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From: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Linux Containers <containers-qjLDD68F18O7TbgM5vRIOg@public.gmane.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] user namespaces: refuse create in other user_ns
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:28:01 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080726002801.GE29874@us.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080726002700.GA29686-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

From 4d2c23452a67e25856893ab16fefd0f6e5aa58df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Serge Hallyn <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:37:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] user namespaces: refuse create in other user_ns

Refuse writing to a directory in another user_ns.  We can't
support file creation because we wouldn't know who should own
the file.  This refuses file deletion as well - which I think
is the sensible thing to do.

File writing is still allowed if the 'user other' permissions
include write.  That again probably makes sense for logging
and such.

Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
---
 fs/namei.c |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index adf5f1b..b39a990 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 
 check:
 	/*
+	 * Can't write to a directory in another user_ns
+	 * We wouldn't know who to make the owner!
+	 */
+	if (!same_userns && S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && (mask&MAY_WRITE))
+		return -EACCES;
+	/*
 	 * If the DACs are ok we don't need any capability check.
 	 */
 	if (((mode & mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == mask))
-- 
1.5.4.3

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-07-26  0:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-07-26  0:27 [PATCH 0/6] user namespaces: introduction Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found] ` <20080726002700.GA29686-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-26  0:27   ` [PATCH 1/6] user namespaces: introduce user_struct->user_namespace relationship Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]     ` <20080726002725.GA29874-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-26  2:07       ` [Devel] " Alexey Dobriyan
     [not found]         ` <20080726020731.GA5115-QDJVlCTZ4KWTKS93B3g+7KFoa47nwP16@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-26  3:31           ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-07-26  0:27   ` [PATCH 2/6] user namespaces: move user_ns from nsproxy into user struct Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]     ` <20080726002735.GB29874-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-28 21:41       ` Eric W. Biederman
     [not found]         ` <m1k5f5it4i.fsf-B27657KtZYmhTnVgQlOflh2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-29 17:59           ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-07-26  0:27   ` [PATCH 3/6] user namespaces: rig generic_permission for simple userns check Serge E. Hallyn
2008-07-26  0:27   ` [PATCH 4/6] user namespaces: add user_ns to super block Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]     ` <20080726002754.GD29874-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-28 21:53       ` Eric W. Biederman
     [not found]         ` <m13altislf.fsf-B27657KtZYmhTnVgQlOflh2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-28 22:47           ` Matt Helsley
     [not found]             ` <1217285230.25300.19.camel-bi+AKbBUZKY6gyzm1THtWbp2dZbC/Bob@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-28 23:03               ` Eric W. Biederman
     [not found]                 ` <m1skttehm6.fsf-B27657KtZYmhTnVgQlOflh2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-29 18:09                   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-07-29 18:05               ` Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]                 ` <20080729180515.GB365-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-29 19:22                   ` Eric W. Biederman
     [not found]                     ` <m13alscx7e.fsf-B27657KtZYmhTnVgQlOflh2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-02  0:06                       ` Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]                         ` <20080802000609.GA10211-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-02  1:49                           ` Eric W. Biederman
     [not found]                             ` <m1wsj0i3td.fsf-B27657KtZYmhTnVgQlOflh2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-03  0:37                               ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-07-26  0:28   ` Serge E. Hallyn [this message]
2008-07-26  0:28   ` [PATCH 6/6] user_namespace: move put_user_ns outside lock Serge E. Hallyn

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