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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/cred.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/cred.c | 38 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c index b8bd2f99d8ce..f3ca10660617 100644 --- a/kernel/cred.c +++ b/kernel/cred.c @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static struct thread_group_cred init_tgcred = { * The initial credentials for the initial task */ struct cred init_cred = { - .usage = ATOMIC_INIT(3), + .usage = ATOMIC_INIT(4), .securebits = SECUREBITS_DEFAULT, .cap_inheritable = CAP_INIT_INH_SET, .cap_permitted = CAP_FULL_SET, @@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__put_cred); * prepare a new copy, which the caller then modifies and then commits by * calling commit_creds(). * + * Preparation involves making a copy of the objective creds for modification. + * * Returns a pointer to the new creds-to-be if successful, NULL otherwise. * * Call commit_creds() or abort_creds() to clean up. @@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ struct cred *prepare_creds(void) const struct cred *old; struct cred *new; - BUG_ON(atomic_read(&task->cred->usage) < 1); + BUG_ON(atomic_read(&task->real_cred->usage) < 1); new = kmem_cache_alloc(cred_jar, GFP_KERNEL); if (!new) @@ -262,6 +264,9 @@ error: * * We share if we can, but under some circumstances we have to generate a new * set. + * + * The new process gets the current process's subjective credentials as its + * objective and subjective credentials */ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags) { @@ -278,6 +283,7 @@ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags) #endif clone_flags & CLONE_THREAD ) { + p->real_cred = get_cred(p->cred); get_cred(p->cred); atomic_inc(&p->cred->user->processes); return 0; @@ -317,7 +323,7 @@ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags) #endif atomic_inc(&new->user->processes); - p->cred = new; + p->cred = p->real_cred = get_cred(new); return 0; } @@ -326,7 +332,9 @@ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags) * @new: The credentials to be assigned * * Install a new set of credentials to the current task, using RCU to replace - * the old set. + * the old set. Both the objective and the subjective credentials pointers are + * updated. This function may not be called if the subjective credentials are + * in an overridden state. * * This function eats the caller's reference to the new credentials. * @@ -338,12 +346,15 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new) struct task_struct *task = current; const struct cred *old; + BUG_ON(task->cred != task->real_cred); + BUG_ON(atomic_read(&task->real_cred->usage) < 2); BUG_ON(atomic_read(&new->usage) < 1); - BUG_ON(atomic_read(&task->cred->usage) < 1); - old = task->cred; + old = task->real_cred; security_commit_creds(new, old); + get_cred(new); /* we will require a ref for the subj creds too */ + /* dumpability changes */ if (old->euid != new->euid || old->egid != new->egid || @@ -369,6 +380,7 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new) */ if (new->user != old->user) atomic_inc(&new->user->processes); + rcu_assign_pointer(task->real_cred, new); rcu_assign_pointer(task->cred, new); if (new->user != old->user) atomic_dec(&old->user->processes); @@ -388,6 +400,8 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new) new->fsgid != old->fsgid) proc_id_connector(task, PROC_EVENT_GID); + /* release the old obj and subj refs both */ + put_cred(old); put_cred(old); return 0; } @@ -408,11 +422,11 @@ void abort_creds(struct cred *new) EXPORT_SYMBOL(abort_creds); /** - * override_creds - Temporarily override the current process's credentials + * override_creds - Override the current process's subjective credentials * @new: The credentials to be assigned * - * Install a set of temporary override credentials on the current process, - * returning the old set for later reversion. + * Install a set of temporary override subjective credentials on the current + * process, returning the old set for later reversion. */ const struct cred *override_creds(const struct cred *new) { @@ -424,11 +438,11 @@ const struct cred *override_creds(const struct cred *new) EXPORT_SYMBOL(override_creds); /** - * revert_creds - Revert a temporary credentials override + * revert_creds - Revert a temporary subjective credentials override * @old: The credentials to be restored * - * Revert a temporary set of override credentials to an old set, discarding the - * override set. + * Revert a temporary set of override subjective credentials to an old set, + * discarding the override set. */ void revert_creds(const struct cred *old) { |