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From: Kohei KaiGai <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>
To: "Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@kernel.org>
Cc: akpm@osdl.org, serue@us.ibm.com, jmorris@namei.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #3)
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:17:20 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47A2AB60.5000403@ak.jp.nec.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4799CAE0.7010400@ak.jp.nec.com>

>> All that being said, the friendliness factor of this is somewhat
>> undeniable, and so I can see why folk might want it in the kernel
>> anyway. If so, would it possible to move this code into
>> security/capability.c and not in the main kernel per-se - protected with
>> a configuration option? If it does appear in the kernel, we'll obviously
>> add your libcap changes too. If it doesn't, then perhaps we can meet
>> your needs with a slight modification to your libcap patch to read the
>> capabilities from an optional /etc/XXX file - and make text visibility
>> of 'late breaking' capabilities something that the admin can tweak as
>> needed?
> 
> I think optional configuration file is not a good idea.
> It can make unneeded confusion.
> 
> If necessary, I'll move this features into security/capability.c and
> add a Kconfig option to select it.

The following patch enables to export the list of capabilities supported
on the running kernel, under /sys/kernel/capability .

Changelog from the previous version:
- Implementation is moved into security/capability.c from kernel/capability.c
- A Kconfig option SECURITY_CAPABILITIES_EXPORT is added to tuen on/off this feature.

[kaigai@saba ~]$ for x in /sys/kernel/capability/*
> do
>   echo "$x --> `cat $x`"
> done
/sys/kernel/capability/cap_audit_control --> 30
/sys/kernel/capability/cap_audit_write --> 29
    - snip -
/sys/kernel/capability/cap_sys_time --> 25
/sys/kernel/capability/cap_sys_tty_config --> 26
/sys/kernel/capability/index --> 31
/sys/kernel/capability/version --> 0x19980330
[kaigai@saba ~]$

Thanks,

Signed-off-by: KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>
----
 scripts/mkcapnames.sh |   50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 security/Kconfig      |    9 ++++++++
 security/Makefile     |   11 ++++++++++
 security/capability.c |   49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mkcapnames.sh b/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
index e69de29..262478e 100644
--- a/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# generate a cap_names.h file from include/linux/capability.h
+#
+
+BASEDIR=`dirname $0`
+
+echo '#ifndef CAP_NAMES_H'
+echo '#define CAP_NAMES_H'
+echo
+echo '/*'
+echo ' * Do NOT edit this file directly.'
+echo ' * This file is generated from include/linux/capability.h automatically'
+echo ' */'
+echo
+echo '#ifndef SYSFS_CAPABILITY_ENTRY'
+echo '#error cap_names.h should be included from kernel/capability.c'
+echo '#else'
+
+echo 'SYSFS_CAPABILITY_ENTRY(version, "0x%08x\n", _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION);'
+
+cat ${BASEDIR}/../include/linux/capability.h	\
+    | egrep '^#define CAP_[A-Z_]+[ 	]+[0-9]+$'	\
+    | awk 'BEGIN {
+            max_code = -1;
+        }
+        {
+            if ($3 > max_code)
+                max_code = $3;
+            printf("SYSFS_CAPABILITY_ENTRY(%s, \"%%u\\n\", %s);\n", tolower($2), $2);
+        }
+        END {
+            printf("SYSFS_CAPABILITY_ENTRY(index, \"%%u\\n\", %u);\n", max_code);
+        }'
+
+echo
+echo 'static struct attribute *capability_attrs[] = {'
+echo '        &version_attr.attr,'
+echo '        &index_attr.attr,'
+
+cat ${BASEDIR}/../include/linux/capability.h    \
+    | egrep '^#define CAP_[A-Z_]+[ 	]+[0-9]+$'   \
+    | awk '{ printf ("        &%s_attr.attr,\n", tolower($2)); }'
+
+echo '        NULL,'
+echo '};'
+
+echo '#endif	/* SYSFS_CAPABILITY_ENTRY */'
+echo '#endif	/* CAP_NAMES_H */'
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index 8086e61..e4d330c 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ config SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES

 	  If in doubt, answer N.

+config SECURITY_CAPABILITIES_EXPORT
+	bool "Exporting capabilities kernel supported"
+	depends on SECURITY_CAPABILITIES && SYSFS
+	help
+          This enables to export any capabilities which are supported
+	  in the running kernel.
+	
+	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer Y.
+
 config SECURITY_ROOTPLUG
 	bool "Root Plug Support"
 	depends on USB=y && SECURITY
diff --git a/security/Makefile b/security/Makefile
index ef87df2..90a856d 100644
--- a/security/Makefile
+++ b/security/Makefile
@@ -16,3 +16,14 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY)			+= security.o dummy.o inode.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX)		+= selinux/built-in.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES)	+= commoncap.o capability.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG)		+= commoncap.o root_plug.o
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES_EXPORT),y)
+# cap_names.h contains the code/name pair of capabilities.
+# It is generated using include/linux/capability.h automatically.
+$(obj)/capability.o: $(obj)/cap_names.h
+quiet_cmd_cap_names  = CAPS    $@
+      cmd_cap_names  = /bin/sh $(src)/../scripts/mkcapnames.sh > $@
+targets += cap_names.h
+$(obj)/cap_names.h: $(src)/../scripts/mkcapnames.sh $(src)/../include/linux/capability.h FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,cap_names)
+endif
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 9e99f36..06e0f0a 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>

 static struct security_operations capability_ops = {
 	.ptrace =			cap_ptrace,
@@ -58,6 +60,53 @@ static int secondary;
 static int capability_disable;
 module_param_named(disable, capability_disable, int, 0);

+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES_EXPORT
+/*
+ * Export the list of capabilities on /sys/kernel/capability
+ */
+struct capability_attribute {
+	struct attribute attr;
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct kobject *kobj,
+			struct capability_attribute *attr,
+			char *buffer);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct kobject *kobj,
+			 struct capability_attribute *attr,
+			 const char *buffer, size_t count);
+};
+
+#define SYSFS_CAPABILITY_ENTRY(_name, _fmt, ...)			\
+	static ssize_t _name##_show(struct kobject *kobj,		\
+				    struct capability_attribute *attr,	\
+				    char *buffer)			\
+	{                                                               \
+		return scnprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, _fmt, __VA_ARGS__);	\
+	}								\
+	static struct capability_attribute _name##_attr = __ATTR_RO(_name)
+/*
+ * capability_attrs[] is generated automatically by scripts/mkcapnames.sh
+ * This script parses include/linux/capability.h
+ */
+#include "cap_names.h"
+
+static struct attribute_group capability_attr_group = {
+	.name = "capability",
+	.attrs = capability_attrs,
+};
+
+static int __init capability_export_names(void)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = sysfs_create_group(kernel_kobj, &capability_attr_group);
+	if (rc) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to export capabilities\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+__initcall(capability_export_names);
+#endif
+
 static int __init capability_init (void)
 {
 	if (capability_disable) {

-- 
OSS Platform Development Division, NEC
KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>

  reply	other threads:[~2008-02-01  5:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-25  5:18 [PATCH 1/3] exporting capability code/name pairs (try 2nd) Kohei KaiGai
2008-01-25  7:32 ` Andrew G. Morgan
2008-01-25 11:41   ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-01  5:17     ` Kohei KaiGai [this message]
2008-02-04 16:21       ` [PATCH 1/3] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #3) Serge E. Hallyn
2008-02-06  2:27         ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-06  5:08           ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-02-08  9:42             ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #4) Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-08 16:48               ` Andrew G. Morgan
2008-02-12  0:56                 ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-08 19:23               ` Alexey Dobriyan
2008-02-12  1:10                 ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-12 21:58                   ` Alexey Dobriyan
2008-02-13  8:14                     ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-12 18:08               ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-02-13  8:01                 ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-15  1:38                   ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #5) Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-15  1:58                     ` Li Zefan
2008-02-15  2:58                       ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #5.1) Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-15 18:38                         ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-02-15 18:50                           ` Greg KH
2008-02-18  7:12                             ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-18  7:40                               ` Greg KH
2008-02-18  8:45                                 ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-19 16:16                                   ` Greg KH
2008-02-20  4:38                                     ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #6) Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-20  5:02                                       ` Greg KH
2008-02-20  5:38                                         ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-20  5:53                                           ` Greg KH
2008-02-20  6:19                                           ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #6.1) Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-20  6:16                                       ` Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-20  4:39                                     ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #6) Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-20  6:16                                       ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #6.1) Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-18 15:15                                 ` [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #5.1) Serge E. Hallyn

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