lists.openwall.net   lists  /  announce  owl-users  owl-dev  john-users  john-dev  passwdqc-users  yescrypt  popa3d-users  /  oss-security  kernel-hardening  musl  sabotage  tlsify  passwords  /  crypt-dev  xvendor  /  Bugtraq  Full-Disclosure  linux-kernel  linux-netdev  linux-ext4  linux-hardening  linux-cve-announce  PHC 
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
 
Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.
[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <20201116212609.GA13063@amd>
Date:   Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:26:09 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
Cc:     James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@...bridgegreys.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Vincent Dagonneau <vincent.dagonneau@....gouv.fr>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ux.microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v22 01/12] landlock: Add object management

Hi!

> A Landlock object enables to identify a kernel object (e.g. an inode).
> A Landlock rule is a set of access rights allowed on an object.  Rules
> are grouped in rulesets that may be tied to a set of processes (i.e.
> subjects) to enforce a scoped access-control (i.e. a domain).
> 
> Because Landlock's goal is to empower any process (especially
> unprivileged ones) to sandbox themselves, we cannot rely on a
> system-wide object identification such as file extended attributes.


> +config SECURITY_LANDLOCK
> +	bool "Landlock support"
> +	depends on SECURITY
> +	select SECURITY_PATH
> +	help
> +	  Landlock is a safe sandboxing mechanism which enables processes to
> +	  restrict themselves (and their future children) by gradually
> +	  enforcing tailored access control policies.  A security policy is a
> +	  set of access rights (e.g. open a file in read-only, make a
> +	  directory, etc.) tied to a file hierarchy.  Such policy can be configured
> +	  and enforced by any processes for themselves thanks to dedicated system
> +	  calls: landlock_create_ruleset(), landlock_add_rule(), and
> +	  landlock_enforce_ruleset_current().

How does it interact with setuid binaries? Being able to exec passwd
in a sandbox sounds like ... fun way to get root? :-).

Best regards,
								Pavel
								
-- 
http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek

Download attachment "signature.asc" of type "application/pgp-signature" (182 bytes)

Powered by blists - more mailing lists

Powered by Openwall GNU/*/Linux Powered by OpenVZ