Re: [PATCH 1/1] crypto: ccp: use file mode for sev ioctl permissions

[Brijesh Singh]

On 3/6/20 11:20 AM, Connor Kuehl wrote:
> Instead of using CAP_SYS_ADMIN which is restricted to the root user,
> check the file mode for write permissions before executing commands that
> can affect the platform. This allows for more fine-grained access
> control to the SEV ioctl interface. This would allow a SEV-only user
> or group the ability to administer the platform without requiring them
> to be root or granting them overly powerful permissions.
>
> For example:
>
> chown root:root /dev/sev
> chmod 600 /dev/sev
> setfacl -m g:sev:r /dev/sev
> setfacl -m g:sev-admin:rw /dev/sev
>
> In this instance, members of the "sev-admin" group have the ability to
> perform all ioctl calls (including the ones that modify platform state).
> Members of the "sev" group only have access to the ioctls that do not
> modify the platform state.
>
> This also makes opening "/dev/sev" more consistent with how file
> descriptors are usually handled. By only checking for CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> the file descriptor could be opened read-only but could still execute
> ioctls that modify the platform state. This patch enforces that the file
> descriptor is opened with write privileges if it is going to be used to
> modify the platform state.
>
> This flexibility is completely opt-in, and if it is not desirable by
> the administrator then they do not need to give anyone else access to
> /dev/sev.
>
> Signed-off-by: Connor Kuehl <ckuehl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++----------------
>   1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@xxxxxxx>

thanks