[PATCH RFC -next 11/12] samples/landlock: Add metadata rights to sandboxer
From: Cai Xinchen
Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 06:40:28 EST
Handle the new LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_METADATA and
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_METADATA access rights in the sandboxer:
READ_METADATA is added to the read-only set, WRITE_METADATA to the
read-write set, and both to ACCESS_FILE.
Update the ABI version fallback switch to remove the metadata rights
for ABI < 12, and bump LANDLOCK_ABI_LAST to 12.
Assisted-by: opencode: glm-5.3
Signed-off-by: Cai Xinchen <caixinchen1@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
samples/landlock/sandboxer.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/samples/landlock/sandboxer.c b/samples/landlock/sandboxer.c
index 030583273f3f..1a77a675f654 100644
--- a/samples/landlock/sandboxer.c
+++ b/samples/landlock/sandboxer.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ static int parse_path(char *env_path, const char ***const path_list)
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_EXECUTE | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_FILE | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_FILE | \
+ LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_METADATA | \
+ LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_METADATA | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_TRUNCATE | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_RESOLVE_UNIX)
@@ -286,7 +288,8 @@ static bool check_ruleset_scope(const char *const env_var,
#define ACCESS_FS_ROUGHLY_READ ( \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_EXECUTE | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_FILE | \
- LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_DIR)
+ LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_DIR | \
+ LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_METADATA)
#define ACCESS_FS_ROUGHLY_WRITE ( \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_FILE | \
@@ -302,7 +305,8 @@ static bool check_ruleset_scope(const char *const env_var,
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_REFER | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_TRUNCATE | \
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV | \
- LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_RESOLVE_UNIX)
+ LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_RESOLVE_UNIX | \
+ LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_METADATA)
/* clang-format on */
@@ -369,7 +373,7 @@ static int add_quiet_access(const char *const env_var,
return 0;
}
-#define LANDLOCK_ABI_LAST 11
+#define LANDLOCK_ABI_LAST 12
#define XSTR(s) #s
#define STR(s) XSTR(s)
@@ -552,7 +556,12 @@ int main(const int argc, char *const argv[], char *const *const envp)
supported_restrict_flags &=
~LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NO_NEW_PRIVS;
set_restrict_flags &= ~LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NO_NEW_PRIVS;
-
+ __attribute__((fallthrough));
+ case 11:
+ /* Removes metadata rights for ABI < 12 */
+ ruleset_attr.handled_access_fs &=
+ ~(LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_METADATA |
+ LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_METADATA);
/* Must be printed for any ABI < LANDLOCK_ABI_LAST. */
fprintf(stderr,
"Hint: You should update the running kernel "
--
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