Re: [PATCH 6/7] user namespaces: convert all capable checks inkernel/sys.c

From: Serge Hallyn
Date: Mon Jan 10 2011 - 17:57:00 EST


Quoting Bastian Blank (bastian@xxxxxxxxxxxx):
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 09:14:07PM +0000, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > - if (pcred->uid != cred->euid &&
> > - pcred->euid != cred->euid && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
> > + if (pcred->user->user_ns != cred->user->user_ns &&
> > + pcred->uid != cred->euid &&
> > + pcred->euid != cred->euid &&
> > + !ns_capable(pcred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
>
> I don't think this is correct. This would not error out if the both
> userns are the same. Because the same patern (check uid if same userns,
> otherwise only capability) shows up in several parts of the code, maybe
> this should be factored out.

Yes, I'm really not sure what I was thinking here. Thanks!

> > @@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(setregid, gid_t, rgid, gid_t, egid)
> > if (rgid != (gid_t) -1) {
> > if (old->gid == rgid ||
> > old->egid == rgid ||
> > - capable(CAP_SETGID))
> > + ns_capable(current_user_ns(), CAP_SETGID))
>
> Would it not possible to add another function (nsown_capable?) that
> checks against the own userns?

Good idea, I'll add that one.

thanks,
-serge
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