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-rw-r--r--security/commoncap.c40
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 43a205bc7d7c..f20e984ccfb4 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -127,18 +127,30 @@ int cap_settime(const struct timespec *ts, const struct timezone *tz)
* @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_struct *child, unsigned int mode)
* 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;
}