[PATCH v4 1/9] capability: introduce new capable flag NODENYAUDIT
Serge E. Hallyn
serge at hallyn.com
Tue Jun 6 19:00:13 UTC 2023
On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 06:13:55PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 2:34 PM Christian Göttsche
> <cgzones at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 31 May 2023 at 16:08, Serge E. Hallyn <serge at hallyn.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 09:07:34AM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > > > On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 04:25:24PM +0200, Christian Göttsche wrote:
> > > > > Introduce a new capable flag, CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT, to not generate
> > > > > an audit event if the requested capability is not granted. This will be
> > > > > used in a new capable_any() functionality to reduce the number of
> > > > > necessary capable calls.
> > > > >
> > > > > Handle the flag accordingly in AppArmor and SELinux.
> > > > >
> > > > > Suggested-by: Paul Moore <paul at paul-moore.com>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones at googlemail.com>
> > > >
> > > > Reviewed-by: Serge Hallyn <serge at hallyn.com>
> > >
> > > Sorry, obviously I should have removed this, until the comment below was
> > > answered :)
> > >
> > > > > ---
> > > > > include/linux/security.h | 2 ++
> > > > > security/apparmor/capability.c | 8 +++++---
> > > > > security/selinux/hooks.c | 14 ++++++++------
> > > > > 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> > > > > index e2734e9e44d5..629c775ec297 100644
> > > > > --- a/include/linux/security.h
> > > > > +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> > > > > @@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ struct watch_notification;
> > > > > #define CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT BIT(1)
> > > > > /* If capable is being called by a setid function */
> > > > > #define CAP_OPT_INSETID BIT(2)
> > > > > +/* If capable should audit the security request for authorized requests only */
> > > > > +#define CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT BIT(3)
> > > > >
> > > > > /* LSM Agnostic defines for security_sb_set_mnt_opts() flags */
> > > > > #define SECURITY_LSM_NATIVE_LABELS 1
> > > > > diff --git a/security/apparmor/capability.c b/security/apparmor/capability.c
> > > > > index 326a51838ef2..98120dd62ca7 100644
> > > > > --- a/security/apparmor/capability.c
> > > > > +++ b/security/apparmor/capability.c
> > > > > @@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ static int audit_caps(struct common_audit_data *sa, struct aa_profile *profile,
> > > > > * profile_capable - test if profile allows use of capability @cap
> > > > > * @profile: profile being enforced (NOT NULL, NOT unconfined)
> > > > > * @cap: capability to test if allowed
> > > > > - * @opts: CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT bit determines whether audit record is generated
> > > > > + * @opts: CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT/CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT bit determines whether audit
> > > > > + * record is generated
> > > > > * @sa: audit data (MAY BE NULL indicating no auditing)
> > > > > *
> > > > > * Returns: 0 if allowed else -EPERM
> > > > > @@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ static int profile_capable(struct aa_profile *profile, int cap,
> > > > > else
> > > > > error = -EPERM;
> > > > >
> > > > > - if (opts & CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT) {
> > > > > + if ((opts & CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT) || ((opts & CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT) && error)) {
> > > > > if (!COMPLAIN_MODE(profile))
> > > > > return error;
> > > > > /* audit the cap request in complain mode but note that it
> > > > > @@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ static int profile_capable(struct aa_profile *profile, int cap,
> > > > > * aa_capable - test permission to use capability
> > > > > * @label: label being tested for capability (NOT NULL)
> > > > > * @cap: capability to be tested
> > > > > - * @opts: CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT bit determines whether audit record is generated
> > > > > + * @opts: CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT/CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT bit determines whether audit
> > > > > + * record is generated
> > > > > *
> > > > > * Look up capability in profile capability set.
> > > > > *
> > > > > diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> > > > > index 79b4890e9936..0730edf2f5f1 100644
> > > > > --- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
> > > > > +++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> > > > > @@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ static int cred_has_capability(const struct cred *cred,
> > > > > u16 sclass;
> > > > > u32 sid = cred_sid(cred);
> > > > > u32 av = CAP_TO_MASK(cap);
> > > > > - int rc;
> > > > > + int rc, rc2;
> > > > >
> > > > > ad.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_CAP;
> > > > > ad.u.cap = cap;
> > > > > @@ -1590,11 +1590,13 @@ static int cred_has_capability(const struct cred *cred,
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > rc = avc_has_perm_noaudit(sid, sid, sclass, av, 0, &avd);
> > > > > - if (!(opts & CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT)) {
> > > > > - int rc2 = avc_audit(sid, sid, sclass, av, &avd, rc, &ad);
> > > > > - if (rc2)
> > > > > - return rc2;
> > > > > - }
> > > > > + if ((opts & CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT) || ((opts & CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT) && rc))
> > > > > + return rc;
> > > >
> > > > Hm, if the caller passes only CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT, and rc == 0, then
> > > > you will audit the allow. Is that what you want, or did you want, or
> > > > did you want CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT to imply CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT?
> > > >
> >
> > The new option should cause to issue an audit event if (and only if)
> > the requested capability is in effect for the current task. If the
> > task does not have the capability no audit event should be issued.
> >
> > The new option should not imply CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT since we want an audit
> > event in the case the capability is in effect.
> >
> > I admit the naming is a bit confusing as CAP_OPT_NODENYAUDIT as well
> > as the commit description contains a double negation (while the inline
> > comment for the macro definition does not).
> >
> > Do you prefer naming the constant CAP_OPT_ALLOWAUDIT or CAP_OPT_AUDIT_ON_ALLOW?
>
> I think we need a different name, although I'm struggling to think of
> something ... I don't think ALLOWAUDIT is right, as I believe it
> implies that it is needed to "allow" auditing to take place for the
> operation. AUDIT_ON_ALLOW is better, but it still seems like it would
> be required if you wanted to generate audit records on a successful
> operation, which isn't correct. I think we need to focus on the idea
> that the flag blocks auditing for denials.
>
> CAP_OPT_NOAUDITDENY is pretty much what you have, but in my mind the
> NOAUDITDENY shares enough with the existing NOAUDIT flag that it makes
> a bit more sense.
>
> I honestly don't know. However, whatever you pick, make sure you
> update patch 2/X so that the name of ns_capable_nodenyaudit() is kept
> close to the flag's name.
(Sorry for the late response. I still need to fix my filters)
Is CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT_ONDENY or CAP_OPT_AUDIT_ONLY_ONALLOW too long? :)
Anyway, Christian, I leave the final choice to you, then please feel
free to add my Reviewed-by.
thanks,
-serge
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