RE: [PATCH v2 1/2] Limit dump_pipe program's permission to init for container

From: Zhao Lei
Date: Thu Aug 11 2016 - 22:11:52 EST


Hi, Andrei Vagin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 'Andrei Vagin' [mailto:avagin@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2016 1:14 AM
> To: Zhao Lei <zhaolei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: 'LKML' <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Linux Containers'
> <containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Eric W. Biederman'
> <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Limit dump_pipe program's permission to init for
> container
>
> On Fri, Aug 05, 2016 at 03:52:25PM +0800, Zhao Lei wrote:
> > Hi, Andrei Vagin
> >
> > Thanks for your detailed review and suggestion.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Andrei Vagin [mailto:avagin@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 2:32 PM
> > > To: Zhao Lei <zhaolei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Linux Containers
> > > <containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Eric W. Biederman
> > > <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Limit dump_pipe program's permission to init
> for
> > > container
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 2:08 AM, Zhao Lei <zhaolei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Currently when we set core_pattern to a pipe, the pipe program is
> > > > forked by kthread running with root's permission, and write dumpfile
> > > > into host's filesystem.
> > > > Same thing happened for container, the dumper and dumpfile are also
> > > > in host(not in container).
> > > >
> > > > It have following program:
> > > > 1: Not consistent with file_type core_pattern
> > > > When we set core_pattern to a file, the container will write dump
> > > > into container's filesystem instead of host.
> > > > 2: Not safe for privileged container
> > > > In a privileged container, user can destroy host system by following
> > > > command:
> > > > # # In a container
> > > > # echo "|/bin/dd of=/boot/vmlinuz" >/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
> > > > # make_dump
> > > >
> > > > This patch switch dumper program's environment to init task, so, for
> > > > container, dumper program have same environment with init task in
> > > > container, which make dumper program put in container's filesystem, and
> > > > write coredump into container's filesystem.
> > > > The dumper's permission is also limited into subset of container's init
> > > > process.
> > >
> > > Does it change the current behavior? A pid namespace may be used for
> > > sandboxes. For example, chrome uses it. In this case, we probably want
> > > to collect core dumps from a root pid namespace.
> > >
> > > If we are going to virtualize core_pattern relative to the pid
> > > namespace, maybe it's better to make it optional for a pid namespace.
> > > I mean it core_pattern is not set for the current pid namespace, we
> > > can check a parent pid namespace and so on. A helper will be executed
> > > in a pid namespace, where core_pattern is set.
> > >
> > Is it means, we don't want to always gather dump from the container ifself,
> > wnd we want to custom which level of the container can gather dump
> > information?
> >
> > If it is exact, current patch have similar function as above.
> >
> > If user had not set core_pattern in a namespace, the dump setting in
> > the parent namespace will be used.
> > For example,
> > HOST change core_pattern
> > Container1 no change
> > Container2 change core_pattern
> > Container3 no change
> > Container4 no change
> >
> > If code dump happened in container 2, 3 and 4, the dumper's environment
> > is same as container2.
> > And if dump happened in container 1 and HOST, the dumper's environment
> > will be same as HOST.
> >
> > So,
> > 1: if a container want to make the custom core dump,
> > it can set core_pattern in container, and the gathered information
> > will be limited in this container.
> > 2: If the host(or some top level container) want to gather dump information
> > more than a container internal, the host(or some top level container)
> > can set core_pattern, and not change core_pattern in the container,
> > then the pipe program will be run in same environment as the host,
> > and gather information from host's env.
>
> The behavior which you described is the same with what I'm thinking
> about.
>
> But I don't understand how you implement it in a code.
> I see that you call find_task_by_vpid(1) to get a base task, so the base
> that is always the init task of the current pid namespace. I think we
> need to get the init task from a pid namespace where core_pattern is
> set, don't we?
>
> pidns1 task1 (core_pattern is set)
> \_pidns2 task2 (core_pattern isn't set)
> \_pidns2 ...
> \_pidns2 taskX (crashed and call do_coredump())
>
> find_task_by_vpid(1) is called from do_coredump() and will return task2,
> but if I understand you correctly, the base_task has to be task1 in this
> case.
>
find_task_by_vpid(1) is changed in [PATCH 2/2].

It changed core_pattern to per-ns instead of global one, and save pid_ns of
the task who changed core_pattern, and use above pid_ns for find_task_by_vpid().

In above pid tree, the pidns2 taskX crashed, then get core_pattern and pid_ns from
pidns1's struct, so we can run pipe_program in pidns1.

> >
> > > After reading these patches, I think it may be a good idea to add one
> > > more mode to handle core files, when a core file is sent to an
> > > existing process instead of executing a usermode helpers. This mode
> > > will cover of use-cases where the pipe mode is used now. And it looks
> > > more secure, because in this case we control namespaces and credential
> > > for the abort daemon (a process which handles core files).u
> > >
> > > How it can be done. An abort daemon creates an abstract listening unix
> > > socket and writes its name into /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern. The
> > > kernel saves this name and the network namespace. Then when any
> > > process is crashed, the kernel creates a new unix socket and connect
> > > it to the socket of the abort daemon and streams a core file into this
> > > socket.
> > >
> > Good idea.
> >
> > And do it means if we want to custom core_pattern for each container,
> > we can create more than one abort daemon for it?
>
> Yes.
>
> > If the abort daemon is running in the host, the dump file will be write
> > into host's env, and if abort daemon is running in container, the dump
> > file will be write into container's fs.
>
> Yes. An abort daemon handles core files in its namespaces. The abort
> daemon knows a pid of a crashed process, so it has access to namespaces of
> the crashed task via /proc/pid/ns/* and can work with them. I want to say
> that this daemon can decided in which context to handle a core file.
>
> I don't like the idea to play with namespaces, credentials, an security
> context for user helpers.
>
Thanks for your detained explanation, I think it should be a useful function
for core dump.

Thanks
Zhaolei

> >
> > > >
> > > > Suggested-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebieyderm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Suggested-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Zhao Lei <zhaolei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > fs/coredump.c | 87
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > > include/linux/binfmts.h | 1 +
> > > > 2 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
> > > > index 281b768..8511267 100644
> > > > --- a/fs/coredump.c
> > > > +++ b/fs/coredump.c
> > > > @@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ static int umh_pipe_setup(struct
> subprocess_info
> > > *info, struct cred *new)
> > > > {
> > > > struct file *files[2];
> > > > struct coredump_params *cp = (struct coredump_params
> > > *)info->data;
> > > > + struct task_struct *base_task;
> > > > +
> > > > int err = create_pipe_files(files, 0);
> > > > if (err)
> > > > return err;
> > > > @@ -524,10 +526,79 @@ static int umh_pipe_setup(struct
> subprocess_info
> > > *info, struct cred *new)
> > > >
> > > > err = replace_fd(0, files[0], 0);
> > > > fput(files[0]);
> > > > + if (err)
> > > > + return err;
> > > > +
> > > > /* and disallow core files too */
> > > > current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_CORE] = (struct rlimit){1, 1};
> > > >
> > > > - return err;
> > > > + base_task = cp->base_task;
> > > > + if (base_task) {
> > > > + const struct cred *base_cred;
> > > > +
> > > > + /* Set fs_root to base_task */
> > > > + spin_lock(&base_task->fs->lock);
> > > > + set_fs_root(current->fs, &base_task->fs->root);
> > > > + spin_unlock(&base_task->fs->lock);
> > > > +
> > > > + /* Set namespaces to base_task */
> > > > + get_nsproxy(base_task->nsproxy);
> > > > + switch_task_namespaces(current,
> base_task->nsproxy);
> > >
> > > This task will continue running in the current pid namespace, because
> > > switch_task_namespaces doesn't change a pid for the task. Ussualy, we
> > > need to make setns+fork to switch a pid namespace.
> > >
> > Yes.
> > Now I known why I had not find this problem in my test,
> > I output pids by a shell command, and the shell command is already got
> forked.
> >
> > Seems need double fork(make code complex...) to do it.
> >
> > > > +
> > > > + /* Set cgroup to base_task */
> > > > + current->flags &= ~PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;
> > > > + err = cgroup_attach_task_all(base_task, current);
> > > > + if (err < 0)
> > > > + return err;
> > > > +
> > > > + /* Set cred to base_task */
> > > > + base_cred = get_task_cred(base_task);
> > > > +
> > >
> > > I think you can use prepare_kernel_cred here
> > >
> > prepare_kernel_cred() is called by caller of this
> function(call_usermodehelper_exec_async()),
> > and this function is a hook, which can set additional cred property like:
> > call_usermodehelper_exec_async()
> > {
> > prepare_kernel_cred()
> > this_function()
> > {
> > custom_cred struct
> > }
> > commit_creds(new);
> > }
> >
> > So we can only change cred's container here.
> >
> > But seems we need rewrite this code when we move to above "double fork".
> >
> > Before rewrite, could you give me some suggestion, if current code
> > already can custom to dump information of "container internal" and "parent
> level container",
> > is this meet your request?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Zhaolei
> >
> > > > + new->uid = base_cred->uid;
> > > > + new->gid = base_cred->gid;
> > > > + new->suid = base_cred->suid;
> > > > + new->sgid = base_cred->sgid;
> > > > + new->euid = base_cred->euid;
> > > > + new->egid = base_cred->egid;
> > > > + new->fsuid = base_cred->fsuid;
> > > > + new->fsgid = base_cred->fsgid;
> > > > +
> > > > + new->securebits = base_cred->securebits;
> > > > +
> > > > + new->cap_inheritable = base_cred->cap_inheritable;
> > > > + new->cap_permitted =
> base_cred->cap_permitted;
> > > > + new->cap_effective = base_cred->cap_effective;
> > > > + new->cap_bset = base_cred->cap_bset;
> > > > + new->cap_ambient = base_cred->cap_ambient;
> > > > +
> > > > + security_cred_free(new);
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
> > > > + new->security = NULL;
> > > > +#endif
> > > > + err = security_prepare_creds(new, base_cred,
> > > GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > + if (err < 0) {
> > > > + put_cred(base_cred);
> > > > + return err;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + free_uid(new->user);
> > > > + new->user = base_cred->user;
> > > > + get_uid(new->user);
> > > > +
> > > > + put_user_ns(new->user_ns);
> > > > + new->user_ns = base_cred->user_ns;
> > > > + get_user_ns(new->user_ns);
> > > > +
> > > > + put_group_info(new->group_info);
> > > > + new->group_info = base_cred->group_info;
> > > > + get_group_info(new->group_info);
> > > > +
> > > > + put_cred(base_cred);
> > > > +
> > > > + validate_creds(new);
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + return 0;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
> > > > @@ -590,6 +661,7 @@ void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
> > > >
> > > > if (ispipe) {
> > > > int dump_count;
> > > > + struct task_struct *vinit_task;
> > > > char **helper_argv;
> > > > struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
> > > >
> > > > @@ -631,6 +703,14 @@ void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
> > > > goto fail_dropcount;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > + rcu_read_lock();
> > > > + vinit_task = find_task_by_vpid(1);
> > > > + rcu_read_unlock();
> > > > + if (!vinit_task) {
> > > > + printk(KERN_WARNING "failed getting init
> task
> > > info, skipping core dump\n");
> > > > + goto fail_dropcount;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > helper_argv = argv_split(GFP_KERNEL, cn.corename,
> > > NULL);
> > > > if (!helper_argv) {
> > > > printk(KERN_WARNING "%s failed to
> allocate
> > > memory\n",
> > > > @@ -638,6 +718,10 @@ void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
> > > > goto fail_dropcount;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > + get_task_struct(vinit_task);
> > > > +
> > > > + cprm.base_task = vinit_task;
> > > > +
> > > > retval = -ENOMEM;
> > > > sub_info =
> call_usermodehelper_setup(helper_argv[0],
> > > > helper_argv,
> > > NULL, GFP_KERNEL,
> > > > @@ -646,6 +730,7 @@ void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
> > > > retval =
> call_usermodehelper_exec(sub_info,
> > > >
> > > UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
> > > >
> > > > + put_task_struct(vinit_task);
> > > > argv_free(helper_argv);
> > > > if (retval) {
> > > > printk(KERN_INFO "Core dump to |%s pipe
> > > failed\n",
> > > > diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
> > > > index 314b3ca..0c9a72c 100644
> > > > --- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
> > > > @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct linux_binprm {
> > > >
> > > > /* Function parameter for binfmt->coredump */
> > > > struct coredump_params {
> > > > + struct task_struct *base_task;
> > > > const siginfo_t *siginfo;
> > > > struct pt_regs *regs;
> > > > struct file *file;
> > > > --
> > > > 1.8.5.1
> > > >
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