There are 2 common cases when INIT_EX data file might not be opened successfully and fail the sev initialization: 1. In user namespaces, normal user tasks (e.g. VMM) can change their current->fs->root to point to arbitrary directories. While init_ex_path is provided as a module param related to root file system. Solution: use the root directory of init_task to avoid accessing the wrong file. 2. Normal user tasks (e.g. VMM) don't have the privilege to access the INIT_EX data file. Solution: open the file as root and restore permissions immediately. Signed-off-by: Jacky Li <jackyli@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c index 6ab93dfd478a..3aefb177715e 100644 --- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c +++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ #include <linux/gfp.h> #include <linux/cpufeature.h> #include <linux/fs.h> +#include <linux/fs_struct.h> #include <asm/smp.h> @@ -170,6 +171,31 @@ static void *sev_fw_alloc(unsigned long len) return page_address(page); } +static struct file *open_file_as_root(const char *filename, int flags, umode_t mode) +{ + struct file *fp; + struct path root; + struct cred *cred; + const struct cred *old_cred; + + task_lock(&init_task); + get_fs_root(init_task.fs, &root); + task_unlock(&init_task); + + cred = prepare_creds(); + if (!cred) + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); + cred->fsuid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID; + old_cred = override_creds(cred); + + fp = file_open_root(&root, filename, flags, mode); + path_put(&root); + + revert_creds(old_cred); + + return fp; +} + static int sev_read_init_ex_file(void) { struct sev_device *sev = psp_master->sev_data; @@ -181,7 +207,7 @@ static int sev_read_init_ex_file(void) if (!sev_init_ex_buffer) return -EOPNOTSUPP; - fp = filp_open(init_ex_path, O_RDONLY, 0); + fp = open_file_as_root(init_ex_path, O_RDONLY, 0); if (IS_ERR(fp)) { int ret = PTR_ERR(fp); @@ -217,7 +243,7 @@ static void sev_write_init_ex_file(void) if (!sev_init_ex_buffer) return; - fp = filp_open(init_ex_path, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, 0600); + fp = open_file_as_root(init_ex_path, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, 0600); if (IS_ERR(fp)) { dev_err(sev->dev, "SEV: could not open file for write, error %ld\n", -- 2.35.1.1178.g4f1659d476-goog