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Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 22:49:54 -0700
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@...labora.com>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 kernel@...labora.com, gbiv@...gle.com, ryanbeltran@...gle.com,
 inglorion@...gle.com, ajordanr@...gle.com, jorgelo@...omium.org,
 Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>, Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
 Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, Mike Frysinger <vapier@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] proc: restrict /proc/pid/mem

Hi--

On 5/24/24 12:28 PM, Adrian Ratiu wrote:
> diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
> index 412e76f1575d..0cd73f848b5a 100644
> --- a/security/Kconfig
> +++ b/security/Kconfig
> @@ -183,6 +183,74 @@ config STATIC_USERMODEHELPER_PATH
>  	  If you wish for all usermode helper programs to be disabled,
>  	  specify an empty string here (i.e. "").
>  
> +menu "Procfs mem restriction options"
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_FOLL_FORCE_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict all FOLL_FORCE flag usage"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict all FOLL_FORCE usage during /proc/*/mem RW.
> +	  Debuggerg like GDB require using FOLL_FORCE for basic

	  Debuggers

> +	  functionality.
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_FOLL_FORCE_PTRACE_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict FOLL_FORCE usage except for ptracers"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict FOLL_FORCE usage during /proc/*/mem RW, except
> +	  for ptracer processes. Debuggerg like GDB require using

	                         Debuggers

> +	  FOLL_FORCE for basic functionality.
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_OPEN_READ_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict all open() read access"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict all open() read access to /proc/*/mem files.
> +	  Use with caution: this can break init systems, debuggers,
> +	  container supervisors and other tasks using /proc/*/mem.
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_OPEN_READ_PTRACE_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict open() for reads except for ptracers"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict open() read access except for ptracer processes.
> +	  Use with caution: this can break init systems, debuggers,
> +	  container supervisors and other non-ptrace capable tasks
> +	  using /proc/*/mem.
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_OPEN_WRITE_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict all open() write access"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict all open() write access to /proc/*/mem files.
> +	  Debuggers like GDB and some container supervisors tasks
> +	  require opening as RW and may break.
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_OPEN_WRITE_PTRACE_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict open() for writes except for ptracers"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict open() write access except for ptracer processes,
> +	  usually debuggers.
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_WRITE_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict all write() calls"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict all /proc/*/mem direct write calls.
> +	  Open calls with RW modes are still allowed, this blocks
> +	  just the write() calls.
> +
> +config PROC_MEM_RESTRICT_WRITE_PTRACE_DEFAULT
> +	bool "Restrict write() calls except for ptracers"
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Restrict /proc/*/mem direct write calls except for ptracer processes.
> +	  Open calls with RW modes are still allowed, this blocks just
> +	  the write() calls.
> +
> +endmenu

-- 
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