From: Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz>
To: Andrea Cervesato <andrea.cervesato@suse.de>
Cc: Linux Test Project <ltp@lists.linux.it>
Subject: Re: [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 14/16] fchroot11: test failfs entry with no_new_privs
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:20:52 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <as-PxIfrUCyPZjQd@yuki.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831-fchroot-v4-14-57cceb68f927@suse.com>
Hi!
> Verify that an unprivileged process may enter failfs when it
> committed to no_new_privs, since setuid binaries then pose no
> confused deputy risk anymore. The test also verifies that a process
> which entered failfs counts as chrooted: it can no longer create a
> user namespace with unshare() to regain CAP_SYS_CHROOT.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Cervesato <andrea.cervesato@suse.com>
> ---
> runtest/staging | 1 +
> testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore | 1 +
> testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot11.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/runtest/staging b/runtest/staging
> index 9ec2a7897..137e3f99a 100644
> --- a/runtest/staging
> +++ b/runtest/staging
> @@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ fchroot07 fchroot07
> fchroot08 fchroot08
> fchroot09 fchroot09
> fchroot10 fchroot10
> +fchroot11 fchroot11
> diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore
> index 53a1fa1d0..650ef2690 100644
> --- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore
> +++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore
> @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ fchroot07_child
> fchroot08
> fchroot09
> fchroot10
> +fchroot11
> diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot11.c b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot11.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000..85401e5fe
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot11.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2026 SUSE LLC Andrea Cervesato <andrea.cervesato@suse.com>
> + */
> +
> +/*\
> + * Test unprivileged :manpage:`fchroot(2)` into failfs with no_new_privs
> + * set.
> + *
> + * An unprivileged process may enter failfs when it committed to
> + * no_new_privs, since setuid binaries then pose no confused deputy risk
> + * anymore. The test also verifies that a process which entered failfs
> + * counts as chrooted: it can no longer create a user namespace with
> + * :manpage:`unshare(2)` to regain ``CAP_SYS_CHROOT``.
> + *
> + * The user namespace check requires ``CONFIG_USER_NS``, which is enforced
> + * with ``.needs_kconfigs``.
> + *
> + * Root is required to drop to an unprivileged user in the forked child.
> + */
> +
> +#define _GNU_SOURCE
> +#include <fcntl.h>
> +#include <pwd.h>
> +#include <sched.h>
> +#include "tst_test.h"
> +#include "lapi/fcntl.h"
> +#include "lapi/prctl.h"
> +#include "lapi/sched.h"
> +#include "lapi/syscalls.h"
> +
> +static struct passwd *ltpuser;
> +
> +static void run(void)
> +{
> + if (SAFE_FORK())
> + return;
> +
> + SAFE_SETRESUID(ltpuser->pw_uid, ltpuser->pw_uid,
> + ltpuser->pw_uid);
> +
> + SAFE_PRCTL(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0);
> +
> + TST_EXP_PASS(tst_syscall(__NR_fchroot, FD_FAILFS_ROOT, 0),
> + "unprivileged fchroot() with no_new_privs");
> +
> + TST_EXP_FAIL2(open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY), EOPNOTSUPP,
> + "absolute lookup after entering failfs");
AFAIK there is no /etc/passwd on Android. Maybe we should use /dev/zero
instead?
> + TST_EXP_FAIL(unshare(CLONE_NEWUSER), EPERM,
> + "user namespace creation blocked by the failfs root");
> +
> + exit(0);
Here as well, no need for the exit(0).
> +}
> +
> +static void setup(void)
> +{
> + ltpuser = SAFE_GETPWNAM("nobody");
> +}
> +
> +static struct tst_test test = {
> + .setup = setup,
> + .test_all = run,
> + .needs_root = 1,
> + .forks_child = 1,
> + .needs_kconfigs = (const char *[]) {
> + "CONFIG_USER_NS=y",
> + NULL,
> + }
> +};
>
> --
> 2.51.0
>
>
> --
> Mailing list info: https://lists.linux.it/listinfo/ltp
--
Cyril Hrubis
chrubis@suse.cz
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-31 8:00 [LTP] [PATCH v4 00/16] fchroot: add fchroot() testing suite Andrea Cervesato
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH v4 01/16] syscalls: add v7.3 syscall numbers Andrea Cervesato
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH v4 02/16] syscalls: update outdated syscall entries Andrea Cervesato
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 03/16] lapi: fallback fchroot() parameters Andrea Cervesato
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 04/16] fchroot01: test fchroot() with a directory fd Andrea Cervesato
2026-08-31 9:06 ` [LTP] syscalls: add v7.3 syscall numbers linuxtestproject.agent
2026-10-12 10:25 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 04/16] fchroot01: test fchroot() with a directory fd Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 05/16] fchroot02: test fchroot() invalid arguments Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-12 10:51 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 06/16] fchroot03: test fchroot() permission checks Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-12 10:32 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 07/16] fchroot04: test fchroot() into failfs as root Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-12 11:03 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 08/16] fchroot05: test failfs root can not be referenced Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-12 11:14 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 09/16] fchroot06: test path walks under failfs root Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-14 11:39 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 10/16] fchroot07: test execve blocked by " Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-13 15:44 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 11/16] fchroot08: test failfs root fork inheritance Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-13 16:02 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 12/16] fchroot09: test setns escape from failfs root Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-14 11:52 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 13/16] fchroot10: test failfs entry without no_new_privs Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-14 12:11 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 14/16] fchroot11: test failfs entry with no_new_privs Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-14 14:20 ` Cyril Hrubis [this message]
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 15/16] fchroot12: test failfs entry with shared fs_struct Andrea Cervesato
2026-10-14 15:10 ` Cyril Hrubis
2026-08-31 8:00 ` [LTP] [PATCH STAGING v4 16/16] fchroot13: test failfs entry when chrooted Andrea Cervesato
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