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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-12-18 10:55:28 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-12-18 10:55:28 -0800
commita2faf2fc534f57ba26bc4d613795236ed4f5fb1c (patch)
treed75c4daadb469c8f08c498532fbf1fff68879e69 /kernel
parent4351654e3ddf86a04966163dce4def586303e5cc (diff)
parent5155040ed349950e16c093ba8e65ad534994df2a (diff)
downloadlinux-a2faf2fc534f57ba26bc4d613795236ed4f5fb1c.tar.gz
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace
Pull (again) user namespace infrastructure changes from Eric Biederman:
 "Those bugs, those darn embarrasing bugs just want don't want to get
  fixed.

  Linus I just updated my mirror of your kernel.org tree and it appears
  you successfully pulled everything except the last 4 commits that fix
  those embarrasing bugs.

  When you get a chance can you please repull my branch"

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace:
  userns: Fix typo in description of the limitation of userns_install
  userns: Add a more complete capability subset test to commit_creds
  userns: Require CAP_SYS_ADMIN for most uses of setns.
  Fix cap_capable to only allow owners in the parent user namespace to have caps.
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/cred.c27
-rw-r--r--kernel/pid_namespace.c3
-rw-r--r--kernel/user_namespace.c2
-rw-r--r--kernel/utsname.c3
4 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 8888afb846e9..e0573a43c7df 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -372,6 +372,31 @@ error_put:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool cred_cap_issubset(const struct cred *set, const struct cred *subset)
+{
+	const struct user_namespace *set_ns = set->user_ns;
+	const struct user_namespace *subset_ns = subset->user_ns;
+
+	/* If the two credentials are in the same user namespace see if
+	 * the capabilities of subset are a subset of set.
+	 */
+	if (set_ns == subset_ns)
+		return cap_issubset(subset->cap_permitted, set->cap_permitted);
+
+	/* The credentials are in a different user namespaces
+	 * therefore one is a subset of the other only if a set is an
+	 * ancestor of subset and set->euid is owner of subset or one
+	 * of subsets ancestors.
+	 */
+	for (;subset_ns != &init_user_ns; subset_ns = subset_ns->parent) {
+		if ((set_ns == subset_ns->parent)  &&
+		    uid_eq(subset_ns->owner, set->euid))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * commit_creds - Install new credentials upon the current task
  * @new: The credentials to be assigned
@@ -410,7 +435,7 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new)
 	    !gid_eq(old->egid, new->egid) ||
 	    !uid_eq(old->fsuid, new->fsuid) ||
 	    !gid_eq(old->fsgid, new->fsgid) ||
-	    !cap_issubset(new->cap_permitted, old->cap_permitted)) {
+	    !cred_cap_issubset(old, new)) {
 		if (task->mm)
 			set_dumpable(task->mm, suid_dumpable);
 		task->pdeath_signal = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 560da0dab230..fdbd0cdf271a 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ static int pidns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *ns)
 	struct pid_namespace *active = task_active_pid_ns(current);
 	struct pid_namespace *ancestor, *new = ns;
 
-	if (!ns_capable(new->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!ns_capable(new->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+	    !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index f5975ccf9348..2b042c42fbc4 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static int userns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *ns)
 	if (user_ns == current_user_ns())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Threaded many not enter a different user namespace */
+	/* Threaded processes may not enter a different user namespace */
 	if (atomic_read(&current->mm->mm_users) > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/kernel/utsname.c b/kernel/utsname.c
index f6336d51d64c..08b197e8c485 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname.c
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ static int utsns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *new)
 {
 	struct uts_namespace *ns = new;
 
-	if (!ns_capable(ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!ns_capable(ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+	    !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	get_uts_ns(ns);