Re: [PATCH] selftests: capabilities: namespace create varies for root and normal user

[swarup]

esOn Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 06:23:48PM +0530, Swarup Laxman Kotiaklapudi wrote:
> Change namespace creation for root and non-root
> user differently in create_and_enter_ns() function
> 
> Test result with root user:
> $sudo make  TARGETS="capabilities" kselftest
>  ...
>  TAP version 13
>  1..1
>  timeout set to 45
>  selftests: capabilities: test_execve
>  TAP version 13
>  1..12
>  [RUN]       +++ Tests with uid == 0 +++
>  [NOTE]      Using global UIDs for tests
>  [RUN]       Root => ep
>  ...
>  ok 12 Passed
>  Totals: pass:12 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
>  ==================================================
>  TAP version 13
>  1..9
>  [RUN]       +++ Tests with uid != 0 +++
>  [NOTE]      Using global UIDs for tests
>  [RUN]       Non-root => no caps
>  ...
>  ok 9 Passed
>  Totals: pass:9 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
> 
> Test result without root or normal user:
> $make  TARGETS="capabilities" kselftest
>  ...
>  timeout set to 45
>  selftests: capabilities: test_execve
>  TAP version 13
>  1..12
>  [RUN]       +++ Tests with uid == 0 +++
>  [NOTE]      Using a user namespace for tests
>  [RUN]       Root => ep
>  validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
>  ok 1 Passed
>  Check cap_ambient manipulation rules
>  ok 2 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-inheritable cap
>  ok 3 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-permitted cap
>  ok 4 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE worked
>  ok 5 Basic manipulation appears to work
>  [RUN]       Root +i => eip
>  validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
>  ok 6 Passed
>  [RUN]       UID 0 +ia => eipa
>  validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
>  ok 7 Passed
>  ok 8 # SKIP SUID/SGID tests (needs privilege)
>  Planned tests != run tests (12 != 8)
>  Totals: pass:7 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:1 error:0
>  ==================================================
>  TAP version 13
>  1..9
>  [RUN]       +++ Tests with uid != 0 +++
>  [NOTE]      Using a user namespace for tests
>  [RUN]       Non-root => no caps
>  validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
>  ok 1 Passed
>  Check cap_ambient manipulation rules
>  ok 2 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-inheritable cap
>  ok 3 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE failed on non-permitted cap
>  ok 4 PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE worked
>  ok 5 Basic manipulation appears to work
>  [RUN]       Non-root +i => i
>  validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
>  ok 6 Passed
>  [RUN]       UID 1 +ia => eipa
>  validate_cap:: Capabilities after execve were correct
>  ok 7 Passed
>  ok 8 # SKIP SUID/SGID tests (needs privilege)
>  Planned tests != run tests (9 != 8)
>  Totals: pass:7 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:1 error:0
> 
> Signed-off-by: Swarup Laxman Kotiaklapudi <swarupkotikalapudi@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c | 6 +-----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c b/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c
> index df0ef02b4036..8236150d377e 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/capabilities/test_execve.c
> @@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ static bool create_and_enter_ns(uid_t inner_uid)
>  	outer_uid = getuid();
>  	outer_gid = getgid();
>  
> -	/*
> -	 * TODO: If we're already root, we could skip creating the userns.
> -	 */
> -
> -	if (unshare(CLONE_NEWNS) == 0) {
> +	if (outer_uid == 0 && unshare(CLONE_NEWNS) == 0) {
>  		ksft_print_msg("[NOTE]\tUsing global UIDs for tests\n");
>  		if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1, 0, 0, 0) != 0)
>  			ksft_exit_fail_msg("PR_SET_KEEPCAPS - %s\n",
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 
Hi Shuah,
Please review this patchset.
Thanks,
Swarup