[RFC PATCH] sched: only issue an audit on privileged operation

[Christian Göttsche <cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sched_setattr(2) does via kernel/sched/core.c:__sched_setscheduler()
issue a CAP_SYS_NICE audit event unconditionally, even when the requested
operation does not require that capability / is un-privileged.

Perform privilged/unprivileged catigorization first and perform a
capable test only if needed.

Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/sched/core.c | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 8471a0f7eb32..954f968d2466 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -5249,13 +5249,19 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
-	 * Allow unprivileged RT tasks to decrease priority:
+	 * Allow unprivileged RT tasks to decrease priority.
+	 * Only issue a capable test if needed to avoid audit
+	 * event on non-privileged operations:
 	 */
-	if (user && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
+	if (user) {
 		if (fair_policy(policy)) {
 			if (attr->sched_nice < task_nice(p) &&
-			    !can_nice(p, attr->sched_nice))
-				return -EPERM;
+			    !can_nice(p, attr->sched_nice)) {
+				if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+					goto sys_nice_capable;
+				else
+					return -EPERM;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (rt_policy(policy)) {
@@ -5263,13 +5269,21 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 					task_rlimit(p, RLIMIT_RTPRIO);
 
 			/* Can't set/change the rt policy: */
-			if (policy != p->policy && !rlim_rtprio)
-				return -EPERM;
+			if (policy != p->policy && !rlim_rtprio) {
+				if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+					goto sys_nice_capable;
+				else
+					return -EPERM;
+			}
 
 			/* Can't increase priority: */
 			if (attr->sched_priority > p->rt_priority &&
-			    attr->sched_priority > rlim_rtprio)
-				return -EPERM;
+			    attr->sched_priority > rlim_rtprio) {
+				if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+					goto sys_nice_capable;
+				else
+					return -EPERM;
+			}
 		}
 
 		 /*
@@ -5278,28 +5292,43 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 		  * unprivileged DL tasks to increase their relative deadline
 		  * or reduce their runtime (both ways reducing utilization)
 		  */
-		if (dl_policy(policy))
-			return -EPERM;
+		if (dl_policy(policy)) {
+			if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+				goto sys_nice_capable;
+			else
+				return -EPERM;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Treat SCHED_IDLE as nice 20. Only allow a switch to
 		 * SCHED_NORMAL if the RLIMIT_NICE would normally permit it.
 		 */
 		if (task_has_idle_policy(p) && !idle_policy(policy)) {
-			if (!can_nice(p, task_nice(p)))
-				return -EPERM;
+			if (!can_nice(p, task_nice(p))) {
+				if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+					goto sys_nice_capable;
+				else
+					return -EPERM;
+			}
 		}
 
 		/* Can't change other user's priorities: */
-		if (!check_same_owner(p))
-			return -EPERM;
+		if (!check_same_owner(p)) {
+			if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+				goto sys_nice_capable;
+			else
+				return -EPERM;
+		}
 
 		/* Normal users shall not reset the sched_reset_on_fork flag: */
-		if (p->sched_reset_on_fork && !reset_on_fork)
-			return -EPERM;
-	}
+		if (p->sched_reset_on_fork && !reset_on_fork) {
+			if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+				goto sys_nice_capable;
+			else
+				return -EPERM;
+		}
 
-	if (user) {
+sys_nice_capable:
 		if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_SUGOV)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-- 
2.28.0