linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] do_wait: do take security_task

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Date:	Wed, 06 May 2009 07:46:47 -0400
From:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] do_wait: do take security_task_wait() into account

On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 08:51 +1000, James Morris wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> 
> > I was never able to understand what should we actually do when
> > security_task_wait() fails, but the current code doesn't look right.
> > 
> > If ->task_wait() returns the error, we update *notask_error correctly.
> > But then we either reap the child (despite the fact this was forbidden)
> > or clear *notask_error (and hide the securiy policy problems).
> > 
> > This patch assumes that "stolen by ptrace" doesn't matter. If selinux
> > denies the child we should ignore it but make sure we report -EACCESS
> > instead of -ECHLD if there are no other eligible children.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
> 
> Applied to: 
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6#next

FWIW, I confirmed that this corrected a FAIL in the ltp selinux
testsuite (wait test).

Tested-by:  Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>

-- 
Stephen Smalley
National Security Agency

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