linux-kernel - Re: [kernel-hardening] [RFC v4 03/18] bpf,landlock: Add a new arraymap type to deal with (Landlock) handles

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Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:16:00 +0200
From:   Jann Horn <jann@...jh.net>
To:     Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        David Drysdale <drysdale@...gle.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Eric W . Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Paul Moore <pmoore@...hat.com>,
        Sargun Dhillon <sargun@...gun.me>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>, Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        cgroups@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] [RFC v4 03/18] bpf,landlock: Add a new
 arraymap type to deal with (Landlock) handles

On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 10:03:09PM +0200, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
> On 26/10/2016 21:01, Jann Horn wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 08:56:39AM +0200, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
> >> This new arraymap looks like a set and brings new properties:
> >> * strong typing of entries: the eBPF functions get the array type of
> >>   elements instead of CONST_PTR_TO_MAP (e.g.
> >>   CONST_PTR_TO_LANDLOCK_HANDLE_FS);
> >> * force sequential filling (i.e. replace or append-only update), which
> >>   allow quick browsing of all entries.
> >>
> >> This strong typing is useful to statically check if the content of a map
> >> can be passed to an eBPF function. For example, Landlock use it to store
> >> and manage kernel objects (e.g. struct file) instead of dealing with
> >> userland raw data. This improve efficiency and ensure that an eBPF
> >> program can only call functions with the right high-level arguments.
> >>
> >> The enum bpf_map_handle_type list low-level types (e.g.
> >> BPF_MAP_HANDLE_TYPE_LANDLOCK_FS_FD) which are identified when
> >> updating a map entry (handle). This handle types are used to infer a
> >> high-level arraymap type which are listed in enum bpf_map_array_type
> >> (e.g. BPF_MAP_ARRAY_TYPE_LANDLOCK_FS).
> >>
> >> For now, this new arraymap is only used by Landlock LSM (cf. next
> >> commits) but it could be useful for other needs.
> >>
> >> Changes since v3:
> >> * make handle arraymap safe (RCU) and remove buggy synchronize_rcu()
> >> * factor out the arraymay walk
> >>
> >> Changes since v2:
> >> * add a RLIMIT_NOFILE-based limit to the maximum number of arraymap
> >>   handle entries (suggested by Andy Lutomirski)
> >> * remove useless checks
> >>
> >> Changes since v1:
> >> * arraymap of handles replace custom checker groups
> >> * simpler userland API
> > [...]
> >> +	case BPF_MAP_HANDLE_TYPE_LANDLOCK_FS_FD:
> >> +		handle_file = fget(handle->fd);
> >> +		if (IS_ERR(handle_file))
> >> +			return ERR_CAST(handle_file);
> >> +		/* check if the FD is tied to a user mount point */
> >> +		if (unlikely(handle_file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_INTERNAL)) {
> >> +			fput(handle_file);
> >> +			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> >> +		}
> >> +		path_get(&handle_file->f_path);
> >> +		ret = kmalloc(sizeof(*ret), GFP_KERNEL);
> >> +		ret->path = handle_file->f_path;
> >> +		fput(handle_file);
> > 
> > You can use fdget() and fdput() here because the reference to
> > handle_file is dropped before the end of the syscall.
> 
> The reference to handle_file is dropped but not the reference to the
> (inner) path thanks to path_get().

That's irrelevant. As long as you promise to fdput() any references
acquired using fdget() before any of the following can happen, using
fdget() is okay:
 - the syscall exits
 - the fd table is shared with a process that might write to it
 - an fd is closed by the kernel
In other words, you must be able to prove that nobody can remove the
struct file * from your fd table before you fdput().

Taking a long-term reference to an object pointed to by a struct file
that was looked up with fdget() is fine.

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