From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] capabilities: don't let ptrace borrow CAP_SETFCAP
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:51:45 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261006155145.942601F0089B@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261006-b4-setfcap-userns-v1-5-f47e7ed66072@toxicpanda.com>
> A task that entered a user namespace while it held CAP_SETFCAP outside may
> map uid 0 of the parent and write file capabilities that are honoured
> there. That is the one privilege it keeps outside of its namespace, and
> the ptrace checks don't know about it: for a target in another user
> namespace cap_ptrace_access_check() is satisfied with CAP_SYS_PTRACE over
> the target's namespace, which the owner rule hands to any task with the
> right euid, and inside the namespace everybody has a full set.
>
> task A: uid 0, full caps task B: uid 0, no CAP_SETFCAP
> unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER)
> ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, A)
> uids match, euid == ns->owner
> make A write "0 0 1" to its uid_map,
> or set file capabilities
> A is entitled -> allowed
> [ ... ]
> tracer's. PTRACE_MODE_READ is unchanged.
>
> Fixes: db2e718a4798 ("capabilities: require CAP_SETFCAP to map uid 0")
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-06 15:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-06 15:44 [PATCH 0/5] capabilities: close the ways around the CAP_SETFCAP rule for uid 0 Josef Bacik
2026-10-06 15:44 ` [PATCH 1/5] cred: record how far up CAP_SETFCAP reaches Josef Bacik
2026-10-06 15:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-06 15:44 ` [PATCH 2/5] userns: don't let setns() lend the right to map uid 0 Josef Bacik
2026-10-06 15:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-06 15:44 ` [PATCH 3/5] userns: check the writer too before mapping " Josef Bacik
2026-10-06 15:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-06 15:44 ` [PATCH 4/5] capabilities: limit fscaps to where CAP_SETFCAP reaches Josef Bacik
2026-10-06 15:53 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-06 15:44 ` [PATCH 5/5] capabilities: don't let ptrace borrow CAP_SETFCAP Josef Bacik
2026-10-06 15:51 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-08 13:57 ` [PATCH 0/5] capabilities: close the ways around the CAP_SETFCAP rule for uid 0 Serge E. Hallyn
2026-10-08 15:39 ` Josef Bacik
2026-10-08 16:13 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2026-10-09 7:41 ` Christian Brauner
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