Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Introduce security_create_user_ns()

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On 7/8/22 7:10 AM, Christian Göttsche wrote:
,On Fri, 8 Jul 2022 at 00:32, Frederick Lawler <fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

While creating a LSM BPF MAC policy to block user namespace creation, we
used the LSM cred_prepare hook because that is the closest hook to prevent
a call to create_user_ns().

The calls look something like this:

     cred = prepare_creds()
         security_prepare_creds()
             call_int_hook(cred_prepare, ...
     if (cred)
         create_user_ns(cred)

We noticed that error codes were not propagated from this hook and
introduced a patch [1] to propagate those errors.

The discussion notes that security_prepare_creds()
is not appropriate for MAC policies, and instead the hook is
meant for LSM authors to prepare credentials for mutation. [2]

Ultimately, we concluded that a better course of action is to introduce
a new security hook for LSM authors. [3]

This patch set first introduces a new security_create_user_ns() function
and create_user_ns LSM hook, then marks the hook as sleepable in BPF.

Some thoughts:

I.

Why not make the hook more generic, e.g. support all other existing
and potential future namespaces?

The main issue with a generic hook is that different namespaces have different calling contexts. We decided in a previous discussion to opt-out of a generic hook for this reason. [1]

Also I think the naming scheme is <object>_<verb>.

That's a good call out. I was originally hoping to keep the security_*() match with the hook name matched with the caller function to keep things all aligned. If no one objects to renaming the hook, I can rename the hook for v3.


     LSM_HOOK(int, 0, namespace_create, const struct cred *cred,
unsigned int flags)

where flags is a bitmap of CLONE flags from include/uapi/linux/sched.h
(like CLONE_NEWUSER).

II.

While adding policing for namespaces maybe also add a new hook for setns(2)

     LSM_HOOK(int, 0, namespace_join, const struct cred *subj,  const
struct cred *obj, unsigned int flags)


IIUC, setns() will create a new namespace for the other namespaces except for user namespace. If we add a security hook for the other create_*_ns() functions, then we can catch setns() at that point.

III.

Maybe even attach a security context to namespaces so they can be
further governed?
SELinux example:

     type domainA_userns_t;
     type_transition domainA_t domainA_t : namespace domainA_userns_t "user";
     allow domainA_t domainA_userns_t:namespace create;

     # domainB calling setns(2) with domainA as target
     allow domainB_t domainA_userns_t:namespace join;


Links:
1. https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHC9VhSTkEMT90Tk+=iTyp3npWEm+3imrkFVX2qb=XsOPp9F=A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/


Links:
1. https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220608150942.776446-1-fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
2. https://lore.kernel.org/all/87y1xzyhub.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
3. https://lore.kernel.org/all/9fe9cd9f-1ded-a179-8ded-5fde8960a586@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Changes since v1:
- Add selftests/bpf: Add tests verifying bpf lsm create_user_ns hook patch
- Add selinux: Implement create_user_ns hook patch
- Change function signature of security_create_user_ns() to only take
   struct cred
- Move security_create_user_ns() call after id mapping check in
   create_user_ns()
- Update documentation to reflect changes

Frederick Lawler (4):
   security, lsm: Introduce security_create_user_ns()
   bpf-lsm: Make bpf_lsm_create_user_ns() sleepable
   selftests/bpf: Add tests verifying bpf lsm create_user_ns hook
   selinux: Implement create_user_ns hook

  include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h                 |  1 +
  include/linux/lsm_hooks.h                     |  4 +
  include/linux/security.h                      |  6 ++
  kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c                          |  1 +
  kernel/user_namespace.c                       |  5 ++
  security/security.c                           |  5 ++
  security/selinux/hooks.c                      |  9 ++
  security/selinux/include/classmap.h           |  2 +
  .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/deny_namespace.c | 88 +++++++++++++++++++
  .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_deny_namespace.c | 39 ++++++++
  10 files changed, 160 insertions(+)
  create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/deny_namespace.c
  create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_deny_namespace.c

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