Re: [PATCH v3 06/15] commoncap: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook

From	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH v3 06/15] commoncap: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook
Date	2017-07-19 03:20 +0200
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On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:
> The commoncap implementation of the bprm_secureexec hook is the only LSM
> that depends on the final call to its bprm_set_creds hook (since it may
> be called for multiple files, it ignores bprm->called_set_creds). As a
> result, it cannot safely _clear_ bprm->secureexec since other LSMs may
> have set it.  Instead, remove the bprm_secureexec hook by introducing a
> new flag to bprm specific to commoncap: cap_elevated. This is similar to
> cap_effective, but that is used for a specific subset of elevated
> privileges, and exists solely to track state from bprm_set_creds to
> bprm_secureexec. As such, it will be removed in the next patch.
>
> Here, set the new bprm->cap_elevated flag when setuid/setgid has happened
> from bprm_fill_uid() or fscapabilities have been prepared. This temporarily
> moves the bprm_secureexec hook to a static inline. The helper will be
> removed in the next patch; this makes the step easier to review and bisect,
> since this does not introduce any changes to inputs nor outputs to the
> "elevated privileges" calculation.
>
> The new flag is merged with the bprm->secureexec flag in setup_new_exec()
> since this marks the end of any further prepare_binprm() calls.

Reviewed-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>

with the redundant caveat that...

> --- a/fs/exec.c
> +++ b/fs/exec.c
> @@ -1330,6 +1330,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(would_dump);
>
>  void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
>  {
> +       /*
> +        * Once here, prepare_binrpm() will not be called any more, so
> +        * the final state of setuid/setgid/fscaps can be merged into the
> +        * secureexec flag.
> +        */
> +       bprm->secureexec |= bprm->cap_elevated;
> +

...the weird placement of the other assignments to bprm->secureexec
makes this exceedingly confusing.

Thread

[PATCH v3 00/15] exec: Use sane stack rlimit under secureexec Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 05/15] smack: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 05/15] smack: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-26 06:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 05/15] smack: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> - 2017-07-26 20:00 +0200
  [PATCH v3 12/15] smack: Remove redundant pdeath_signal clearing Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 14/15] exec: Use sane stack rlimit under secureexec Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 14/15] exec: Use sane stack rlimit under secureexec James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> - 2017-07-19 11:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 11/15] exec: Use secureexec for clearing pdeath_signal Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 06/15] commoncap: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 06/15] commoncap: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-07-19 03:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 06/15] commoncap: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 06:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 06/15] commoncap: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-07-20 07:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 06/15] commoncap: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec  hook James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> - 2017-07-19 11:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 01/15] binfmt: Introduce secureexec flag Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 01/15] binfmt: Introduce secureexec flag John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com> - 2017-07-19 02:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 01/15] binfmt: Introduce secureexec flag Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-07-19 03:10 +0200
  [PATCH v3 15/15] exec: Consolidate pdeath_signal clearing Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 13/15] exec: Consolidate dumpability logic Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 07/15] commoncap: Move cap_elevated calculation into bprm_set_creds Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 07/15] commoncap: Move cap_elevated calculation into bprm_set_creds Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-07-19 04:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 07/15] commoncap: Move cap_elevated calculation into  bprm_set_creds James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> - 2017-07-19 11:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 10/15] exec: Use secureexec for setting dumpability Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 10/15] exec: Use secureexec for setting dumpability Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-26 06:00 +0200
  [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> - 2017-07-20 02:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> - 2017-07-20 02:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-20 03:40 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> - 2017-07-20 15:50 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-20 19:10 +0200
              Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> - 2017-07-20 22:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> - 2017-07-21 17:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-21 19:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3 04/15] selinux: Refactor to remove bprm_secureexec hook Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> - 2017-07-21 21:20 +0200
  [PATCH v3 02/15] exec: Rename bprm->cred_prepared to called_set_creds Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 00:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 02/15] exec: Rename bprm->cred_prepared to  called_set_creds John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com> - 2017-07-19 02:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 02/15] exec: Rename bprm->cred_prepared to called_set_creds Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-07-19 03:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 02/15] exec: Rename bprm->cred_prepared to called_set_creds Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 06:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 02/15] exec: Rename bprm->cred_prepared to  called_set_creds James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> - 2017-07-19 11:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 02/15] exec: Rename bprm->cred_prepared to called_set_creds Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> - 2017-07-20 02:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 00/15] exec: Use sane stack rlimit under secureexec Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-07-19 01:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 00/15] exec: Use sane stack rlimit under secureexec "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com> - 2017-07-19 05:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 00/15] exec: Use sane stack rlimit under secureexec Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-07-19 07:30 +0200

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