[v7] security: add trace event for cap_capable

Jordan Rome linux at jordanrome.com
Thu Nov 28 17:09:23 UTC 2024


On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM Serge E. Hallyn <serge at hallyn.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 07:37:33AM -0800, Jordan Rome wrote:
> > In cases where we want a stable way to observe/trace
> > cap_capable (e.g. protection from inlining and API updates)
> > add a tracepoint that passes:
> > - The credentials used
> > - The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> > - The user namespace in which the credential provides the
> > capability to access the targeted resource
> > - The capability to check for
> > - Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > - The return value of the check
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jordan Rome <linux at jordanrome.com>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS                       |  1 +
> >  include/trace/events/capability.h | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  security/commoncap.c              | 57 +++++++++++++++++++----------
> >  3 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 include/trace/events/capability.h
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index f870842fad9c..b90df58f6030 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -5103,6 +5103,7 @@ M:      Serge Hallyn <serge at hallyn.com>
> >  L:   linux-security-module at vger.kernel.org
> >  S:   Supported
> >  F:   include/linux/capability.h
> > +F:   include/trace/events/capability.h
> >  F:   include/uapi/linux/capability.h
> >  F:   kernel/capability.c
> >  F:   security/commoncap.c
> > diff --git a/include/trace/events/capability.h b/include/trace/events/capability.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..65311c2652f7
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/trace/events/capability.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
> > +#define TRACE_SYSTEM capability
> > +
> > +#if !defined(_TRACE_CAPABILITY_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
> > +#define _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H
> > +
> > +#include <linux/cred.h>
> > +#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
> > +#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * cap_capable - called after it's determined if a task has a particular
> > + * effective capability
> > + *
> > + * @cred: The credentials used
> > + * @target_ns: The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> > + * @capable_ns: The user namespace in which the credential provides the
> > + *              capability to access the targeted resource.
> > + *              This will be NULL if ret is not 0.
> > + * @cap: The capability to check for
> > + * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > + * @ret: The return value of the check: 0 if it does, -ve if it does not
> > + *
> > + * Allows to trace calls to cap_capable in commoncap.c
> > + */
> > +TRACE_EVENT(cap_capable,
> > +
> > +     TP_PROTO(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> > +             const struct user_namespace *capable_ns, int cap, unsigned int opts, int ret),
>
> Hi,
>
> you're still sending opts in here.  Will that really be helpful for
> your use case, given that cap_capable() ignores it as Linus pointed
> out?
>

Ah, my bad. I'll remove.

> > +
> > +     TP_ARGS(cred, target_ns, capable_ns, cap, opts, ret),
> > +
> > +     TP_STRUCT__entry(
> > +             __field(const struct cred *, cred)
> > +             __field(struct user_namespace *, target_ns)
> > +             __field(const struct user_namespace *, capable_ns)
> > +             __field(int, cap)
> > +             __field(unsigned int, opts)
> > +             __field(int, ret)
> > +     ),
> > +
> > +     TP_fast_assign(
> > +             __entry->cred       = cred;
> > +             __entry->target_ns    = target_ns;
> > +             __entry->capable_ns = ret == 0 ? capable_ns : NULL;
> > +             __entry->cap        = cap;
> > +             __entry->opts       = opts;
> > +             __entry->ret        = ret;
> > +     ),
> > +
> > +     TP_printk("cred %p, target_ns %p, capable_ns %p, cap %d, opts %u, ret %d",
> > +             __entry->cred, __entry->target_ns, __entry->capable_ns, __entry->cap,
> > +             __entry->opts, __entry->ret)
> > +);
> > +
> > +#endif /* _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H */
> > +
> > +/* This part must be outside protection */
> > +#include <trace/define_trace.h>
> > diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
> > index cefad323a0b1..9fa9aba3961d 100644
> > --- a/security/commoncap.c
> > +++ b/security/commoncap.c
> > @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
> >  #include <linux/mnt_idmapping.h>
> >  #include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
> >
> > +#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> > +#include <trace/events/capability.h>
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * If a non-root user executes a setuid-root binary in
> >   * !secure(SECURE_NOROOT) mode, then we raise capabilities.
> > @@ -50,24 +53,17 @@ static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(const char *fname)
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> > - * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
> > - * @cred: The credentials to use
> > - * @targ_ns:  The user namespace in which we need the capability
> > - * @cap: The capability to check for
> > - * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > + * cap_capable_helper - Determine whether a task has a particular effective
> > + * capability.
> >   *
> > - * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
> > - * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
> > - *
> > - * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
> > - * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
> > - * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
> > - * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
> > + * See cap_capable for more details.
> >   */
> > -int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
> > -             int cap, unsigned int opts)
> > +static inline int cap_capable_helper(const struct cred *cred,
> > +                                  struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> > +                                  const struct user_namespace *cred_ns,
> > +                                  int cap)
> >  {
> > -     struct user_namespace *ns = targ_ns;
> > +     struct user_namespace *ns = target_ns;
> >
> >       /* See if cred has the capability in the target user namespace
> >        * by examining the target user namespace and all of the target
> > @@ -75,21 +71,21 @@ int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
> >        */
> >       for (;;) {
> >               /* Do we have the necessary capabilities? */
> > -             if (ns == cred->user_ns)
> > +             if (likely(ns == cred_ns))
> >                       return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
> >
> >               /*
> >                * If we're already at a lower level than we're looking for,
> >                * we're done searching.
> >                */
> > -             if (ns->level <= cred->user_ns->level)
> > +             if (ns->level <= cred_ns->level)
> >                       return -EPERM;
> >
> >               /*
> >                * The owner of the user namespace in the parent of the
> >                * user namespace has all caps.
> >                */
> > -             if ((ns->parent == cred->user_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
> > +             if ((ns->parent == cred_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
> >                       return 0;
> >
> >               /*
> > @@ -102,6 +98,31 @@ int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
> >       /* We never get here */
> >  }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
> > + * @cred: The credentials to use
> > + * @target_ns:  The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> > + * @cap: The capability to check for
> > + * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > + *
> > + * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
> > + * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
> > + *
> > + * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
> > + * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
> > + * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
> > + * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
> > + */
> > +int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> > +             int cap, unsigned int opts)
> > +{
> > +     const struct user_namespace *cred_ns = cred->user_ns;
> > +     int ret = cap_capable_helper(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap);
> > +
> > +     trace_cap_capable(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap, opts, ret);
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> >  /**
> >   * cap_settime - Determine whether the current process may set the system clock
> >   * @ts: The time to set
> > --
> > 2.43.5
> >



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