Re: [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #5.1)

Kohei KaiGai
2008-02-15T03:00:38Z

Li Zefan wrote:
- snip -
>> +error1:
>> + kobject_put(capability_kobj);
>> +error0:
>> + printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to export capabilities\n");
>> +
>> + return 0;
>
> Should return -EFXXX ..

Oops,
I fixed it as follows. Thanks for your pointed out.

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This patch enables to export code/name of capabilities supported
on the running kernel.

A newer kernel sometimes adds new capabilities, like CAP_MAC_ADMIN
at 2.6.25. However, we have no interface to disclose what capabilities
are supported on this kernel. Thus, we have to maintain libcap version
in appropriate one synchronously.

This patch enables libcap to collect the list of capabilities on
run time, and provide them for users.
It helps to improve portability of library.

It exports these information as regular files under /sys/kernel/capability.
The numeric node exports its name, the symbolic node exports its code.

Please consider to put this patch on the queue of 2.6.25.

Thanks,
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[kaigai@saba ~]$ ls -R /sys/kernel/capability/
/sys/kernel/capability/:
codes names version

/sys/kernel/capability/codes:
0 10 12 14 16 18 2 21 23 25 27 29 30 32 4 6 8
1 11 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 28 3 31 33 5 7 9

/sys/kernel/capability/names:
cap_audit_control cap_kill cap_net_raw cap_sys_nice
cap_audit_write cap_lease cap_setfcap cap_sys_pacct
cap_chown cap_linux_immutable cap_setgid cap_sys_ptrace
cap_dac_override cap_mac_admin cap_setpcap cap_sys_rawio
cap_dac_read_search cap_mac_override cap_setuid cap_sys_resource
cap_fowner cap_mknod cap_sys_admin cap_sys_time
cap_fsetid cap_net_admin cap_sys_boot cap_sys_tty_config
cap_ipc_lock cap_net_bind_service cap_sys_chroot
cap_ipc_owner cap_net_broadcast cap_sys_module
[kaigai@saba ~]$ cat /sys/kernel/capability/version
0x20071026
[kaigai@saba ~]$ cat /sys/kernel/capability/codes/30
cap_audit_control
[kaigai@saba ~]$ cat /sys/kernel/capability/names/cap_sys_pacct
20
[kaigai@saba ~]$
===================================================

Signed-off-by: KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@ak.jp.nec.com>
--
scripts/mkcapnames.sh | 44 ++++++++++++++++++
security/Makefile | 9 ++++
security/commoncap.c | 118 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 171 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mkcapnames.sh b/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
index e69de29..5d36d52 100644
--- a/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# generate a cap_names.h file from include/linux/capability.h
+#
+
+CAPHEAD="`dirname $0`/../include/linux/capability.h"
+REGEXP='^#define CAP_[A-Z_]+[ ]+[0-9]+$'
+NUMCAP=`cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep -c "$REGEXP"`
+
+echo '#ifndef CAP_NAMES_H'
+echo '#define CAP_NAMES_H'
+echo
+echo '/*'
+echo ' * Do NOT edit this file directly.'
+echo ' * This file is generated from include/linux/capability.h automatically'
+echo ' */'
+echo
+echo '#if !defined(SYSFS_CAP_NAME_ENTRY) || !defined(SYSFS_CAP_CODE_ENTRY)'
+echo '#error cap_names.h should be included from security/capability.c'
+echo '#else'
+echo "#if $NUMCAP != CAP_LAST_CAP + 1"
+echo '#error mkcapnames.sh cannot collect capabilities correctly'
+echo '#else'
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+ | awk '{ printf("SYSFS_CAP_NAME_ENTRY(%s,%s);\n", tolower($2), $2); }'
+echo
+echo 'static struct attribute *capability_name_attrs[] = {'
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+ | awk '{ printf("\t&%s_name_attr.attr,\n", tolower($2)); } END { print "\tNULL," }'
+echo '};'
+
+echo
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+ | awk '{ printf("SYSFS_CAP_CODE_ENTRY(%s,%s);\n", tolower($2), $2); }'
+echo
+echo 'static struct attribute *capability_code_attrs[] = {'
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+ | awk '{ printf("\t&%s_code_attr.attr,\n", tolower($2)); } END { print "\tNULL," }'
+echo '};'
+
+echo '#endif'
+echo '#endif'
+echo '#endif'
diff --git a/security/Makefile b/security/Makefile
index 9e8b025..c1ffc00 100644
--- a/security/Makefile
+++ b/security/Makefile
@@ -18,3 +18,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX) += selinux/built-in.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK) += commoncap.o smack/built-in.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES) += commoncap.o capability.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG) += commoncap.o root_plug.o
+
+# cap_names.h contains the code/name pair of capabilities.
+# It is generated using include/linux/capability.h automatically.
+$(obj)/commoncap.o: $(obj)/cap_names.h
+quiet_cmd_cap_names = CAPS $@
+ cmd_cap_names = /bin/sh $(src)/../scripts/mkcapnames.sh > $@
+targets += cap_names.h
+$(obj)/cap_names.h: $(src)/../scripts/mkcapnames.sh $(src)/../include/linux/capability.h FORCE
+ $(call if_changed,cap_names)
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 5aba826..9e5665e 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
#include <linux/hugetlb.h>
#include <linux/mount.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>

/* Global security state */

@@ -637,3 +639,119 @@ int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
}

+/*
+ * Export the list of capabilities on /sys/kernel/capability
+ */
+static struct kobject *capability_kobj;
+
+struct capability_attribute {
+ struct attribute attr;
+ ssize_t (*show)(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct capability_attribute *attr,
+ char *buffer);
+ ssize_t (*store)(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct capability_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buffer, size_t count);
+ union {
+ int code;
+ char *name;
+ } c;
+};
+
+static ssize_t capability_name_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct capability_attribute *attr,
+ char *buffer)
+{
+ return scnprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", attr->c.code);
+}
+
+static ssize_t capability_code_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct capability_attribute *attr,
+ char *buffer)
+{
+ return scnprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", attr->c.name);
+}
+
+static ssize_t capability_version_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+ struct capability_attribute *attr,
+ char *buffer)
+{
+ return scnprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%08x\n",
+ _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION);
+}
+
+#define SYSFS_CAP_NAME_ENTRY(_name,_code) \
+ static struct capability_attribute _name##_name_attr = { \
+ .attr = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = 0444 }, \
+ .show = capability_name_show, \
+ .c.code = (_code), \
+ }
+
+#define SYSFS_CAP_CODE_ENTRY(_name,_code) \
+ static struct capability_attribute _name##_code_attr = { \
+ .attr = { .name = __stringify(_code), .mode = 0444 }, \
+ .show = capability_code_show, \
+ .c.name = __stringify(_name), \
+ }
+/*
+ * capability_attrs[] is generated automatically by scripts/mkcapnames.sh
+ * This script parses include/linux/capability.h
+ */
+#include "cap_names.h"
+
+static struct attribute_group capability_name_attr_group = {
+ .name = "names",
+ .attrs = capability_name_attrs,
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group capability_code_attr_group = {
+ .name = "codes",
+ .attrs = capability_code_attrs,
+};
+
+static struct capability_attribute cap_version_attr = {
+ .attr = { .name = "version", .mode = 0444 },
+ .show = capability_version_show,
+};
+
+static int __init capability_export_names(void)
+{
+ int rc = -ENOMEM;
+
+ /* make /sys/kernel/capability */
+ capability_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("capability", kernel_kobj);
+ if (!capability_kobj)
+ goto error0;
+
+ /* make /sys/kernel/capability/names */
+ rc = sysfs_create_group(capability_kobj,
+ &capability_name_attr_group);
+ if (rc)
+ goto error1;
+
+ /* make /sys/kernel/capability/codes */
+ rc = sysfs_create_group(capability_kobj,
+ &capability_code_attr_group);
+ if (rc)
+ goto error2;
+
+ /* make /sys/kernel/capability/version */
+ rc = sysfs_create_file(capability_kobj,
+ &cap_version_attr.attr);
+ if (rc)
+ goto error3;
+
+ return 0;
+
+error3:
+ sysfs_remove_group(capability_kobj, &capability_code_attr_group);
+error2:
+ sysfs_remove_group(capability_kobj, &capability_name_attr_group);
+error1:
+ kobject_put(capability_kobj);
+error0:
+ printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to export capabilities\n");
+
+ return rc;
+}
+__initcall(capability_export_names);