From: "Günther Noack" <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
To: "Mickaël Salaün" <mic@digikod.net>,
"Paul Moore" <paul@paul-moore.com>,
"James Morris" <jmorris@namei.org>,
"Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com>
Cc: "Günther Noack" <gnoack3000@gmail.com>,
"Justin Suess" <utilityemal77@gmail.com>,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
"Tingmao Wang" <m@maowtm.org>,
"Samasth Norway Ananda" <samasth.norway.ananda@oracle.com>,
"Matthieu Buffet" <matthieu@buffet.re>,
"Mikhail Ivanov" <ivanov.mikhail1@huawei-partners.com>,
konstantin.meskhidze@huawei.com,
"Demi Marie Obenour" <demiobenour@gmail.com>,
"Alyssa Ross" <hi@alyssa.is>, "Jann Horn" <jannh@google.com>,
"Tahera Fahimi" <fahimitahera@gmail.com>,
"Simon Horman" <horms@kernel.org>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org,
"Alexander Viro" <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
"Christian Brauner" <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/5] lsm: Add hook unix_path_connect
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:32:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260110143300.71048-4-gnoack3000@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260110143300.71048-2-gnoack3000@gmail.com>
From: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
Adds an LSM hook unix_path_connect.
This hook is called to check the path of a named unix socket before a
connection is initiated.
Cc: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h | 4 ++++
include/linux/security.h | 11 +++++++++++
net/unix/af_unix.c | 9 +++++++++
security/security.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index 8c42b4bde09c..1dee5d8d52d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ LSM_HOOK(int, 0, post_notification, const struct cred *w_cred,
LSM_HOOK(int, 0, watch_key, struct key *key)
#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY && CONFIG_KEY_NOTIFICATIONS */
+#if defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK) && defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, unix_path_connect, const struct path *path, int type, int flags)
+#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK && CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH */
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
LSM_HOOK(int, 0, unix_stream_connect, struct sock *sock, struct sock *other,
struct sock *newsk)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 83a646d72f6f..382612af27a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1931,6 +1931,17 @@ static inline int security_mptcp_add_subflow(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
}
#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK */
+#if defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK) && defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH)
+
+int security_unix_path_connect(const struct path *path, int type, int flags);
+
+#else /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK && CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH */
+static inline int security_unix_path_connect(const struct path *path, int type, int flags)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK && CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH */
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_INFINIBAND
int security_ib_pkey_access(void *sec, u64 subnet_prefix, u16 pkey);
int security_ib_endport_manage_subnet(void *sec, const char *name, u8 port_num);
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 55cdebfa0da0..3aabe2d489ae 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1226,6 +1226,15 @@ static struct sock *unix_find_bsd(struct sockaddr_un *sunaddr, int addr_len,
if (!S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode))
goto path_put;
+ /*
+ * We call the hook because we know that the inode is a socket
+ * and we hold a valid reference to it via the path.
+ */
+ err = security_unix_path_connect(&path, type, flags);
+ if (err)
+ goto path_put;
+
+ err = -ECONNREFUSED;
sk = unix_find_socket_byinode(inode);
if (!sk)
goto path_put;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 31a688650601..0cee3502db83 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -4731,6 +4731,26 @@ int security_mptcp_add_subflow(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK */
+#if defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK) && defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH)
+/*
+ * security_unix_path_connect() - Check if a named AF_UNIX socket can connect
+ * @path: path of the socket being connected to
+ * @type: type of the socket
+ * @flags: flags associated with the socket
+ *
+ * This hook is called to check permissions before connecting to a named
+ * AF_UNIX socket.
+ *
+ * Return: Returns 0 if permission is granted.
+ */
+int security_unix_path_connect(const struct path *path, int type, int flags)
+{
+ return call_int_hook(unix_path_connect, path, type, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_unix_path_connect);
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK && CONFIG_SECURITY_PATH */
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_INFINIBAND
/**
* security_ib_pkey_access() - Check if access to an IB pkey is allowed
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-10 14:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-10 14:32 [PATCH v2 0/5] landlock: Pathname-based UNIX connect() control Günther Noack
2026-01-10 14:32 ` Günther Noack [this message]
2026-01-10 16:45 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] lsm: Add hook unix_path_connect Justin Suess
2026-01-11 9:55 ` Günther Noack
2026-01-13 22:51 ` Paul Moore
2026-01-13 23:30 ` Paul Moore
2026-01-13 9:34 ` Christian Brauner
2026-01-13 23:27 ` Paul Moore
2026-01-15 10:10 ` Günther Noack
2026-01-15 21:24 ` Demi Marie Obenour
2026-01-15 22:32 ` Günther Noack
2026-01-15 21:46 ` Paul Moore
2026-01-12 16:08 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] landlock: Pathname-based UNIX connect() control Mickaël Salaün
2026-01-12 20:53 ` Günther Noack
2026-01-17 18:57 ` Justin Suess
2026-01-18 17:44 ` Günther Noack
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