Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Several sysctls expect a state where the highest value (in extra2) is
> locked once set for that boot. Yama does this, and kptr_restrict should
> be doing it. This extracts Yama's logic and adds it to the existing
> proc_dointvec_minmax_sysadmin, taking care to avoid the simple boolean
> states (which do not get locked). Since Yama wants to be checking a
> different capability, we build wrappers for both cases (CAP_SYS_ADMIN
> and CAP_SYS_PTRACE).
Sigh this sysctl appears susceptible to known attacks.
In my quick skim I believe this sysctl implementation that checks
capabilities is susceptible to attacks where the already open file
descriptor is set as stdout on a setuid root application.
Can we come up with an interface that isn't exploitable by an
application that will act as a setuid cat?
Eric
> -#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
> -static int proc_dointvec_minmax_sysadmin(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
> - void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
> +int proc_dointvec_minmax_cap(int cap, struct ctl_table *table, int write,
> + void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
> {
> - if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> + struct ctl_table table_copy;
> + int value;
> +
> + /* Require init capabilities to make changes. */
> + if (write && !capable(cap))
> return -EPERM;
>
> - return proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
> + /*
> + * To deal with const sysctl tables, we make a copy to perform
> + * the locking. When data is >1 and ==extra2, lock extra1 to
> + * extra2 to stop the value from being changed any further at
> + * runtime.
> + */
> + table_copy = *table;
> + value = *(int *)table_copy.data;
> + if (value > 1 && value == *(int *)table_copy.extra2)
> + table_copy.extra1 = table_copy.extra2;
> +
> + return proc_dointvec_minmax(&table_copy, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
> }
> -#endif
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