From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>, Chris Mason <mason@kernel.org>,
Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>,
linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org,
Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, target-devel@vger.kernel.org,
driver-core@lists.linux.dev, linux-mm@kvack.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
selinux@vger.kernel.org, apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com,
linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
fuse-devel@lists.linux.dev, linux-efi@vger.kernel.org,
xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org, ocfs2-devel@lists.linux.dev,
linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>,
linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
"Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>,
Alexander Mikhalitsyn <alex@amutable.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v2 18/42] selinux: use fc_init_pseudo() for selinuxfs
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:01:59 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261114-work-loop-pseudo-v2-18-98639a2286fb@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261114-work-loop-pseudo-v2-0-98639a2286fb@kernel.org>
Initialize selinuxfs as a pseudo filesystem. This raises SB_I_PSEUDO and
SB_I_NOEXEC. selinuxfs never holds executables. SB_I_NOEXEC also
refuses PROT_EXEC mappings but the status and policy files are only
ever mapped for reading.
But selinuxfs needs device nodes. The kernel replaces file descriptors
with /sys/fs/selinux/null on exec via dentry_open() which doesn't care
about SB_I_NODEV. Android init however opens /sys/fs/selinux/null by
path as /dev/null doesn't exist yet at that point. So clear SB_I_NODEV
again in sel_fill_super().
Reviewed-by: Alexander Mikhalitsyn <alex@amutable.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
security/selinux/selinuxfs.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index 310e19efff1d0..d7ae853b6d685 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/fs_context.h>
+#include <linux/pseudo_fs.h>
#include <linux/hex.h>
#include <linux/mount.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
@@ -1852,6 +1853,9 @@ static int sel_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
/* last one */ {"", NULL, 0}
};
+ /* Android init opens the null device below by path. */
+ sb->s_iflags &= ~SB_I_NODEV;
+
ret = selinux_fs_info_create(sb);
if (ret)
goto err;
@@ -1955,6 +1959,7 @@ static const struct fs_context_operations sel_context_ops = {
static int sel_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
{
+ fc_init_pseudo(fc);
fc->ops = &sel_context_ops;
return 0;
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-14 13:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 88+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-14 13:01 [PATCH RFC v2 00/42] fs: don't use pseudo filesystem files as storage Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 01/42] loop: refuse backing files that aren't open for reading Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 02/42] nvmet: check that the file backend supports ->{read,write}_iter Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 03/42] target: fileio: check that the backing file " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 04/42] fs: add SB_I_PSEUDO Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:54 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 05/42] kernfs: use fc_init_pseudo() Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 06/42] proc: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 07/42] binfmt_misc: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 08/42] mqueue: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 09/42] bpf: use fc_init_pseudo() for bpffs Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 10/42] nullfs: use fc_init_pseudo() Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 11/42] failfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 12/42] rust_binderfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:21 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 13/42] devpts: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 14/42] debugfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 15/42] tracefs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 16/42] configfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:01 ` [PATCH RFC v2 17/42] securityfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:54 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-11-14 13:01 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-11-14 13:20 ` [PATCH RFC v2 18/42] selinux: use fc_init_pseudo() for selinuxfs sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 19/42] smack: use fc_init_pseudo() for smackfs Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 20/42] apparmor: use fc_init_pseudo() for apparmorfs Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 21/42] nfsd: use fc_init_pseudo() Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 22/42] sunrpc: use fc_init_pseudo() for rpc_pipefs Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 23/42] fuse: use fc_init_pseudo() for fusectl Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 24/42] efivarfs: use fc_init_pseudo() Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 25/42] pstore: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 26/42] xenfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 27/42] openpromfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 28/42] ocfs2: use fc_init_pseudo() for dlmfs Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 29/42] s390/hypfs: use fc_init_pseudo() Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 30/42] powerpc/spufs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:26 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 31/42] usb: gadget: f_fs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:20 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 32/42] usb: gadget: gadgetfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:21 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 33/42] fs: add file_check_backing() Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:55 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 34/42] loop: refuse files on pseudo filesystems as backing files Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:28 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 35/42] zloop: refuse zone files on pseudo filesystems Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:31 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 36/42] nvmet: refuse files on pseudo filesystems as namespace backing files Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:21 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 37/42] target: fileio: refuse files on pseudo filesystems as " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 38/42] fuse: refuse files on pseudo filesystems as passthrough " Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 39/42] usb: gadget: f_mass_storage: refuse files on pseudo filesystems Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:23 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 40/42] erofs: refuse files on pseudo filesystems as backing files Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:24 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 41/42] acct: refuse files on pseudo filesystems Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:23 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-14 13:02 ` [PATCH RFC v2 42/42] selftests/filesystems: add backing file tests for pseudo files Christian Brauner
2026-11-14 13:23 ` sashiko-bot
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20261114-work-loop-pseudo-v2-18-98639a2286fb@kernel.org \
--to=brauner@kernel.org \
--cc=alex@amutable.com \
--cc=amir73il@gmail.com \
--cc=apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com \
--cc=bpf@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=driver-core@lists.linux.dev \
--cc=fuse-devel@lists.linux.dev \
--cc=hch@lst.de \
--cc=jack@suse.cz \
--cc=jannh@google.com \
--cc=josef@toxicpanda.com \
--cc=linux-block@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-efi@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org \
--cc=linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-mm@kvack.org \
--cc=linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org \
--cc=linux-s390@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-usb@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org \
--cc=mason@kernel.org \
--cc=netdev@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=ocfs2-devel@lists.linux.dev \
--cc=selinux@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=target-devel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk \
--cc=xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.