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From: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
To: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
	"Mickaël Salaün" <mic@digikod.net>
Cc: "Günther Noack" <gnoack@google.com>,
	"Tingmao Wang" <m@maowtm.org>,
	"Justin Suess" <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] landlock: Add path walk helper
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:18:56 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260218201857.1194667-2-utilityemal77@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260218201857.1194667-1-utilityemal77@gmail.com>

Add a new helper function landlock_walk_path_up, which takes a pointer
to the current path in the walk, and returns an enum
landlock_walk_result corresponding to whether the current position in
the walk is a mountpoint, the real root, or neither.

Signed-off-by: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
---
 security/landlock/fs.c | 92 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
index e764470f588c..c6ff686c9cde 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.c
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
@@ -317,6 +317,38 @@ static struct landlock_object *get_inode_object(struct inode *const inode)
 	LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV)
 /* clang-format on */
 
+/**
+ * enum landlock_walk_result - Result codes for landlock_walk_path_up()
+ * @LANDLOCK_WALK_CONTINUE: Path is now neither the real root nor an internal mount point.
+ * @LANDLOCK_WALK_STOP_REAL_ROOT: Path has reached the real VFS root.
+ * @LANDLOCK_WALK_INTERNAL: Path has reached an internal mount point.
+ */
+enum landlock_walk_result {
+	LANDLOCK_WALK_CONTINUE,
+	LANDLOCK_WALK_STOP_REAL_ROOT,
+	LANDLOCK_WALK_INTERNAL,
+};
+
+static enum landlock_walk_result landlock_walk_path_up(struct path *const path)
+{
+	struct dentry *old;
+
+	while (path->dentry == path->mnt->mnt_root) {
+		if (!follow_up(path))
+			return LANDLOCK_WALK_STOP_REAL_ROOT;
+	}
+	old = path->dentry;
+	if (unlikely(IS_ROOT(old))) {
+		if (likely(path->mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_INTERNAL))
+			return LANDLOCK_WALK_INTERNAL;
+		path->dentry = dget(path->mnt->mnt_root);
+	} else {
+		path->dentry = dget_parent(old);
+	}
+	dput(old);
+	return LANDLOCK_WALK_CONTINUE;
+}
+
 /*
  * @path: Should have been checked by get_path_from_fd().
  */
@@ -874,47 +906,27 @@ is_access_to_paths_allowed(const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
 		/* Stops when a rule from each layer grants access. */
 		if (allowed_parent1 && allowed_parent2)
 			break;
-
-jump_up:
-		if (walker_path.dentry == walker_path.mnt->mnt_root) {
-			if (follow_up(&walker_path)) {
-				/* Ignores hidden mount points. */
-				goto jump_up;
-			} else {
-				/*
-				 * Stops at the real root.  Denies access
-				 * because not all layers have granted access.
-				 */
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (unlikely(IS_ROOT(walker_path.dentry))) {
-			if (likely(walker_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_INTERNAL)) {
-				/*
-				 * Stops and allows access when reaching disconnected root
-				 * directories that are part of internal filesystems (e.g. nsfs,
-				 * which is reachable through /proc/<pid>/ns/<namespace>).
-				 */
-				allowed_parent1 = true;
-				allowed_parent2 = true;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * We reached a disconnected root directory from a bind mount.
-			 * Let's continue the walk with the mount point we missed.
-			 */
-			dput(walker_path.dentry);
-			walker_path.dentry = walker_path.mnt->mnt_root;
-			dget(walker_path.dentry);
-		} else {
-			struct dentry *const parent_dentry =
-				dget_parent(walker_path.dentry);
-
-			dput(walker_path.dentry);
-			walker_path.dentry = parent_dentry;
+		/* Otherwise, keep walking up to the root. */
+		switch (landlock_walk_path_up(&walker_path)) {
+		/*
+		 * Stops and allows access when reaching disconnected root
+		 * directories that are part of internal filesystems (e.g. nsfs,
+		 * which is reachable through /proc/<pid>/ns/<namespace>).
+		 */
+		case LANDLOCK_WALK_INTERNAL:
+			allowed_parent1 = true;
+			allowed_parent2 = true;
+			break;
+		/*
+		 * Stops at the real root.  Denies access
+		 * because not all layers have granted access
+		 */
+		case LANDLOCK_WALK_STOP_REAL_ROOT:
+			break;
+		case LANDLOCK_WALK_CONTINUE:
+			continue;
 		}
+		break;
 	}
 	path_put(&walker_path);
 
-- 
2.51.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-02-18 20:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-18 20:18 [PATCH 0/2] landlock: Simplify path walk logic Justin Suess
2026-02-18 20:18 ` Justin Suess [this message]
2026-02-18 20:18 ` [PATCH 2/2] landlock: Remove collect_domain_accesses Justin Suess

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