From: "Thiébaud Weksteen" <tweek@google.com>
To: selinux@vger.kernel.org,
Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com>
Cc: "James Carter" <jwcart2@gmail.com>,
"Christian Göttsche" <cgzones@googlemail.com>,
"Ondrej Mosnacek" <omosnace@redhat.com>,
"Thiébaud Weksteen" <tweek@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] libselinux: support multiple context files for the file backend
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:11:02 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260723031102.2718093-2-tweek@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260723031102.2718093-1-tweek@google.com>
Update the file labeling backend to support specifying multiple
SELABEL_OPT_PATH options in selabel_open().
All provided paths are stored in rec->spec_files and processed during
initialization. Derived files, such as substitutions (.subs, .subs_dist)
and auxiliary contexts (.homedirs, .local), continue to be based on the
first path (or default selinux_file_context_path()) when enabled.
Duplicate checking is only performed within each context file. The current
behavior expects the ability for a later file to overwrite a previous
declaration (e.g., .local).
Signed-off-by: Thiébaud Weksteen <tweek@google.com>
---
Changes since v1:
- Restore nodups_spec_node, ignore duplicates across files.
- Change num_paths type to uint8_t and check for overflow.
- Check for NULL before strdup any path.
- Use num_paths and num_paths+1 for homedirs and local.
libselinux/src/label_file.c | 139 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 92 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
diff --git a/libselinux/src/label_file.c b/libselinux/src/label_file.c
index d91e1462..02bd6f5d 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/label_file.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/label_file.c
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ void sort_spec_node(struct spec_node *node, struct spec_node *parent)
/*
* Warn about duplicate specifications.
*/
-static int nodups_spec_node(const struct spec_node *node, const char *path)
+static int nodups_spec_node(const struct selabel_handle *rec,
+ const struct spec_node *node)
{
int rc = 0;
@@ -126,13 +127,16 @@ static int nodups_spec_node(const struct spec_node *node, const char *path)
node1->file_kind != node2->file_kind)
continue;
+ if (node1->inputno != node2->inputno)
+ continue;
+
rc = -1;
errno = EINVAL;
if (strcmp(node1->lr.ctx_raw, node2->lr.ctx_raw) != 0) {
COMPAT_LOG(
SELINUX_ERROR,
"%s: Multiple different specifications for %s %s (%s and %s).\n",
- path,
+ rec->spec_files[node1->inputno],
file_kind_to_string(node1->file_kind),
node1->literal_match, node1->lr.ctx_raw,
node2->lr.ctx_raw);
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ static int nodups_spec_node(const struct spec_node *node, const char *path)
COMPAT_LOG(
SELINUX_ERROR,
"%s: Multiple same specifications for %s %s.\n",
- path,
+ rec->spec_files[node1->inputno],
file_kind_to_string(node1->file_kind),
node1->literal_match);
}
@@ -168,6 +172,9 @@ static int nodups_spec_node(const struct spec_node *node, const char *path)
node1->file_kind != node2->file_kind)
continue;
+ if (node1->inputno != node2->inputno)
+ continue;
+
rc = -1;
errno = EINVAL;
if (strcmp(node1->lr.ctx_raw,
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ static int nodups_spec_node(const struct spec_node *node, const char *path)
COMPAT_LOG(
SELINUX_ERROR,
"%s: Multiple different specifications for %s %s (%s and %s).\n",
- path,
+ rec->spec_files[node1->inputno],
file_kind_to_string(
node1->file_kind),
node1->regex_str,
@@ -185,7 +192,7 @@ static int nodups_spec_node(const struct spec_node *node, const char *path)
COMPAT_LOG(
SELINUX_ERROR,
"%s: Multiple same specifications for %s %s.\n",
- path,
+ rec->spec_files[node1->inputno],
file_kind_to_string(
node1->file_kind),
node1->regex_str);
@@ -197,7 +204,7 @@ static int nodups_spec_node(const struct spec_node *node, const char *path)
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < node->children_num; i++) {
int rc2;
- rc2 = nodups_spec_node(&node->children[i], path);
+ rc2 = nodups_spec_node(rec, &node->children[i]);
if (rc2)
rc = rc2;
}
@@ -1484,22 +1491,30 @@ static int init(struct selabel_handle *rec, const struct selinux_opt *opts,
unsigned n)
{
struct saved_data *data = rec->data;
- const char *path = NULL;
+ uint8_t num_paths = 0, i;
+ char **paths = NULL;
const char *prefix = NULL;
- int status = -1, baseonly = 0;
+ int status = -1;
+ bool baseonly = false, path_provided = false;
/* Process arguments */
- while (n) {
- n--;
- switch (opts[n].type) {
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ switch (opts[i].type) {
case SELABEL_OPT_PATH:
- path = opts[n].value;
+ if (opts[i].value) {
+ num_paths++;
+ if (num_paths == UINT8_MAX) {
+ errno = EINVAL;
+ return -1;
+ }
+ path_provided = true;
+ }
break;
case SELABEL_OPT_SUBSET:
- prefix = opts[n].value;
+ prefix = opts[i].value;
break;
case SELABEL_OPT_BASEONLY:
- baseonly = !!opts[n].value;
+ baseonly = !!opts[i].value;
break;
case SELABEL_OPT_UNUSED:
case SELABEL_OPT_VALIDATE:
@@ -1511,10 +1526,50 @@ static int init(struct selabel_handle *rec, const struct selinux_opt *opts,
}
}
+ /* If no paths were provided, we will use the default path or fail,
+ * depending on the target. */
+ if (!path_provided) {
+#if !defined(BUILD_HOST) && !defined(ANDROID)
+ num_paths = 1;
+#else
+ selinux_log(SELINUX_ERROR,
+ "No path given to file labeling backend\n");
+ errno = EINVAL;
+ return -1;
+#endif
+ }
+
+ /* If !baseonly, we reserve the last 2 indexes for homedirs and local.
+ * Let's make sure we don't wrap */
+ if (!baseonly && num_paths > UINT8_MAX - 1) {
+ errno = EINVAL;
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* Allocate the paths. */
+ paths = calloc(num_paths, sizeof(*paths));
+ if (paths == NULL)
+ goto finish;
+
+ rec->spec_files = paths;
+ rec->spec_files_len = num_paths;
+
+ /* Copy all the paths given. */
+ if (path_provided) {
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ if (opts[i].type == SELABEL_OPT_PATH && opts[i].value) {
+ *paths = strdup(opts[i].value);
+ if (*paths == NULL)
+ goto finish;
+ paths++;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
#if !defined(BUILD_HOST) && !defined(ANDROID)
char subs_file[PATH_MAX + 1];
/* Process local and distribution substitution files */
- if (!path) {
+ if (!path_provided) {
status = selabel_subs_init(
selinux_file_context_subs_dist_path(), rec->digest,
&data->dist_subs, &data->dist_subs_num,
@@ -1526,66 +1581,56 @@ static int init(struct selabel_handle *rec, const struct selinux_opt *opts,
&data->subs_num, &data->subs_alloc);
if (status)
goto finish;
- path = selinux_file_context_path();
+ rec->spec_files[0] = strdup(selinux_file_context_path());
+ if (rec->spec_files[0] == NULL)
+ goto finish;
} else {
- snprintf(subs_file, sizeof(subs_file), "%s.subs_dist", path);
+ snprintf(subs_file, sizeof(subs_file), "%s.subs_dist",
+ rec->spec_files[0]);
status = selabel_subs_init(subs_file, rec->digest,
&data->dist_subs,
&data->dist_subs_num,
&data->dist_subs_alloc);
if (status)
goto finish;
- snprintf(subs_file, sizeof(subs_file), "%s.subs", path);
+ snprintf(subs_file, sizeof(subs_file), "%s.subs",
+ rec->spec_files[0]);
status = selabel_subs_init(subs_file, rec->digest, &data->subs,
&data->subs_num, &data->subs_alloc);
if (status)
goto finish;
}
-
#endif
- if (!path) {
- errno = EINVAL;
- goto finish;
- }
-
- rec->spec_files = calloc(1, sizeof(*rec->spec_files));
- if (!rec->spec_files)
- goto finish;
- rec->spec_files[0] = strdup(path);
- if (!rec->spec_files[0])
- goto finish;
- rec->spec_files_len = 1;
-
/*
- * The do detailed validation of the input and fill the spec array
+ * Process each input file.
*/
- status = process_file(path, NULL, rec, prefix, rec->digest, 0);
- if (status)
- goto finish;
-
- if (rec->validating) {
- sort_specs(data);
-
- status = nodups_spec_node(data->root, path);
+ for (i = 0; i < num_paths; i++) {
+ status = process_file(rec->spec_files[i], NULL, rec, prefix,
+ rec->digest, i);
if (status)
goto finish;
}
if (!baseonly) {
- status = process_file(path, "homedirs", rec, prefix,
- rec->digest, 1);
+ status = process_file(rec->spec_files[0], "homedirs", rec,
+ prefix, rec->digest, num_paths);
if (status && errno != ENOENT)
goto finish;
- status = process_file(path, "local", rec, prefix, rec->digest,
- 2);
+ status = process_file(rec->spec_files[0], "local", rec, prefix,
+ rec->digest, num_paths + 1);
if (status && errno != ENOENT)
goto finish;
}
- if (!rec->validating || !baseonly)
- sort_specs(data);
+ sort_specs(data);
+
+ if (rec->validating) {
+ status = nodups_spec_node(rec, data->root);
+ if (status)
+ goto finish;
+ }
digest_gen_hash(rec->digest);
--
2.55.0.229.g6434b31f56-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-23 3:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-23 3:11 [PATCH v2 1/2] libselinux: support multiple spec_files Thiébaud Weksteen
2026-07-23 3:11 ` Thiébaud Weksteen [this message]
2026-07-23 14:03 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] libselinux: support multiple context files for the file backend Stephen Smalley
2026-07-23 16:06 ` Stephen Smalley
2026-07-24 15:31 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] libselinux: support multiple spec_files Stephen Smalley
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