Re: [PATCH 3/6] io_uring: add support for IORING_OP_OPENAT

Stefan Metzmacher
2020-01-16T22:42:22Z

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Am 09.01.20 um 22:31 schrieb Jens Axboe:
> On 1/9/20 3:40 AM, Stefan Metzmacher wrote:
>>>> I'm sorry, but I'm still unsure we're talking about the same thing
>>>> (or maybe I'm missing some basics here).
>>>>
>>>> My understanding of the io_uring_enter() is that it will execute as much
>>>> non-blocking calls as it can without switching to any other kernel thread.
>>>
>>> Correct, any SQE that we can do without switching, we will.
>>>
>>>> And my fear is that openat will use get_current_cred() instead of
>>>> ctx->creds.
>>>
>>> OK, I think I follow your concern. So you'd like to setup the rings from
>>> a _different_ user, and then later on use it for submission for SQEs that
>>> a specific user. So sort of the same as our initial discussion, except
>>> the mapping would be static. The difference being that you might setup
>>> the ring from a different user than the user that would be submitting IO
>>> on it?
>>
>> Our current (much simplified here) flow is this:
>>
>> # we start as root
>> seteuid(0);setegid(0);setgroups()...
>> ...
>> # we become the user555 and
>> # create our desired credential token
>> seteuid(555); seteguid(555); setgroups()...
>> # Start an openat2 on behalf of user555
>> openat2()
>> # we unbecome the user again and run as root
>> seteuid(0);setegid(0); setgroups()...
>> ...
>> # we become the user444 and
>> # create our desired credential token
>> seteuid(444); seteguid(444); setgroups()...
>> # Start an openat2 on behalf of user444
>> openat2()
>> # we unbecome the user again and run as root
>> seteuid(0);setegid(0); setgroups()...
>> ...
>> # we become the user555 and
>> # create our desired credential token
>> seteuid(555); seteguid(555); setgroups()...
>> # Start an openat2 on behalf of user555
>> openat2()
>> # we unbecome the user again and run as root
>> seteuid(0);setegid(0); setgroups()...
>>
>> It means we have to do about 7 syscalls in order
>> to open a file on behalf of a user.
>> (In reality we cache things and avoid set*id()
>> calls most of the time, but I want to demonstrate the
>> simplified design here)
>>
>> With io_uring I'd like to use a flow like this:
>>
>> # we start as root
>> seteuid(0);setegid(0);setgroups()...
>> ...
>> # we become the user444 and
>> # create our desired credential token
>> seteuid(444); seteguid(444); setgroups()...
>> # we snapshot the credentials to the new ring for user444
>> ring444 = io_uring_setup()
>> # we unbecome the user again and run as root
>> seteuid(0);setegid(0);setgroups()...
>> ...
>> # we become the user555 and
>> # create our desired credential token
>> seteuid(555); seteguid(555); setgroups()...
>> # we snapshot the credentials to the new ring for user555
>> ring555 = io_uring_setup()
>> # we unbecome the user again and run as root
>> seteuid(0);setegid(0);setgroups()...
>> ...
>> # Start an openat2 on behalf of user555
>> io_uring_enter(ring555, OP_OPENAT2...)
>> ...
>> # Start an openat2 on behalf of user444
>> io_uring_enter(ring444, OP_OPENAT2...)
>> ...
>> # Start an openat2 on behalf of user555
>> io_uring_enter(ring555, OP_OPENAT2...)
>>
>> So instead of constantly doing 7 syscalls per open,
>> we would be down to just at most one. And I would assume
>> that io_uring_enter() would do the temporary credential switch
>> for me also in the non-blocking case.
>
> OK, thanks for spelling the use case out, makes it easier to understand
> what you need in terms of what we currently can't do.
>
>>> If so, then we do need something to support that, probably an
>>> IORING_REGISTER_CREDS or similar. This would allow you to replace the
>>> creds you currently have in ctx->creds with whatever new one.
>>
>> I don't want to change ctx->creds, but I want it to be used consistently.
>>
>> What I think is missing is something like this:
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
>> index 32aee149f652..55dbb154915a 100644
>> --- a/fs/io_uring.c
>> +++ b/fs/io_uring.c
>> @@ -6359,10 +6359,27 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(io_uring_enter, unsigned int,
>> fd, u32, to_submit,
>> struct mm_struct *cur_mm;
>>
>> mutex_lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
>> + if (current->mm != ctx->sqo_mm) {
>> + // TODO: somthing like this...
>> + restore_mm = current->mm;
>> + use_mm(ctx->sqo_mm);
>> + }
>> /* already have mm, so io_submit_sqes() won't try to
>> grab it */
>> cur_mm = ctx->sqo_mm;
>> + if (current_cred() != ctx->creds) {
>> + // TODO: somthing like this...
>> + restore_cred = override_creds(ctx->creds);
>> + }
>> submitted = io_submit_sqes(ctx, to_submit, f.file, fd,
>> &cur_mm, false);
>> + if (restore_cred != NULL) {
>> + revert_creds(restore_cred);
>> + }
>> + if (restore_mm != NULL) {
>> + // TODO: something like this...
>> + unuse_mm(ctx->sqo_mm);
>> + use_mm(restore_mm);
>> + }
>> mutex_unlock(&ctx->uring_lock);
>>
>> if (submitted != to_submit)
>>
>> I'm not sure if current->mm is needed, I just added it for completeness
>> and as hint that io_op_defs[req->opcode].needs_mm is there and a
>> needs_creds could also be added (if it helps with performance)
>>
>> Is it possible to trigger a change of current->mm from userspace?
>>
>> An IORING_REGISTER_CREDS would only be useful if it's possible to
>> register a set of credentials and then use per io_uring_sqe credentials.
>> That would also be fine for me, but I'm not sure it's needed for now.
>
> I think it'd be a cleaner way of doing the same thing as your patch
> does. It seems a little odd to do this by default (having the ring
> change personalities depending on who's using it), but from an opt-in
> point of view, I think it makes more sense.
>
> That would make the IORING_REGISTER_ call something like
> IORING_REGISTER_ADOPT_OWNER or something like that, meaning that the
> ring would just assume the identify of the task that's calling
> io_uring_enter().
>
> Note that this also has to be passed through to the io-wq handler, as
> the mappings there are currently static as well.

What's the next step here?

I think the current state is a security problem!

The inline execution either needs to change the creds temporary
or io_uring_enter() needs a general check that the current creds match
the creds of the ring and return -EPERM or something similar.

Thanks!
metze

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