[PATCH -v1 3/3] filesystems: use has_capability_noaudit interface forreserved blocks checks

From: Eric Paris
Date: Wed Oct 29 2008 - 15:07:58 EST


ext2, ext3, ufs, and ubifs all check for CAP_SYS_RESOURCE to determine
if they should allow reserved blocks to be used. A process not having
this capability is not failing some security decision and should not be
audited. Thus move to using has_capability_noaudit.

Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

fs/ext2/balloc.c | 3 ++-
fs/ext3/balloc.c | 3 ++-
fs/ubifs/budget.c | 4 +++-
fs/ufs/balloc.c | 3 ++-
security/commoncap.c | 1 +
security/security.c | 1 +
6 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext2/balloc.c b/fs/ext2/balloc.c
index 6dac7ba..bf34375 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/balloc.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
#include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>

/*
* balloc.c contains the blocks allocation and deallocation routines
@@ -1192,7 +1193,7 @@ static int ext2_has_free_blocks(struct ext2_sb_info *sbi)

free_blocks = percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter);
root_blocks = le32_to_cpu(sbi->s_es->s_r_blocks_count);
- if (free_blocks < root_blocks + 1 && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) &&
+ if (free_blocks < root_blocks + 1 && !has_capability_noaudit(current, CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) &&
sbi->s_resuid != current->fsuid &&
(sbi->s_resgid == 0 || !in_group_p (sbi->s_resgid))) {
return 0;
diff --git a/fs/ext3/balloc.c b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
index f5b57a2..e60dd8e 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@

#include <linux/time.h>
#include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/jbd.h>
#include <linux/ext3_fs.h>
@@ -1421,7 +1422,7 @@ static int ext3_has_free_blocks(struct ext3_sb_info *sbi)

free_blocks = percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter);
root_blocks = le32_to_cpu(sbi->s_es->s_r_blocks_count);
- if (free_blocks < root_blocks + 1 && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) &&
+ if (free_blocks < root_blocks + 1 && !has_capability_noaudit(current, CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) &&
sbi->s_resuid != current->fsuid &&
(sbi->s_resgid == 0 || !in_group_p (sbi->s_resgid))) {
return 0;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/budget.c b/fs/ubifs/budget.c
index 1a4973e..6d13259 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/budget.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/budget.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@

#include "ubifs.h"
#include <linux/writeback.h>
+#include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#include <asm/div64.h>

/*
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ long long ubifs_calc_available(const struct ubifs_info *c, int min_idx_lebs)
*/
static int can_use_rp(struct ubifs_info *c)
{
- if (current->fsuid == c->rp_uid || capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) ||
+ if (current->fsuid == c->rp_uid || has_capability_noaudit(current, CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) ||
(c->rp_gid != 0 && in_group_p(c->rp_gid)))
return 1;
return 0;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/balloc.c b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
index 0d9ada1..a0a7425 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/quotaops.h>
#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
#include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
#include <linux/bitops.h>
#include <asm/byteorder.h>

@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ u64 ufs_new_fragments(struct inode *inode, void *p, u64 fragment,
/*
* There is not enough space for user on the device
*/
- if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) && ufs_freespace(uspi, UFS_MINFREE) <= 0) {
+ if (!has_capability_noaudit(current, CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) && ufs_freespace(uspi, UFS_MINFREE) <= 0) {
unlock_super (sb);
UFSD("EXIT (FAILED)\n");
return 0;
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 243e223..ef0083f 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit)
return 0;
return -EPERM;
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_capable);

int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz)
{
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 271f9a7..157e3a3 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
{
return security_ops->capable(tsk, cap, 0);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_capable_noaudit);

int security_acct(struct file *file)
{

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