[PATCH 4/5] exec: Allow load_misc_binary to call prepare_binfmt unconditionally

[Eric W. Biederman]

Add a flag preserve_creds that binfmt_misc can set to prevent
credentials from being updated.  This allows binfmrt_misc to always
call prepare_binfmt.  Allowing the credential computation logic to be
consolidated.

Ref: c407c033de84 ("[PATCH] binfmt_misc: improve calculation of interpreter's credentials")
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm at xmission.com>
---
 fs/binfmt_misc.c        | 15 +++------------
 fs/exec.c               | 14 +++++++++-----
 include/linux/binfmts.h |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 127fae9c21ab..16bfafd2671d 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -218,19 +218,10 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		goto error;
 
 	bprm->file = interp_file;
-	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_CREDENTIALS) {
-		loff_t pos = 0;
-
-		/*
-		 * No need to call prepare_binprm(), it's already been
-		 * done.  bprm->buf is stale, update from interp_file.
-		 */
-		memset(bprm->buf, 0, BINPRM_BUF_SIZE);
-		retval = kernel_read(bprm->file, bprm->buf, BINPRM_BUF_SIZE,
-				&pos);
-	} else
-		retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
+	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_CREDENTIALS)
+		bprm->preserve_creds = 1;
 
+	retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto error;
 
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 8bbf5fa785a6..01dbeb025c46 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1630,14 +1630,18 @@ static void bprm_fill_uid(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
  */
 int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
-	int retval;
 	loff_t pos = 0;
 
-	bprm_fill_uid(bprm);
+	if (!bprm->preserve_creds) {
+		int retval;
 
-	retval = cap_bprm_set_creds(bprm);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
+		bprm_fill_uid(bprm);
+
+		retval = cap_bprm_set_creds(bprm);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+	bprm->preserve_creds = 0;
 
 	memset(bprm->buf, 0, BINPRM_BUF_SIZE);
 	return kernel_read(bprm->file, bprm->buf, BINPRM_BUF_SIZE, &pos);
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 89f1135dcb75..cb016f001e7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ struct linux_binprm {
 	unsigned long p; /* current top of mem */
 	unsigned long argmin; /* rlimit marker for copy_strings() */
 	unsigned int
+		/* Don't update the creds for an interpreter (see binfmt_misc) */
+		preserve_creds:1,
 		/*
 		 * True if most recent call to the commoncaps bprm_set_creds
 		 * hook (due to multiple prepare_binprm() calls from the
-- 
2.25.0