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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-08-15 18:32:13 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-08-15 18:32:13 -0400
commit71ef2a46fce43042a60d7ccbf55ecbd789c03c2e (patch)
tree247c3e25958ff362b8a7b5b735a1e7d2ef6842c7 /include/linux
parentd121db94eb50b29a202b5f6a8671cbebdf2c4142 (diff)
parent5cd9c58fbe9ec92b45b27e131719af4f2bd9eb40 (diff)
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6: security: Fix setting of PF_SUPERPRIV by __capable()
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux')
-rw-r--r--include/linux/capability.h15
-rw-r--r--include/linux/security.h39
2 files changed, 38 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index 02673846d205..9d1fe30b6f6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -503,8 +503,19 @@ extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_init_eff_set;
503 503
504kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new); 504kernel_cap_t cap_set_effective(const kernel_cap_t pE_new);
505 505
506int capable(int cap); 506/**
507int __capable(struct task_struct *t, int cap); 507 * has_capability - Determine if a task has a superior capability available
508 * @t: The task in question
509 * @cap: The capability to be tested for
510 *
511 * Return true if the specified task has the given superior capability
512 * currently in effect, false if not.
513 *
514 * Note that this does not set PF_SUPERPRIV on the task.
515 */
516#define has_capability(t, cap) (security_capable((t), (cap)) == 0)
517
518extern int capable(int cap);
508 519
509#endif /* __KERNEL__ */ 520#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
510 521
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index fd96e7f8a6f9..2ee5ecfb2393 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ struct audit_krule;
46 */ 46 */
47extern int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap); 47extern int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
48extern int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz); 48extern int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz);
49extern int cap_ptrace(struct task_struct *parent, struct task_struct *child, 49extern int cap_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
50 unsigned int mode); 50extern int cap_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
51extern int cap_capget(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted); 51extern int cap_capget(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
52extern int cap_capset_check(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted); 52extern int cap_capset_check(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
53extern void cap_capset_set(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted); 53extern void cap_capset_set(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
@@ -1157,17 +1157,24 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
1157 * @alter contains the flag indicating whether changes are to be made. 1157 * @alter contains the flag indicating whether changes are to be made.
1158 * Return 0 if permission is granted. 1158 * Return 0 if permission is granted.
1159 * 1159 *
1160 * @ptrace: 1160 * @ptrace_may_access:
1161 * Check permission before allowing the @parent process to trace the 1161 * Check permission before allowing the current process to trace the
1162 * @child process. 1162 * @child process.
1163 * Security modules may also want to perform a process tracing check 1163 * Security modules may also want to perform a process tracing check
1164 * during an execve in the set_security or apply_creds hooks of 1164 * during an execve in the set_security or apply_creds hooks of
1165 * binprm_security_ops if the process is being traced and its security 1165 * binprm_security_ops if the process is being traced and its security
1166 * attributes would be changed by the execve. 1166 * attributes would be changed by the execve.
1167 * @parent contains the task_struct structure for parent process. 1167 * @child contains the task_struct structure for the target process.
1168 * @child contains the task_struct structure for child process.
1169 * @mode contains the PTRACE_MODE flags indicating the form of access. 1168 * @mode contains the PTRACE_MODE flags indicating the form of access.
1170 * Return 0 if permission is granted. 1169 * Return 0 if permission is granted.
1170 * @ptrace_traceme:
1171 * Check that the @parent process has sufficient permission to trace the
1172 * current process before allowing the current process to present itself
1173 * to the @parent process for tracing.
1174 * The parent process will still have to undergo the ptrace_may_access
1175 * checks before it is allowed to trace this one.
1176 * @parent contains the task_struct structure for debugger process.
1177 * Return 0 if permission is granted.
1171 * @capget: 1178 * @capget:
1172 * Get the @effective, @inheritable, and @permitted capability sets for 1179 * Get the @effective, @inheritable, and @permitted capability sets for
1173 * the @target process. The hook may also perform permission checking to 1180 * the @target process. The hook may also perform permission checking to
@@ -1287,8 +1294,8 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
1287struct security_operations { 1294struct security_operations {
1288 char name[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1]; 1295 char name[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1];
1289 1296
1290 int (*ptrace) (struct task_struct *parent, struct task_struct *child, 1297 int (*ptrace_may_access) (struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
1291 unsigned int mode); 1298 int (*ptrace_traceme) (struct task_struct *parent);
1292 int (*capget) (struct task_struct *target, 1299 int (*capget) (struct task_struct *target,
1293 kernel_cap_t *effective, 1300 kernel_cap_t *effective,
1294 kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted); 1301 kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
@@ -1560,8 +1567,8 @@ extern struct dentry *securityfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *par
1560extern void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry); 1567extern void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry);
1561 1568
1562/* Security operations */ 1569/* Security operations */
1563int security_ptrace(struct task_struct *parent, struct task_struct *child, 1570int security_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
1564 unsigned int mode); 1571int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
1565int security_capget(struct task_struct *target, 1572int security_capget(struct task_struct *target,
1566 kernel_cap_t *effective, 1573 kernel_cap_t *effective,
1567 kernel_cap_t *inheritable, 1574 kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
@@ -1742,11 +1749,15 @@ static inline int security_init(void)
1742 return 0; 1749 return 0;
1743} 1750}
1744 1751
1745static inline int security_ptrace(struct task_struct *parent, 1752static inline int security_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child,
1746 struct task_struct *child, 1753 unsigned int mode)
1747 unsigned int mode) 1754{
1755 return cap_ptrace_may_access(child, mode);
1756}
1757
1758static inline int security_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *child)
1748{ 1759{
1749 return cap_ptrace(parent, child, mode); 1760 return cap_ptrace_traceme(parent);
1750} 1761}
1751 1762
1752static inline int security_capget(struct task_struct *target, 1763static inline int security_capget(struct task_struct *target,