On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 10:05:36PM +0200, Dominick Grift wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 03:52:52PM -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> > On Mon, 2017-07-10 at 16:25 -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> > > As systemd ramps up enabling NoNewPrivileges (either explicitly in
> > > service unit files or as a side effect of other security-related
> > > settings in service unit files), we're increasingly running afoul of
> > > its interactions with SELinux.
> > >
> > > The end result is bad for the security of both SELinux-disabled and
> > > SELinux-enabled systems. Packagers have to turn off these
> > > options in the unit files to preserve SELinux domain
> > > transitions. For
> > > users who choose to disable SELinux, this means that they miss out on
> > > at least having the systemd-supported protections. For users who
> > > keep
> > > SELinux enabled, they may still be missing out on some protections
> > > because it isn't necessarily guaranteed that the SELinux policy for
> > > that service provides the same protections in all cases.
> > >
> > > Our options seem to be:
> > >
> > > 1) Just keep on the way we are now, i.e. packagers have to remove
> > > default protection settings from upstream package unit files in order
> > > to have them work with SELinux (and not just NoNewPrivileges=
> > > itself; increasingly systemd is enabling NNP as a side effect of
> > > other
> > > unit file options, even seemingly unrelated ones like
> > > PrivateDevices).
> > > SELinux-disabled users lose entirely, SELinux-enabled users may lose
> > > (depending on whether SELinux policy provides equivalent or
> > > better guarantees).
> > >
> > > 2) Change systemd to automatically disable NNP on SELinux-enabled
> > > systems. Unit files can be left unmodified from upstream. SELinux-
> > > disabled users win. SELinux-enabled users may lose.
> > >
> > > 3) Try to use typebounds, since we allow bounded transitions under
> > > NNP.
> > > Unit files can be left unmodified from upstream. SELinux-disabled
> > > users
> > > win. SELinux-enabled users get to benefit from systemd-provided
> > > protections. However, this option is impractical to implement in
> > > policy
> > > currently, since typebounds requires us to ensure that each domain is
> > > allowed everything all of its descendant domains are allowed, and
> > > this
> > > has to be repeated for the entire chain of domain transitions. There
> > > is
> > > no way to clone all allow rules from children to the parent in policy
> > > currently, and it is doubtful that doing so would be desirable even
> > > if
> > > it were practical, as it requires leaking permissions to objects and
> > > operations into parent domains that could weaken their own security
> > > in
> > > order to allow them to the children (e.g. if a child requires execmem
> > > permission, then so does the parent; if a child requires read to a
> > > symbolic
> > > link or temporary file that it can write, then so does the parent,
> > > ...).
> > >
> > > 4) Decouple NNP from SELinux transitions, so that we don't have to
> > > make a choice between them. Introduce a new policy capability that
> > > causes the ability to transition under NNP to be based on a new
> > > permission
> > > check between the old and new contexts rather than
> > > typebounds. Domain
> > > transitions can then be allowed in policy without requiring the
> > > parent
> > > to be a strict superset of all of its children. The rationale for
> > > this
> > > divergence from NNP behavior for capabilities is that SELinux
> > > permissions
> > > are substantially broader than just capabilities (they express a full
> > > access matrix, not just privileges) and can only be used to further
> > > restrict capabilities, not grant them beyond what is already
> > > permitted.
> > > Unit files can be left unmodified from upstream. SELinux-disabled
> > > users
> > > win. SELinux-enabled users can benefit from systemd-provided
> > > protections
> > > and policy won't need to radically change.
> > >
> > > This change takes the last approach above, as it seems to be the
> > > best option.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Smalley <sds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > security/selinux/hooks.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> > > ----------
> > > security/selinux/include/classmap.h | 2 +-
> > > security/selinux/include/security.h | 2 ++
> > > security/selinux/ss/services.c | 7 ++++++-
> > > 4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> > > index 3a06afb..f0c11c2 100644
> > > --- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
> > > +++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
> > > @@ -2326,24 +2326,37 @@ static int check_nnp_nosuid(const struct
> > > linux_binprm *bprm,
> > > return 0; /* No change in credentials */
> > >
> > > /*
> > > - * The only transitions we permit under NNP or nosuid
> > > - * are transitions to bounded SIDs, i.e. SIDs that are
> > > - * guaranteed to only be allowed a subset of the permissions
> > > - * of the current SID.
> > > + * If the policy enables the nnp_transition policy
> > > capability,
> > > + * then we permit transitions under NNP or nosuid if the
> > > + * policy explicitly allows nnp_transition permission
> > > between
> > > + * the old and new contexts.
> > > */
> > > - rc = security_bounded_transition(old_tsec->sid, new_tsec-
> > > >sid);
> > > - if (rc) {
> > > + if (selinux_policycap_nnptransition) {
> > > + rc = avc_has_perm(old_tsec->sid, new_tsec->sid,
> > > + SECCLASS_PROCESS,
> > > + PROCESS__NNP_TRANSITION, NULL);
> > > + if (!rc)
> > > + return 0;
> > > + } else {
> > > /*
> > > - * On failure, preserve the errno values for NNP vs
> > > nosuid.
> > > - * NNP: Operation not permitted for caller.
> > > - * nosuid: Permission denied to file.
> > > + * Otherwise, the only transitions we permit under
> > > NNP or nosuid
> > > + * are transitions to bounded SIDs, i.e. SIDs that
> > > are
> > > + * guaranteed to only be allowed a subset of the
> > > permissions
> > > + * of the current SID.
> > > */
> > > - if (nnp)
> > > - return -EPERM;
> > > - else
> > > - return -EACCES;
> > > + rc = security_bounded_transition(old_tsec->sid,
> > > new_tsec->sid);
> > > + if (!rc)
> > > + return 0;
> >
> > NB: As currently written, this logic means that if you enable the new
> > policy capability, the only way to allow a transition under NNP is by
> > allowing nnp_transition permission between the old and new domains. The
> > alternative would be to fall back to checking for a bounded SID if
> > nnp_transition permission is not allowed. The former approach has the
> > advantage of being simpler (only a single check with a single audit
> > message), but means that you can't mix usage of bounded SIDs and
> > nnp_transition permission as a means of allowing a transitions under
> > NNP within the same policy. The latter approach provides more
> > flexibility / compatibility but will end up producing two audit
> > messages in the case where the transition is denied by both checks: an
> > AVC message for the permission denial and a SELINUX_ERR message for the
> > security_bounded_transition failure, which might be confusing to users
> > (but probably not; they'll likely just feed the AVC through audit2allow
> > and be done with it). Thoughts?
>
> I think the current implementation is fine if i understand correctly:
>
> 1. With the policy capability disabled the behavior doesnt change, so if you dont want the current behavior (type_bounds) then just to enable the polcap
> 2. If you enable the policy capability then you decided to leverage nnp_transition instead of the current behavior
>
> Theres plenty flexibility with this approach i would argue
Hmm. that came out wrong:
1. without nnptransition polcap: everything stays the same
2. with nnptransition polcap: you choose nnp_transition over current type_bounds behavior
>
> >
> > > }
> > > - return 0;
> > > +
> > > + /*
> > > + * On failure, preserve the errno values for NNP vs nosuid.
> > > + * NNP: Operation not permitted for caller.
> > > + * nosuid: Permission denied to file.
> > > + */
> > > + if (nnp)
> > > + return -EPERM;
> > > + return -EACCES;
> > > }
> > >
> > > static int selinux_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
> > > diff --git a/security/selinux/include/classmap.h
> > > b/security/selinux/include/classmap.h
> > > index b9fe343..7fde56d 100644
> > > --- a/security/selinux/include/classmap.h
> > > +++ b/security/selinux/include/classmap.h
> > > @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct security_class_mapping secclass_map[] = {
> > > "getattr", "setexec", "setfscreate", "noatsecure",
> > > "siginh",
> > > "setrlimit", "rlimitinh", "dyntransition", "setcurrent",
> > > "execmem", "execstack", "execheap", "setkeycreate",
> > > - "setsockcreate", "getrlimit", NULL } },
> > > + "setsockcreate", "getrlimit", "nnp_transition", NULL }
> > > },
> > > { "system",
> > > { "ipc_info", "syslog_read", "syslog_mod",
> > > "syslog_console", "module_request", "module_load", NULL
> > > } },
> > > diff --git a/security/selinux/include/security.h
> > > b/security/selinux/include/security.h
> > > index e91f08c..88efb1b 100644
> > > --- a/security/selinux/include/security.h
> > > +++ b/security/selinux/include/security.h
> > > @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ enum {
> > > POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_EXTSOCKCLASS,
> > > POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_ALWAYSNETWORK,
> > > POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_CGROUPSECLABEL,
> > > + POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_NNPTRANSITION,
> > > __POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX
> > > };
> > > #define POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX (__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX - 1)
> > > @@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ extern int selinux_policycap_openperm;
> > > extern int selinux_policycap_extsockclass;
> > > extern int selinux_policycap_alwaysnetwork;
> > > extern int selinux_policycap_cgroupseclabel;
> > > +extern int selinux_policycap_nnptransition;
> > >
> > > /*
> > > * type_datum properties
> > > diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
> > > b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
> > > index 2f02fa6..2faf47a 100644
> > > --- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
> > > +++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
> > > @@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ char
> > > *selinux_policycap_names[__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX] = {
> > > "open_perms",
> > > "extended_socket_class",
> > > "always_check_network",
> > > - "cgroup_seclabel"
> > > + "cgroup_seclabel",
> > > + "nnp_transition"
> > > };
> > >
> > > int selinux_policycap_netpeer;
> > > @@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ int selinux_policycap_openperm;
> > > int selinux_policycap_extsockclass;
> > > int selinux_policycap_alwaysnetwork;
> > > int selinux_policycap_cgroupseclabel;
> > > +int selinux_policycap_nnptransition;
> > >
> > > static DEFINE_RWLOCK(policy_rwlock);
> > >
> > > @@ -2009,6 +2011,9 @@ static void security_load_policycaps(void)
> > > selinux_policycap_cgroupseclabel =
> > > ebitmap_get_bit(&policydb.policycaps,
> > > POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_CGROUPSECLABEL);
> > > + selinux_policycap_nnptransition =
> > > + ebitmap_get_bit(&policydb.policycaps,
> > > + POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_NNPTRANSITION);
> > >
> > > for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_policycap_names); i++)
> > > pr_info("SELinux: policy capability %s=%d\n",
>
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