From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>,
Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
Cc: "Jann Horn" <jannh@google.com>, "Mike Yuan" <me@yhndnzj.com>,
"Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek" <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>,
"Lennart Poettering" <mzxreary@0pointer.de>,
"Daan De Meyer" <daan.j.demeyer@gmail.com>,
"Aleksa Sarai" <cyphar@cyphar.com>,
"Amir Goldstein" <amir73il@gmail.com>,
"Tejun Heo" <tj@kernel.org>,
"Johannes Weiner" <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de>,
"Alexander Viro" <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
"Jan Kara" <jack@suse.cz>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, cgroups@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, "Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@google.com>,
"Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@arndb.de>,
"Christian Brauner" <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFC DRAFT 50/50] selftests/namespaces: seventh listns() permission test
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:43:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251021-work-namespace-nstree-listns-v1-50-ad44261a8a5b@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251021-work-namespace-nstree-listns-v1-0-ad44261a8a5b@kernel.org>
Test that dropping CAP_SYS_ADMIN restricts what we can see.
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
---
.../selftests/namespaces/listns_permissions_test.c | 111 +++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 111 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/listns_permissions_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/listns_permissions_test.c
index 709250ce1542..9d1767e8b804 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/listns_permissions_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/listns_permissions_test.c
@@ -663,4 +663,115 @@ TEST(listns_cap_sys_admin_inside_userns)
TH_LOG("Process can see user namespace it has CAP_SYS_ADMIN inside of");
}
+/*
+ * Test that dropping CAP_SYS_ADMIN restricts what we can see.
+ */
+TEST(listns_drop_cap_sys_admin)
+{
+ cap_t caps;
+ cap_value_t cap_list[1] = { CAP_SYS_ADMIN };
+
+ /* This test needs to start with CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
+ caps = cap_get_proc();
+ if (!caps) {
+ SKIP(return, "Cannot get capabilities");
+ }
+
+ cap_flag_value_t cap_val;
+ if (cap_get_flag(caps, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_EFFECTIVE, &cap_val) < 0) {
+ cap_free(caps);
+ SKIP(return, "Cannot check CAP_SYS_ADMIN");
+ }
+
+ if (cap_val != CAP_SET) {
+ cap_free(caps);
+ SKIP(return, "Test needs CAP_SYS_ADMIN to start");
+ }
+ cap_free(caps);
+
+ int pipefd[2];
+ pid_t pid;
+ int status;
+ bool correct;
+ ssize_t count_before, count_after;
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(pipe(pipefd), 0);
+
+ pid = fork();
+ ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
+
+ if (pid == 0) {
+ struct ns_id_req req = {
+ .size = sizeof(req),
+ .spare = 0,
+ .ns_id = 0,
+ .ns_type = CLONE_NEWNET,
+ .spare2 = 0,
+ .user_ns_id = LISTNS_CURRENT_USER,
+ };
+ __u64 ns_ids_before[100];
+ ssize_t count_before;
+ __u64 ns_ids_after[100];
+ ssize_t count_after;
+ bool correct;
+
+ close(pipefd[0]);
+
+ /* Create user namespace */
+ if (setup_userns() < 0) {
+ close(pipefd[1]);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ /* Count namespaces with CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
+ count_before = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids_before, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids_before), 0);
+
+ /* Drop CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
+ caps = cap_get_proc();
+ if (caps) {
+ cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 1, cap_list, CAP_CLEAR);
+ cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_PERMITTED, 1, cap_list, CAP_CLEAR);
+ cap_set_proc(caps);
+ cap_free(caps);
+ }
+
+ /* Ensure we can't regain the capability */
+ prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+
+ /* Count namespaces without CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
+ count_after = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids_after, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids_after), 0);
+
+ /* Without CAP_SYS_ADMIN, we should see same or fewer namespaces */
+ correct = (count_after <= count_before);
+
+ write(pipefd[1], &correct, sizeof(correct));
+ write(pipefd[1], &count_before, sizeof(count_before));
+ write(pipefd[1], &count_after, sizeof(count_after));
+ close(pipefd[1]);
+ exit(0);
+ }
+
+ /* Parent */
+ close(pipefd[1]);
+
+ correct = false;
+ count_before = 0;
+ count_after = 0;
+ read(pipefd[0], &correct, sizeof(correct));
+ read(pipefd[0], &count_before, sizeof(count_before));
+ read(pipefd[0], &count_after, sizeof(count_after));
+ close(pipefd[0]);
+
+ waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+ ASSERT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status));
+
+ if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0) {
+ SKIP(return, "Child failed to setup namespace");
+ }
+
+ ASSERT_TRUE(correct);
+ TH_LOG("With CAP_SYS_ADMIN: %zd namespaces, without: %zd namespaces",
+ count_before, count_after);
+}
+
TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-21 11:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-21 11:43 [PATCH RFC DRAFT 00/50] nstree: listns() Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 01/50] libfs: allow to specify s_d_flags Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 02/50] nsfs: use inode_just_drop() Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 03/50] nsfs: raise DCACHE_DONTCACHE explicitly Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 04/50] pidfs: " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 05/50] nsfs: raise SB_I_NODEV and SB_I_NOEXEC Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 06/50] nstree: simplify return Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 07/50] ns: initialize ns_list_node for initial namespaces Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 08/50] ns: add __ns_ref_read() Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 09/50] ns: add active reference count Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 10/50] ns: use anonymous struct to group list member Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 11/50] nstree: introduce a unified tree Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 12/50] nstree: allow lookup solely based on inode Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 13/50] nstree: assign fixed ids to the initial namespaces Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 14/50] ns: maintain list of owned namespaces Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 15/50] nstree: add listns() Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 16/50] arch: hookup listns() system call Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 17/50] nsfs: update tools header Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 18/50] selftests/filesystems: remove CLONE_NEWPIDNS from setup_userns() helper Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 19/50] selftests/namespaces: first active reference count tests Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 20/50] selftests/namespaces: second " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 21/50] selftests/namespaces: third " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 22/50] selftests/namespaces: fourth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 23/50] selftests/namespaces: fifth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 24/50] selftests/namespaces: sixth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 25/50] selftests/namespaces: seventh " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 26/50] selftests/namespaces: eigth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 27/50] selftests/namespaces: ninth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 28/50] selftests/namespaces: tenth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 29/50] selftests/namespaces: eleventh " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 30/50] selftests/namespaces: twelth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 31/50] selftests/namespaces: thirteenth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 32/50] selftests/namespaces: fourteenth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 33/50] selftests/namespaces: fifteenth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 34/50] selftests/namespaces: add listns() wrapper Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 35/50] selftests/namespaces: first listns() test Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 36/50] selftests/namespaces: second " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 37/50] selftests/namespaces: third " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 38/50] selftests/namespaces: fourth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 39/50] selftests/namespaces: fifth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 40/50] selftests/namespaces: sixth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 41/50] selftests/namespaces: seventh " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 42/50] selftests/namespaces: ninth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 43/50] " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 44/50] selftests/namespaces: first listns() permission test Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 45/50] selftests/namespaces: second " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 46/50] selftests/namespaces: third " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 47/50] selftests/namespaces: fourth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 48/50] selftests/namespaces: fifth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 49/50] selftests/namespaces: sixth " Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 11:43 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2025-10-21 14:34 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 00/50] nstree: listns() Josef Bacik
2025-10-22 8:34 ` Christian Brauner
2025-10-21 14:41 ` [syzbot ci] " syzbot ci
2025-10-22 11:00 ` [PATCH RFC DRAFT 00/50] " Ferenc Fejes
2025-10-24 14:50 ` Christian Brauner
2025-10-27 10:49 ` Ferenc Fejes
2025-10-22 11:28 ` Jeff Layton
2025-10-24 14:54 ` Christian Brauner
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