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

[David Rientjes]

On Mon, 9 Mar 2020, Nathaniel McCallum 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
> >
> > Hi Connor,
> >
> > I'm curious why do you need to do the two above commands?  It implies that
> > /dev/sev is either not owned by root or that it is not already restricted
> > to only being owner read and writable.
> >
> > Or perhaps these two commands were included only for clarity to explain
> > what the defaults should be?
> 
> Correct. Those are just exemplary. They represent the existing permissions.
> 

Sounds good, thanks.  Maybe showing what ls -l /dev/sev looks like by 
default in the changelog would make it clear.  Otherwise looks good.

> > > 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(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
> > > index e467860f797d..416b80938a3e 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
> > > @@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ static int sev_get_platform_state(int *state, int *error)
> > >       return rc;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int sev_ioctl_do_reset(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > > +static int sev_ioctl_do_reset(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
> > >  {
> > >       int state, rc;
> > >
> > > -     if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> > > +     if (!writable)
> > >               return -EPERM;
> > >
> > >       /*
> > > @@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_platform_status(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > >       return ret;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_pdh_gen(int cmd, struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > > +static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_pdh_gen(int cmd, struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
> > >  {
> > >       struct sev_device *sev = psp_master->sev_data;
> > >       int rc;
> > >
> > > -     if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> > > +     if (!writable)
> > >               return -EPERM;
> > >
> > >       if (sev->state == SEV_STATE_UNINIT) {
> > > @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_pdh_gen(int cmd, struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > >       return __sev_do_cmd_locked(cmd, NULL, &argp->error);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_csr(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > > +static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_csr(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
> > >  {
> > >       struct sev_device *sev = psp_master->sev_data;
> > >       struct sev_user_data_pek_csr input;
> > > @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_csr(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > >       void *blob = NULL;
> > >       int ret;
> > >
> > > -     if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> > > +     if (!writable)
> > >               return -EPERM;
> > >
> > >       if (copy_from_user(&input, (void __user *)argp->data, sizeof(input)))
> > > @@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static int sev_update_firmware(struct device *dev)
> > >       return ret;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_import(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > > +static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_import(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
> > >  {
> > >       struct sev_device *sev = psp_master->sev_data;
> > >       struct sev_user_data_pek_cert_import input;
> > > @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_pek_import(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > >       void *pek_blob, *oca_blob;
> > >       int ret;
> > >
> > > -     if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> > > +     if (!writable)
> > >               return -EPERM;
> > >
> > >       if (copy_from_user(&input, (void __user *)argp->data, sizeof(input)))
> > > @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_get_id(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > >       return ret;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static int sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > > +static int sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
> > >  {
> > >       struct sev_device *sev = psp_master->sev_data;
> > >       struct sev_user_data_pdh_cert_export input;
> > > @@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp)
> > >
> > >       /* If platform is not in INIT state then transition it to INIT. */
> > >       if (sev->state != SEV_STATE_INIT) {
> > > -             if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> > > +             if (!writable)
> > >                       return -EPERM;
> > >
> > >               ret = __sev_platform_init_locked(&argp->error);
> > > @@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ static long sev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg)
> > >       void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
> > >       struct sev_issue_cmd input;
> > >       int ret = -EFAULT;
> > > +     bool writable = file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE;
> > >
> > >       if (!psp_master || !psp_master->sev_data)
> > >               return -ENODEV;
> > > @@ -819,25 +820,25 @@ static long sev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg)
> > >       switch (input.cmd) {
> > >
> > >       case SEV_FACTORY_RESET:
> > > -             ret = sev_ioctl_do_reset(&input);
> > > +             ret = sev_ioctl_do_reset(&input, writable);
> > >               break;
> > >       case SEV_PLATFORM_STATUS:
> > >               ret = sev_ioctl_do_platform_status(&input);
> > >               break;
> > >       case SEV_PEK_GEN:
> > > -             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_pdh_gen(SEV_CMD_PEK_GEN, &input);
> > > +             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_pdh_gen(SEV_CMD_PEK_GEN, &input, writable);
> > >               break;
> > >       case SEV_PDH_GEN:
> > > -             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_pdh_gen(SEV_CMD_PDH_GEN, &input);
> > > +             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_pdh_gen(SEV_CMD_PDH_GEN, &input, writable);
> > >               break;
> > >       case SEV_PEK_CSR:
> > > -             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_csr(&input);
> > > +             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_csr(&input, writable);
> > >               break;
> > >       case SEV_PEK_CERT_IMPORT:
> > > -             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_import(&input);
> > > +             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pek_import(&input, writable);
> > >               break;
> > >       case SEV_PDH_CERT_EXPORT:
> > > -             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export(&input);
> > > +             ret = sev_ioctl_do_pdh_export(&input, writable);
> > >               break;
> > >       case SEV_GET_ID:
> > >               pr_warn_once("SEV_GET_ID command is deprecated, use SEV_GET_ID2\n");
> > > --
> > > 2.24.1
> > >
> > >
> >
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