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From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 2/3] capabilities: don't let ptrace borrow CAP_SETFCAP
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:23:49 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-211912@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261112-b4-setfcap-userns-v10-2-84f6f7faa903@toxicpanda.com>

> A uid 0 task that gave up CAP_SETFCAP and CAP_SYS_PTRACE can still
> attach to a task in a user namespace that another root task created,
> and have it write file capabilities for its root user.  For a target in
> a child namespace cap_ptrace_access_check() asks for CAP_SYS_PTRACE over
> that namespace, and cap_capable() grants every capability there to a
> task whose euid owns it, whatever it gave up:
> 
>   task A: uid 0, full caps          task B: uid 0, no CAP_SETFCAP,
>   unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER)              no CAP_SYS_PTRACE
>                                     ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, A)
>                                       euid == ns->owner -> allowed
>                                     make A write "0 0 1" to its uid_map,
>                                     or set file capabilities
> 
> The same goes for /proc/<pid>/mem, process_vm_writev() and
> [ ... ]
> 
> Suggested-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/fd159e68-c613-4c7d-bfba-8af0a3f3a96e@hallyn.com/
> Fixes: db2e718a4798 ("capabilities: require CAP_SETFCAP to map uid 0")
> Signed-off-by: Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>

Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues.

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  reply	other threads:[~2026-11-12 22:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-12 22:08 [PATCH v10 0/3] capabilities: close the ways around the CAP_SETFCAP rule for uid 0 Josef Bacik
2026-11-12 22:08 ` [PATCH v10 1/3] userns: don't let setns() lend CAP_SETFCAP Josef Bacik
2026-11-12 22:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-12 22:08 ` [PATCH v10 2/3] capabilities: don't let ptrace borrow CAP_SETFCAP Josef Bacik
2026-11-12 22:23   ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-11-12 22:08 ` [PATCH v10 3/3] selftests/namespaces: test the CAP_SETFCAP rule for user namespaces Josef Bacik
2026-11-12 22:19   ` sashiko-bot

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