linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 3/7] mtd: Check permissions towards mtd block device inode when mounting

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Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:39:06 -0600
From:	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
Cc:	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org,
	dm-devel@...hat.com, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/7] mtd: Check permissions towards mtd block device inode when mounting

Unprivileged users should not be able to mount mtd block devices
when they lack sufficient privileges towards the block device
inode.  Update mount_mtd() to validate that the user has the
required access to the inode at the specified path. The check
will be skipped for CAP_SYS_ADMIN, so privileged mounts will
continue working as before.

Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c
index b5b60e1af31c..5d7e7705fed8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct dentry *mount_mtd(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	int ret, major;
+	int perm;
 #endif
 	int mtdnr;
 
@@ -176,7 +177,10 @@ struct dentry *mount_mtd(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	/* try the old way - the hack where we allowed users to mount
 	 * /dev/mtdblock$(n) but didn't actually _use_ the blockdev
 	 */
-	bdev = lookup_bdev(dev_name, 0);
+	perm = MAY_READ;
+	if (!(flags & MS_RDONLY))
+		perm |= MAY_WRITE;
+	bdev = lookup_bdev(dev_name, perm);
 	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bdev);
 		pr_debug("MTDSB: lookup_bdev() returned %d\n", ret);
-- 
1.9.1

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