linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for-next/seccomp 1/2] selftests/seccomp: Add SKIPs for failed unshare()

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Date:   Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:52:38 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH for-next/seccomp 1/2] selftests/seccomp: Add SKIPs for
 failed unshare()

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 01:10:23PM -0600, Tycho Andersen wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:51:55AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > Running the seccomp tests as a regular user shouldn't just fail tests
> > that require CAP_SYS_ADMIN (for getting a PID namespace). Instead,
> > detect those cases and SKIP them.
> 
> But if we unshare NEWUSER at the same time as NEWPID, shouldn't we
> always be ns_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)?

Oh! Yes, you're quite right. :)

Instead I guess I should actually check for EINVAL if CONFIG_USER_NS is
missing.

-- 
Kees Cook