Re: [PATCH GHAK16 V5 00/10] capabilities: do not audit log BPRM_FCAPS on set*id

From: Richard Guy Briggs
Date: Thu Oct 19 2017 - 22:41:23 EST


On 2017-10-20 01:29, James Morris wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2017, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
>
> > On 2017-10-11 20:57, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> > > The audit subsystem is adding a BPRM_FCAPS record when auditing setuid
> > > application execution (SYSCALL execve). This is not expected as it was
> > > supposed to be limited to when the file system actually had capabilities
> > > in an extended attribute. It lists all capabilities making the event
> > > really ugly to parse what is happening. The PATH record correctly
> > > records the setuid bit and owner. Suppress the BPRM_FCAPS record on
> > > set*id.
> >
> > <crickets>
> >
> > Serge? James? Can one of you two take this via your trees since Paul
> > has backed down citing (reasonably) that it is mostly capabilities
> > patches rather than audit?
>
> Sure, I will take it.

Thanks Jaume!

> > > See: https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/16
> > >
> > > The first to eighth patches just massage the logic to make it easier to
> > > understand. Some of them could be squashed together.
> > >
> > > The patch that resolves this issue is the ninth.
> > >
> > > It would be possible to address the original issue with a change of
> > > "!uid_eq(new->euid, root_uid) || !uid_eq(new->uid, root_uid)"
> > > to
> > > "!(uid_eq(new->euid, root_uid) || uid_eq(new->uid, root_uid))"
> > > but it took me long enough to understand this logic that I don't think
> > > I'd be doing any favours by leaving it this difficult to understand.
> > >
> > > The final patch attempts to address all the conditions that need logging
> > > based on mailing list conversations, recoginizing there is probably some
> > > duplication in the logic.
> > >
> > > Passes: (ltp 20170516)
> > > ./runltp -f syscalls -s cap
> > > ./runltp -f securebits
> > > ./runltp -f cap_bounds
> > > ./runltp -f filecaps
> > > make TARGETS=capabilities kselftest (when run locally, fails over nfs)
> > >
> > > Since this is mostly capabilities related rather than audit, could this go
> > > through the capabilites (Serge) or security (James) trees please? Thanks!
> > >
> > > v5
> > > rebase on linux-security/next 4.14-rc2
> > > added comment block header to handle_privileged_root()
> > > moved comment in handle_privileged_root()
> > > moved root_privileged() check back into handle_privileged_root()
> > >
> > > v4
> > > rebase on kees' 4.13 commoncap changes
> > > minor local func renames
> > >
> > > v3
> > > refactor into several sub-functions
> > > convert most macros to inline funcs
> > >
> > > v2
> > > use macros to clarify intent of calculations
> > > fix original logic error
> > > address additional audit logging conditions
> > >
> > > Richard Guy Briggs (10):
> > > capabilities: factor out cap_bprm_set_creds privileged root
> > > capabilities: intuitive names for cap gain status
> > > capabilities: rename has_cap to has_fcap
> > > capabilities: use root_priveleged inline to clarify logic
> > > capabilities: use intuitive names for id changes
> > > capabilities: move audit log decision to function
> > > capabilities: remove a layer of conditional logic
> > > capabilities: invert logic for clarity
> > > capabilities: fix logic for effective root or real root
> > > capabilities: audit log other surprising conditions
> > >
> > > security/commoncap.c | 193 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
> > > 1 file changed, 128 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > --
> > > 1.8.3.1
> > >
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> > - RGB
> >
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> James Morris
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>

- RGB

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