[PATCH linux 0/3] [PATCH] userns: add sysctl "kernel.userns_group_range"

From: ~akihirosuda
Date: Tue May 30 2023 - 15:00:11 EST


This sysctl limits groups who can create a new userns without
CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the current userns, so as to mitigate potential kernel
vulnerabilities around userns.

The sysctl value format is same as "net.ipv4.ping_group_range".

To disable creating new unprivileged userns, set the sysctl value to "1
0" in the initial userns.

To allow everyone to create new userns, set the sysctl value to "0
4294967294". This is the default value.

This sysctl replaces "kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone" that is found in
Ubuntu [1] and Debian GNU/Linux.

Link: https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-
kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/commit?id=3422764 [1]

Signed-off-by: Akihiro Suda <akihiro.suda.cz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Akihiro Suda (3):
net/ipv4: split group_range logic to kernel/group_range.c
group_range: allow GID from 2147483648 to 4294967294
userns: add sysctl "kernel.userns_group_range"

include/linux/group_range.h | 18 +++++
include/linux/user_namespace.h | 5 ++
include/net/netns/ipv4.h | 9 +--
include/net/ping.h | 6 --
kernel/Makefile | 2 +-
kernel/fork.c | 24 +++++++
kernel/group_range.c | 123 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/sysctl.c | 30 ++++++++
kernel/user.c | 9 +++
net/ipv4/ping.c | 39 +----------
net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c | 56 ++-------------
11 files changed, 219 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 include/linux/group_range.h
create mode 100644 kernel/group_range.c

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