This patch adds a version of the capability module which is safe to
stack with SELinux. It notably does not define the inode_setxattr
and inode_removexattr hooks, as these otherwise prevent selinux from
saving file types to disk.
Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn <[email protected]>
---
security/Kconfig | 21 +++++++++
security/Makefile | 1
security/cap_stack.c | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
security/selinux/Kconfig | 2
4 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/security/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/Kconfig
@@ -56,10 +56,29 @@ config SECURITY_NETWORK
config SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
tristate "Default Linux Capabilities"
depends on SECURITY
+ depends on SECURITY_SELINUX=n && SECURITY_CAP_STACK=n
help
- This enables the "default" Linux capabilities functionality.
+ This enables the default Linux capabilities functionality.
+ This module may not be used in conjunction with the stackable
+ capabilities or SELinux modules.
+
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer Y.
+ If you are using SELinux, answer N here and look at the
+ Stackable Linux Capabilities instead.
+
+config SECURITY_CAP_STACK
+ tristate "Stackable Linux Capabilities"
+ depends on SECURITY
+ help
+ This enables the "stackable" Linux capabilities functionality.
+
+ If you are using SELinux, this option will be automatically
+ enabled.
+
+ If you are not using any other LSMs, answer N here and see above
+ for the Default Linux Capabilities.
+
config SECURITY_ROOTPLUG
tristate "Root Plug Support"
depends on USB && SECURITY
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/Makefile
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/security/Makefile
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/Makefile
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY) += security.o d
# Must precede capability.o in order to stack properly.
obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX) += selinux/built-in.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES) += commoncap.o capability.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_CAP_STACK) += commoncap.o cap_stack.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG) += commoncap.o root_plug.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SECLVL) += seclvl.o
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/cap_stack.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/cap_stack.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Capabilities Linux Security Module
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/mman.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include <linux/swap.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+
+static struct security_operations capability_ops = {
+ .ptrace = cap_ptrace,
+ .capget = cap_capget,
+ .capset_check = cap_capset_check,
+ .capset_set = cap_capset_set,
+ .capable = cap_capable,
+ .settime = cap_settime,
+ .netlink_send = cap_netlink_send,
+ .netlink_recv = cap_netlink_recv,
+
+ .bprm_apply_creds = cap_bprm_apply_creds,
+ .bprm_set_security = cap_bprm_set_security,
+ .bprm_secureexec = cap_bprm_secureexec,
+
+ .task_post_setuid = cap_task_post_setuid,
+ .task_reparent_to_init = cap_task_reparent_to_init,
+
+ .syslog = cap_syslog,
+
+ .vm_enough_memory = cap_vm_enough_memory,
+};
+
+#define MY_NAME __stringify(KBUILD_MODNAME)
+
+/* flag to keep track of how we were registered */
+static int secondary;
+
+static int capability_disable;
+module_param_named(disable, capability_disable, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable, "To disable capabilities module set disable = 1");
+
+static int __init capability_init (void)
+{
+ if (capability_disable) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "Capabilities disabled at initialization\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
+ /* register ourselves with the security framework */
+ if (register_security (&capability_ops)) {
+ /* try registering with primary module */
+ if (mod_reg_security (MY_NAME, &capability_ops)) {
+ printk (KERN_INFO "Failure registering capabilities "
+ "with primary security module.\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ secondary = 1;
+ }
+ printk (KERN_INFO "Capability LSM initialized%s\n",
+ secondary ? " as secondary" : "");
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit capability_exit (void)
+{
+ if (capability_disable)
+ return;
+ /* remove ourselves from the security framework */
+ if (secondary) {
+ if (mod_unreg_security (MY_NAME, &capability_ops))
+ printk (KERN_INFO "Failure unregistering capabilities "
+ "with primary module.\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (unregister_security (&capability_ops)) {
+ printk (KERN_INFO
+ "Failure unregistering capabilities with the kernel\n");
+ }
+}
+
+security_initcall (capability_init);
+module_exit (capability_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Standard Linux Capabilities Security Module");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/selinux/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6.orig/security/selinux/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/security/selinux/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ config SECURITY_SELINUX
bool "NSA SELinux Support"
depends on SECURITY && NET && INET
default n
+ select SECURITY_CAP_STACK
+ select SECURITY_STACKER
help
This selects NSA Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux).
You will also need a policy configuration and a labeled filesystem.
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