Re: [RFC PATCH v19 2/5] security: Add new SHOULD_EXEC_CHECK and SHOULD_EXEC_RESTRICT securebits

Steve Dower
2024-07-16T15:10:14Z

On 16/07/2024 16:02, Jeff Xu wrote:
> For below two cases: will they be restricted by one (or some) mode above ?
>
> 1> cat /tmp/a.sh | sh
>
> 2> sh -c "$(cat /tmp/a.sh)"

It will almost certainly depend on your context, but to properly lock
down a system, they must be restricted. "We were unable to check the
file" ought to be treated the same as "the file failed the check".

If your goal is to only execute files that have been pre-approved in
some manner, you're implying that you don't want interactive execution
at all (since that is not a file that's been pre-approved). So a mere
"sh" or "sh -c ..." would be restricted without checking anything other
than the secure bit.

Cheers,
Steve