ADMIN to use the TIOCSTI ioctl.
+
+When user namespaces are in use, the check for the capability
+CAP_SYS_ADMIN is done against the user namespace that originally
+opened the tty.
+
+The kernel config option CONFIG_SECURITY_TIOCSTI_RESTRICT sets the
+default value of tiocsti_restrict.
+
+==============================================================
+
 unknown_nmi_panic:
 
 The value in this file affects behavior of handling NMI. When the
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index c276814..0f2733d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2297,11 +2297,19 @@ static int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
  *	FIXME: may race normal receive processing
  */
 
+int tiocsti_restrict = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SECURITY_TIOCSTI_RESTRICT);
+
 static int tiocsti(struct tty_struct *tty, char __user *p)
 {
 	char ch, mbz = 0;
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;
 
+	if (tiocsti_restrict &&
+		!ns_capable(tty->owner_user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(tty->dev,
+			"Denied TIOCSTI ioctl for non-privileged process\n");
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
 	if ((current->signal->tty != tty) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (get_user(ch, p))
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index d902d42..2fd7f49 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ struct tty_file_private {
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
+extern int tiocsti_restrict;
+
 /* tty magic number */
 #define TTY_MAGIC		0x5401
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index acf0a5a..68d1363 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/tty.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -833,6 +834,17 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.extra2		= &two,
 	},
 #endif
+#if defined CONFIG_TTY
+	{
+		.procname	= "tiocsti_restrict",
+		.data		= &tiocsti_restrict,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax_sysadmin,
+		.extra1		= &zero,
+		.extra2		= &one,
+	},
+#endif
 	{
 		.procname	= "ngroups_max",
 		.data		= &ngroups_max,
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index 823ca1a..665b610 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
 
 	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 
+config SECURITY_TIOCSTI_RESTRICT
+	bool "Restrict unprivileged use of tiocsti command injection"
+	default n
+	help
+	  This enforces restrictions on unprivileged users injecting commands
+	  into other processes which share a tty session using the TIOCSTI
+	  ioctl. This option makes TIOCSTI use require CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
+
+	  If this option is not selected, no restrictions will be enforced
+	  unless the tiocsti_restrict sysctl is explicitly set to (1).
+
+	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
+
 config SECURITY
 	bool "Enable different security models"
 	depends on SYSFS
-- 
2.10.2

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[PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-29 23:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI ioctl require  CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-05-30 00:30 +0200
    Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Boris Lukashev <blukashev@sempervictus.com> - 2017-05-30 02:00 +0200
      Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> - 2017-05-30 02:30 +0200
        Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-30 04:10 +0200
          Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> - 2017-05-30 04:50 +0200
            Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-30 05:20 +0200
              Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-05-30 14:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-30 18:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> - 2017-05-30 18:50 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov> - 2017-05-30 20:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Nick Kralevich <nnk@google.com> - 2017-05-30 20:50 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-30 21:00 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> - 2017-05-30 22:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-31 01:10 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> - 2017-05-31 01:50 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-31 02:00 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-05-31 01:00 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-31 01:20 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-05-31 02:00 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-06-01 04:40 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-06-01 15:10 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com> - 2017-06-01 19:20 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-06-01 23:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-06-01 21:00 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-06-01 23:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-06-02 16:50 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com> - 2017-06-02 17:40 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-06-02 18:10 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com> - 2017-06-02 19:00 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-06-02 19:40 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com> - 2017-06-02 20:20 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-06-02 21:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-06-02 21:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-06-02 21:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-06-02 22:10 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Nick Kralevich <nnk@google.com> - 2017-06-02 22:20 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-06-02 22:50 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make  TIOCSTI ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Alan Cox <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2017-06-04 00:10 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-06-04 00:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Peter Dolding <oiaohm@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 05:40 +0200
              Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> - 2017-05-30 17:30 +0200
                Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-30 18:10 +0200
        Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Boris Lukashev <blukashev@sempervictus.com> - 2017-06-04 08:30 +0200
      Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> - 2017-05-31 04:50 +0200
        Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI  ioctl require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-31 06:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] security: tty: make TIOCSTI ioctl require  CAP_SYS_ADMIN Matt Brown <matt@nmatt.com> - 2017-05-30 02:20 +0200

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