Re: [PATCH 05/08] Allow ptrace from non-init user namespaces

From: Bastian Blank
Date: Fri Jan 14 2011 - 09:46:22 EST


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On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 06:44:39AM +0000, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
> index 99bbaa3..ec7605d 100644
> --- a/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -134,21 +134,24 @@ int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
> return 0;
> rcu_read_lock();
> tcred = __task_cred(task);
> - if ((cred->uid != tcred->euid ||
> - cred->uid != tcred->suid ||
> - cred->uid != tcred->uid ||
> - cred->gid != tcred->egid ||
> - cred->gid != tcred->sgid ||
> - cred->gid != tcred->gid) &&
> - !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) {
> - rcu_read_unlock();
> - return -EPERM;
> - }
> + if (cred->user->user_ns == tcred->user->user_ns &&
> + (cred->uid == tcred->euid &&
> + cred->uid == tcred->suid &&
> + cred->uid == tcred->uid &&
> + cred->gid == tcred->egid &&
> + cred->gid == tcred->sgid &&
> + cred->gid == tcred->gid))
> + goto ok;
> + if (ns_capable(tcred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
> + goto ok;
> + rcu_read_unlock();
> + return -EPERM;
> +ok:

This is wrong. Please move that out into functions if you are unable to
get the conditions right.

Bastian

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