[PATCH 2/3] selftests/landlock: Test LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NNP_ON_EXEC

Justin Suess utilityemal77 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 8 13:39:26 UTC 2026


Add an nnp_on_exec fixture checking that staging no_new_privs does not
set it before execve(2) but does set it for the executed program, with
and without a ruleset, and that LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC propagates
the staged state to sibling threads.  Also check that the
no_new_privs/CAP_SYS_ADMIN requirement still applies to stage-only
calls.

Update the ABI version and last-flag checks accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Justin Suess <utilityemal77 at gmail.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/landlock/base_test.c | 259 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 255 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/base_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/base_test.c
index cbd3c1669951..55ae26a72752 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/base_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/base_test.c
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/keyctl.h>
 #include <linux/landlock.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ TEST(abi_version)
 	const struct landlock_ruleset_attr ruleset_attr = {
 		.handled_access_fs = LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_FILE,
 	};
-	ASSERT_EQ(10, landlock_create_ruleset(NULL, 0,
+	ASSERT_EQ(11, landlock_create_ruleset(NULL, 0,
 					      LANDLOCK_CREATE_RULESET_VERSION));
 
 	ASSERT_EQ(-1, landlock_create_ruleset(&ruleset_attr, 0,
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ TEST(restrict_self_fd)
 	EXPECT_EQ(EBADFD, errno);
 }
 
-TEST(restrict_self_fd_logging_flags)
+TEST(restrict_self_fd_flags)
 {
 	int fd;
 
@@ -302,11 +305,16 @@ TEST(restrict_self_fd_logging_flags)
 	EXPECT_EQ(-1, landlock_restrict_self(
 			      fd, LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF));
 	EXPECT_EQ(EBADFD, errno);
+
+	/* Same for LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NNP_ON_EXEC. */
+	EXPECT_EQ(-1, landlock_restrict_self(
+			      fd, LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NNP_ON_EXEC));
+	EXPECT_EQ(EBADFD, errno);
 }
 
-TEST(restrict_self_logging_flags)
+TEST(restrict_self_flags)
 {
-	const __u32 last_flag = LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC;
+	const __u32 last_flag = LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NNP_ON_EXEC;
 
 	/* Tests invalid flag combinations. */
 
@@ -349,6 +357,12 @@ TEST(restrict_self_logging_flags)
 				      LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_NEW_EXEC_ON));
 	EXPECT_EQ(EBADF, errno);
 
+	EXPECT_EQ(-1,
+		  landlock_restrict_self(
+			  -1, LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SAME_EXEC_OFF |
+				      LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NNP_ON_EXEC));
+	EXPECT_EQ(EBADF, errno);
+
 	/* Tests with an invalid ruleset_fd. */
 
 	EXPECT_EQ(-1, landlock_restrict_self(
@@ -359,6 +373,243 @@ TEST(restrict_self_logging_flags)
 			     -1, LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Exits with the NoNewPrivs value of the executed shell, as read from
+ * /proc/self/status, making the staged no_new_privs observable after an
+ * execve(2).
+ */
+static const char nnp_script[] =
+	"#!/bin/sh\n"
+	"while read -r label value; do\n"
+	"	if [ \"$label\" = \"NoNewPrivs:\" ]; then\n"
+	"		exit \"$value\"\n"
+	"	fi\n"
+	"done < /proc/self/status\n"
+	"exit 42\n";
+
+/* Returns the no_new_privs value inherited through fork(2) and execve(2). */
+static int get_nnp_after_exec(const char *const script_path)
+{
+	int status;
+	const pid_t child = fork();
+
+	if (child < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	if (child == 0) {
+		char *const argv[] = { (char *)script_path, NULL };
+
+		execve(script_path, argv, NULL);
+		_exit(127);
+	}
+
+	if (waitpid(child, &status, 0) != child)
+		return -ECHILD;
+
+	if (!WIFEXITED(status))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return WEXITSTATUS(status);
+}
+
+struct nnp_staging_thread {
+	const char *script_path;
+	int ruleset_fd;
+	__u32 flags;
+	int restrict_ret;
+	int restrict_errno;
+	int open_write_ret;
+	int open_write_errno;
+	int nnp_before_exec;
+	int nnp_after_exec;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Stages no_new_privs from a sibling thread of the test thread, so that the
+ * test thread can observe whether LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC propagated the
+ * staged state.
+ */
+static void *stage_nnp_on_exec(void *data)
+{
+	struct nnp_staging_thread *const ctx = data;
+
+	ctx->restrict_ret = landlock_restrict_self(ctx->ruleset_fd, ctx->flags);
+	ctx->restrict_errno = errno;
+
+	/*
+	 * Tries to open the script for writing to check that a ruleset passed
+	 * along LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NNP_ON_EXEC is enforced immediately,
+	 * unlike the staged no_new_privs.
+	 */
+	ctx->open_write_ret = open(ctx->script_path, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	ctx->open_write_errno = errno;
+	if (ctx->open_write_ret >= 0)
+		close(ctx->open_write_ret);
+
+	ctx->nnp_before_exec = prctl(PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	ctx->nnp_after_exec = get_nnp_after_exec(ctx->script_path);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+FIXTURE(nnp_on_exec)
+{
+	char script_path[sizeof("/tmp/landlock_nnp_XXXXXX")];
+};
+
+FIXTURE_VARIANT(nnp_on_exec)
+{
+	const bool with_ruleset;
+	const bool tsync;
+	const bool nnp_before;
+	const bool cap_sys_admin;
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, no_ruleset) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+	.cap_sys_admin = true,
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, with_ruleset) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+	.with_ruleset = true,
+	.cap_sys_admin = true,
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, no_ruleset_tsync) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+	.tsync = true,
+	.cap_sys_admin = true,
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, with_ruleset_tsync) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+	.with_ruleset = true,
+	.tsync = true,
+	.cap_sys_admin = true,
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, nnp_already_set) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+	.nnp_before = true,
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, nnp_already_set_tsync) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+	.nnp_before = true,
+	.tsync = true,
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, unprivileged) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+};
+
+/* clang-format off */
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(nnp_on_exec, unprivileged_tsync) {
+	/* clang-format on */
+	.tsync = true,
+};
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(nnp_on_exec)
+{
+	int script_fd;
+
+	disable_caps(_metadata);
+
+	memcpy(self->script_path, "/tmp/landlock_nnp_XXXXXX",
+	       sizeof(self->script_path));
+	script_fd = mkstemp(self->script_path);
+	ASSERT_LE(0, script_fd);
+	ASSERT_EQ(sizeof(nnp_script) - 1,
+		  write(script_fd, nnp_script, sizeof(nnp_script) - 1));
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, fchmod(script_fd, 0700));
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, close(script_fd));
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(nnp_on_exec)
+{
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, unlink(self->script_path));
+}
+
+TEST_F(nnp_on_exec, staging)
+{
+	/* The nnp/CAP_SYS_ADMIN gate applies even to stage-only calls. */
+	const bool expect_success = variant->nnp_before ||
+				    variant->cap_sys_admin;
+	struct nnp_staging_thread staging = {
+		.script_path = self->script_path,
+		.ruleset_fd = -1,
+		.flags = LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_NNP_ON_EXEC,
+	};
+	pthread_t thread;
+
+	if (variant->tsync)
+		staging.flags |= LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC;
+
+	if (variant->with_ruleset) {
+		const struct landlock_ruleset_attr ruleset_attr = {
+			.handled_access_fs = LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_WRITE_FILE,
+		};
+
+		staging.ruleset_fd =
+			landlock_create_ruleset(&ruleset_attr,
+						sizeof(ruleset_attr), 0);
+		ASSERT_LE(0, staging.ruleset_fd);
+	}
+
+	if (variant->nnp_before)
+		ASSERT_EQ(0, prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0));
+	if (variant->cap_sys_admin)
+		set_cap(_metadata, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
+
+	/* The staging thread inherits no_new_privs and capabilities. */
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_create(&thread, NULL, stage_nnp_on_exec,
+				    &staging));
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_join(thread, NULL));
+
+	if (variant->cap_sys_admin)
+		clear_cap(_metadata, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
+
+	if (expect_success) {
+		EXPECT_EQ(0, staging.restrict_ret);
+	} else {
+		EXPECT_EQ(-1, staging.restrict_ret);
+		EXPECT_EQ(EPERM, staging.restrict_errno);
+	}
+
+	/* A ruleset is enforced immediately, unlike the staged no_new_privs. */
+	if (variant->with_ruleset) {
+		EXPECT_EQ(-1, staging.open_write_ret);
+		EXPECT_EQ(EACCES, staging.open_write_errno);
+	} else {
+		EXPECT_LE(0, staging.open_write_ret);
+	}
+
+	/* Staging never sets no_new_privs before the execve(2)... */
+	EXPECT_EQ(variant->nnp_before, staging.nnp_before_exec);
+	/* ...but a successful call sets it for the executed program. */
+	EXPECT_EQ(expect_success, staging.nnp_after_exec);
+
+	/*
+	 * On this sibling thread, the staged state is only visible if it was
+	 * propagated with LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC, and it is still not
+	 * set before the execve(2).
+	 */
+	EXPECT_EQ(variant->nnp_before,
+		  prctl(PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 0, 0, 0, 0));
+	EXPECT_EQ((variant->nnp_before || (expect_success && variant->tsync)),
+		  get_nnp_after_exec(self->script_path));
+
+	if (variant->with_ruleset)
+		EXPECT_EQ(0, close(staging.ruleset_fd));
+}
+
 TEST(ruleset_fd_io)
 {
 	struct landlock_ruleset_attr ruleset_attr = {
-- 
2.54.0




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