[PATCH v2 03/10] ovl: check privs before decoding file handle

[Miklos Szeredi]

CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH is required by open_by_handle_at(2) so check it in
ovl_decode_real_fh() as well to prevent privilege escalation for
unprivileged overlay mounts.

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 fs/overlayfs/namei.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
index a6162c4076db..82a55fdb1e7a 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ struct dentry *ovl_decode_real_fh(struct ovl_fh *fh, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	struct dentry *real;
 	int bytes;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
+		return NULL;
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that the stored uuid matches the uuid of the lower
 	 * layer where file handle will be decoded.
-- 
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