Re: capabilities carried over execve()

[Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>]

Hi!

> I am attempting to write an init replacement that is capability-smart.
> Though I'm pleased that prctl() lets me keep capabilities across a
> setreuid(), maintaining caps over execve() seems impossible to do right.
> 
> I currently see a few options:
> 	- use the CLOEXEC-pipe hack that execcap uses (parent notices
> 	  when pipe closes then rushes to set caps on child before
> 	  child notices they're gone). This looks like a race to me.
> 	- tweak linux/fs/exec.c (prepare_binprm) to pretend that all
> 	  files have cap_inheritable and cap_effective fully set.
> 	  This seems a more elegant solution, but requires a kernel
> 	  patch.
> 	- exec the child in a stopped state, mess with caps, then
> 	  send it SIGCONT. AFAIK, there is no way to do
> 	  execve_and_stop.

What about ptrace? It should be able to do this kind of stuff... but
it is going to be messy.
								Pavel
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