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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/5] security, overlayfs: provide copy up security hook for unioned files
On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 12:36:17PM -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>
> On 7/5/2016 8:50 AM, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> > Provide a security hook to label new file correctly when a file is copied
> > up from lower layer to upper layer of a overlay/union mount.
> >
> > This hook can prepare and switch to a new set of creds which are suitable
> > for new file creation during copy up. Caller should revert to old creds
> > after file creation.
> >
> > In SELinux, newly copied up file gets same label as lower file for
> > non-context mounts. But it gets label specified in mount option context=
> > for context mounts.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
> > ---
> > fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c | 8 ++++++++
> > include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 13 +++++++++++++
> > include/linux/security.h | 6 ++++++
> > security/security.c | 8 ++++++++
> > security/selinux/hooks.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 5 files changed, 62 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
> > index 80aa6f1..90dc362 100644
> > --- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
> > +++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
> > @@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_locked(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir,
> > struct dentry *upper = NULL;
> > umode_t mode = stat->mode;
> > int err;
> > + const struct cred *old_creds = NULL;
> >
> > newdentry = ovl_lookup_temp(workdir, dentry);
> > err = PTR_ERR(newdentry);
> > @@ -258,10 +259,17 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_locked(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir,
> > if (IS_ERR(upper))
> > goto out1;
> >
> > + err = security_inode_copy_up(dentry, &old_creds);
> > + if (err < 0)
> > + goto out2;
> > +
> > /* Can't properly set mode on creation because of the umask */
> > stat->mode &= S_IFMT;
> > err = ovl_create_real(wdir, newdentry, stat, link, NULL, true);
> > stat->mode = mode;
> > + if (old_creds)
> > + revert_creds(old_creds);
> > +
> > if (err)
> > goto out2;
>
> I don't much care for the way part of the credential manipulation
> is done in the caller and part is done the the security module.
> If the caller is going to restore the old state, the caller should
> save the old state.

Ok, I am fine either way. Smalley had preferred switching creds in
security module, that's why I did it this way. I will change back
to allocating and overriding creds in caller.

>
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> > index 7ae3976..fcde9b9 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> > @@ -401,6 +401,17 @@
> > * @inode contains a pointer to the inode.
> > * @secid contains a pointer to the location where result will be saved.
> > * In case of failure, @secid will be set to zero.
> > + * @inode_copy_up:
> > + * A file is about to be copied up from lower layer to upper layer of
> > + * overlay filesystem. Prepare a new set of creds and set file creation
> > + * secid in such a way so that copied up file gets the appropriate
>
> The details of what goes on the the SELinux case don't belong here.

Ok, will remove selinux specific details from here.

Thanks
Vivek

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