linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ptrace: use fsuid, fsgid, effective creds for fs access checks

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Message-Id: <20151109131902.db961a5fe7b7fcbeb14f72fc@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:19:02 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jann Horn <jann@...jh.net>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	security@...nel.org, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ptrace: use fsuid, fsgid, effective creds for fs access
 checks

On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 22:12:09 +0100 Jann Horn <jann@...jh.net> wrote:
> 
> > Can we do
> > 
> > #define PTRACE_foo (PTRACE_MODE_READ|PTRACE_MODE_FSCREDS)
> > 
> > to avoid all that?
> 
> Hm. All combinations of the PTRACE_MODE_*CREDS flags with
> PTRACE_MODE_{READ,ATTACH} plus optionally PTRACE_MODE_NOAUDIT
> make sense, I think. So your suggestion would be to create
> four new #defines
> PTRACE_MODE_{READ,ATTACH}_{FSCREDS,REALCREDS} and then let
> callers OR in the PTRACE_MODE_NOAUDIT flag if needed?

If these flag combinations have an identifiable concept behind them then
sure, it makes sense to capture that via a well-chosen identifier.


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