The patch titled userns: allow ptrace from non-init user namespaces has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was userns-allow-ptrace-from-non-init-user-namespaces.patch This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: userns: allow ptrace from non-init user namespaces From: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@xxxxxxxxxx> ptrace is allowed to tasks in the same user namespace according to the usual rules (i.e. the same rules as for two tasks in the init user namespace). ptrace is also allowed to a user namespace to which the current task the has CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability. Changelog: Dec 31: Address feedback by Eric: . Correct ptrace uid check . Rename may_ptrace_ns to ptrace_capable . Also fix the cap_ptrace checks. Jan 1: Use const cred struct Jan 11: use task_ns_capable() in place of ptrace_capable(). Feb 23: same_or_ancestore_user_ns() was not an appropriate check to constrain cap_issubset. Rather, cap_issubset() only is meaningful when both capsets are in the same user_ns. Signed-off-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxx> Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/capability.h | 2 + kernel/ptrace.c | 27 +++++++++++++---------- security/commoncap.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff -puN include/linux/capability.h~userns-allow-ptrace-from-non-init-user-namespaces include/linux/capability.h --- a/include/linux/capability.h~userns-allow-ptrace-from-non-init-user-namespaces +++ a/include/linux/capability.h @@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ static inline kernel_cap_t cap_raise_nfs */ #define has_capability(t, cap) (security_real_capable((t), &init_user_ns, (cap)) == 0) +#define has_ns_capability(t, ns, cap) (security_real_capable((t), (ns), (cap)) == 0) + /** * has_capability_noaudit - Determine if a task has a superior capability available (unaudited) * @t: The task in question diff -puN kernel/ptrace.c~userns-allow-ptrace-from-non-init-user-namespaces kernel/ptrace.c --- a/kernel/ptrace.c~userns-allow-ptrace-from-non-init-user-namespaces +++ a/kernel/ptrace.c @@ -134,21 +134,24 @@ int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_stru return 0; rcu_read_lock(); tcred = __task_cred(task); - if ((cred->uid != tcred->euid || - cred->uid != tcred->suid || - cred->uid != tcred->uid || - cred->gid != tcred->egid || - cred->gid != tcred->sgid || - cred->gid != tcred->gid) && - !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) { - rcu_read_unlock(); - return -EPERM; - } + if (cred->user->user_ns == tcred->user->user_ns && + (cred->uid == tcred->euid && + cred->uid == tcred->suid && + cred->uid == tcred->uid && + cred->gid == tcred->egid && + cred->gid == tcred->sgid && + cred->gid == tcred->gid)) + goto ok; + if (ns_capable(tcred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) + goto ok; + rcu_read_unlock(); + return -EPERM; +ok: rcu_read_unlock(); smp_rmb(); if (task->mm) dumpable = get_dumpable(task->mm); - if (!dumpable && !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) + if (!dumpable && !task_ns_capable(task, CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) return -EPERM; return security_ptrace_access_check(task, mode); @@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ static int ptrace_attach(struct task_str goto unlock_tasklist; task->ptrace = PT_PTRACED; - if (capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) + if (task_ns_capable(task, CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) task->ptrace |= PT_PTRACE_CAP; __ptrace_link(task, current); diff -puN security/commoncap.c~userns-allow-ptrace-from-non-init-user-namespaces security/commoncap.c --- a/security/commoncap.c~userns-allow-ptrace-from-non-init-user-namespaces +++ a/security/commoncap.c @@ -127,18 +127,30 @@ int cap_settime(const struct timespec *t * @child: The process to be accessed * @mode: The mode of attachment. * + * If we are in the same or an ancestor user_ns and have all the target + * task's capabilities, then ptrace access is allowed. + * If we have the ptrace capability to the target user_ns, then ptrace + * access is allowed. + * Else denied. + * * Determine whether a process may access another, returning 0 if permission * granted, -ve if denied. */ int cap_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode) { int ret = 0; + const struct cred *cred, *child_cred; rcu_read_lock(); - if (!cap_issubset(__task_cred(child)->cap_permitted, - current_cred()->cap_permitted) && - !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) - ret = -EPERM; + cred = current_cred(); + child_cred = __task_cred(child); + if (cred->user->user_ns == child_cred->user->user_ns && + cap_issubset(child_cred->cap_permitted, cred->cap_permitted)) + goto out; + if (ns_capable(child_cred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) + goto out; + ret = -EPERM; +out: rcu_read_unlock(); return ret; } @@ -147,18 +159,30 @@ int cap_ptrace_access_check(struct task_ * cap_ptrace_traceme - Determine whether another process may trace the current * @parent: The task proposed to be the tracer * + * If parent is in the same or an ancestor user_ns and has all current's + * capabilities, then ptrace access is allowed. + * If parent has the ptrace capability to current's user_ns, then ptrace + * access is allowed. + * Else denied. + * * Determine whether the nominated task is permitted to trace the current * process, returning 0 if permission is granted, -ve if denied. */ int cap_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent) { int ret = 0; + const struct cred *cred, *child_cred; rcu_read_lock(); - if (!cap_issubset(current_cred()->cap_permitted, - __task_cred(parent)->cap_permitted) && - !has_capability(parent, CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) - ret = -EPERM; + cred = __task_cred(parent); + child_cred = current_cred(); + if (cred->user->user_ns == child_cred->user->user_ns && + cap_issubset(child_cred->cap_permitted, cred->cap_permitted)) + goto out; + if (has_ns_capability(parent, child_cred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE)) + goto out; + ret = -EPERM; +out: rcu_read_unlock(); return ret; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from serge@xxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch lib-hexdumpc-make-hex2bin-return-the-updated-src-address.patch fs-binfmt_miscc-use-kernels-hex_to_bin-method.patch fs-binfmt_miscc-use-kernels-hex_to_bin-method-fix.patch fs-binfmt_miscc-use-kernels-hex_to_bin-method-fix-fix.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html