From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andy Lutomirski Subject: Re: [RFC v3 18/22] cgroup,landlock: Add CGRP_NO_NEW_PRIVS to handle unprivileged hooks Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:25:07 -0700 Message-ID: References: <20160914072415.26021-1-mic@digikod.net> <20160914072415.26021-19-mic@digikod.net> <57D9CB25.1010103@digikod.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <57D9CB25.1010103-WFhQfpSGs3bR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> Sender: cgroups-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: =?UTF-8?B?TWlja2HDq2wgU2FsYcO8bg==?= Cc: "linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , Alexei Starovoitov , Arnd Bergmann , Casey Schaufler , Daniel Borkmann , Daniel Mack , David Drysdale , "David S . Miller" , Elena Reshetova , "Eric W . Biederman" , James Morris , Kees Cook , Paul Moore , Sargun Dhillon , "Serge E . Hallyn" , Tejun Heo , Will Drewry , "kernel-hardening-ZwoEplunGu1jrUoiu81ncdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org" Linux API List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Micka=C3=ABl Sala=C3=BCn = wrote: > > On 14/09/2016 20:27, Andy Lutomirski wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:24 AM, Micka=C3=ABl Sala=C3=BCn wrote: >>> Add a new flag CGRP_NO_NEW_PRIVS for each cgroup. This flag is initiall= y >>> set for all cgroup except the root. The flag is clear when a new proces= s >>> without the no_new_privs flags is attached to the cgroup. >>> >>> If a cgroup is landlocked, then any new attempt, from an unprivileged >>> process, to attach a process without no_new_privs to this cgroup will >>> be denied. >> >> Until and unless everyone can agree on a way to properly namespace, >> delegate, etc cgroups, I think that trying to add unprivileged >> semantics to cgroups is nuts. Given the big thread about cgroup v2, >> no-internal-tasks, etc, I just don't see how this approach can be >> viable. > > As far as I can tell, the no_new_privs flag of at task is not related to > namespaces. The CGRP_NO_NEW_PRIVS flag is only a cache to quickly access > the no_new_privs property of *tasks* in a cgroup. The semantic is unchang= ed. > > Using cgroup is optional, any task could use the seccomp-based > landlocking instead. However, for those that want/need to manage a > security policy in a more dynamic way, using cgroups may make sense. > > I though cgroup delegation was OK in the v2, isn't it the case? Do you > have some links? > >> >> Can we try to make landlock work completely independently of cgroups >> so that it doesn't get stuck and so that programs can use it without >> worrying about cgroup v1 vs v2, interactions with cgroup managers, >> cgroup managers that (supposedly?) will start migrating processes >> around piecemeal and almost certainly blowing up landlock in the >> process, etc? > > This RFC handle both cgroup and seccomp approaches in a similar way. I > don't see why building on top of cgroup v2 is a problem. Is there > security issues with delegation? What I mean is: cgroup v2 delegation has a functionality problem. Tejun says [1]: We haven't had to face this decision because cgroup has never properly supported delegating to applications and the in-use setups where this happens are custom configurations where there is no boundary between system and applications and adhoc trial-and-error is good enough a way to find a working solution. That wiggle room goes away once we officially open this up to individual applications. Unless and until that changes, I think that landlock should stay away from cgroups. Others could reasonably disagree with me. [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/g/<20160909225747.GA30105-qYNAdHglDFBN0TnZuCh8vA@public.gmane.org