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-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt36
-rw-r--r--fs/namei.c53
-rw-r--r--include/linux/fs.h2
-rw-r--r--kernel/sysctl.c18
4 files changed, 106 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
index 6c00c1e2743f..819caf8ca05f 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/fs:
- overflowgid
- pipe-user-pages-hard
- pipe-user-pages-soft
+- protected_fifos
- protected_hardlinks
+- protected_regular
- protected_symlinks
- suid_dumpable
- super-max
@@ -182,6 +184,24 @@ applied.
==============================================================
+protected_fifos:
+
+The intent of this protection is to avoid unintentional writes to
+an attacker-controlled FIFO, where a program expected to create a regular
+file.
+
+When set to "0", writing to FIFOs is unrestricted.
+
+When set to "1" don't allow O_CREAT open on FIFOs that we don't own
+in world writable sticky directories, unless they are owned by the
+owner of the directory.
+
+When set to "2" it also applies to group writable sticky directories.
+
+This protection is based on the restrictions in Openwall.
+
+==============================================================
+
protected_hardlinks:
A long-standing class of security issues is the hardlink-based
@@ -202,6 +222,22 @@ This protection is based on the restrictions in Openwall and grsecurity.
==============================================================
+protected_regular:
+
+This protection is similar to protected_fifos, but it
+avoids writes to an attacker-controlled regular file, where a program
+expected to create one.
+
+When set to "0", writing to regular files is unrestricted.
+
+When set to "1" don't allow O_CREAT open on regular files that we
+don't own in world writable sticky directories, unless they are
+owned by the owner of the directory.
+
+When set to "2" it also applies to group writable sticky directories.
+
+==============================================================
+
protected_symlinks:
A long-standing class of security issues is the symlink-based
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index ae6aa9ae757c..0cab6494978c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ static inline void put_link(struct nameidata *nd)
int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly = 0;
int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly = 0;
+int sysctl_protected_fifos __read_mostly;
+int sysctl_protected_regular __read_mostly;
/**
* may_follow_link - Check symlink following for unsafe situations
@@ -1003,6 +1005,45 @@ static int may_linkat(struct path *link)
return -EPERM;
}
+/**
+ * may_create_in_sticky - Check whether an O_CREAT open in a sticky directory
+ * should be allowed, or not, on files that already
+ * exist.
+ * @dir: the sticky parent directory
+ * @inode: the inode of the file to open
+ *
+ * Block an O_CREAT open of a FIFO (or a regular file) when:
+ * - sysctl_protected_fifos (or sysctl_protected_regular) is enabled
+ * - the file already exists
+ * - we are in a sticky directory
+ * - we don't own the file
+ * - the owner of the directory doesn't own the file
+ * - the directory is world writable
+ * If the sysctl_protected_fifos (or sysctl_protected_regular) is set to 2
+ * the directory doesn't have to be world writable: being group writable will
+ * be enough.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the open is allowed, -ve on error.
+ */
+static int may_create_in_sticky(struct dentry * const dir,
+ struct inode * const inode)
+{
+ if ((!sysctl_protected_fifos && S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode)) ||
+ (!sysctl_protected_regular && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) ||
+ likely(!(dir->d_inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX)) ||
+ uid_eq(inode->i_uid, dir->d_inode->i_uid) ||
+ uid_eq(current_fsuid(), inode->i_uid))
+ return 0;
+
+ if (likely(dir->d_inode->i_mode & 0002) ||
+ (dir->d_inode->i_mode & 0020 &&
+ ((sysctl_protected_fifos >= 2 && S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode)) ||
+ (sysctl_protected_regular >= 2 && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))))) {
+ return -EACCES;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
static __always_inline
const char *get_link(struct nameidata *nd)
{
@@ -3348,9 +3389,15 @@ finish_open:
if (error)
return error;
audit_inode(nd->name, nd->path.dentry, 0);
- error = -EISDIR;
- if ((open_flag & O_CREAT) && d_is_dir(nd->path.dentry))
- goto out;
+ if (open_flag & O_CREAT) {
+ error = -EISDIR;
+ if (d_is_dir(nd->path.dentry))
+ goto out;
+ error = may_create_in_sticky(dir,
+ d_backing_inode(nd->path.dentry));
+ if (unlikely(error))
+ goto out;
+ }
error = -ENOTDIR;
if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && !d_can_lookup(nd->path.dentry))
goto out;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index e5710541183b..33322702c910 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ extern struct inodes_stat_t inodes_stat;
extern int leases_enable, lease_break_time;
extern int sysctl_protected_symlinks;
extern int sysctl_protected_hardlinks;
+extern int sysctl_protected_fifos;
+extern int sysctl_protected_regular;
typedef __kernel_rwf_t rwf_t;
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 71ceb6c13c1a..cc02050fd0c4 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1808,6 +1808,24 @@ static struct ctl_table fs_table[] = {
.extra2 = &one,
},
{
+ .procname = "protected_fifos",
+ .data = &sysctl_protected_fifos,
+ .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .mode = 0600,
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+ .extra1 = &zero,
+ .extra2 = &two,
+ },
+ {
+ .procname = "protected_regular",
+ .data = &sysctl_protected_regular,
+ .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .mode = 0600,
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+ .extra1 = &zero,
+ .extra2 = &two,
+ },
+ {
.procname = "suid_dumpable",
.data = &suid_dumpable,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),