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| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/capability.h | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/printk.c | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | security/selinux/include/classmap.h | 2 |
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h index 90012b9..fb16a36 100644 --- a/include/linux/capability.h +++ b/include/linux/capability.h @@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ struct cpu_vfs_cap_data { /* Allow configuration of the secure attention key */ /* Allow administration of the random device */ /* Allow examination and configuration of disk quotas */ -/* Allow configuring the kernel's syslog (printk behaviour) */ /* Allow setting the domainname */ /* Allow setting the hostname */ /* Allow calling bdflush() */ @@ -352,7 +351,11 @@ struct cpu_vfs_cap_data { #define CAP_MAC_ADMIN 33 -#define CAP_LAST_CAP CAP_MAC_ADMIN +/* Allow configuring the kernel's syslog (printk behaviour) */ + +#define CAP_SYSLOG 34 + +#define CAP_LAST_CAP CAP_SYSLOG #define cap_valid(x) ((x) >= 0 && (x) <= CAP_LAST_CAP) diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c index 9a2264f..0712380 100644 --- a/kernel/printk.c +++ b/kernel/printk.c @@ -283,8 +283,14 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file) return -EPERM; if ((type != SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL && type != SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER) && - !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) + !capable(CAP_SYSLOG)) { + /* remove after 2.6.38 */ + if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) + WARN_ONCE(1, "Attempt to access syslog with " + "CAP_SYS_ADMIN but no CAP_SYSLOG " + "(deprecated and denied).\n"); return -EPERM; + } } error = security_syslog(type); diff --git a/security/selinux/include/classmap.h b/security/selinux/include/classmap.h index 8858d2b..7ed3663 100644 --- a/security/selinux/include/classmap.h +++ b/security/selinux/include/classmap.h @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct security_class_mapping secclass_map[] = { "node_bind", "name_connect", NULL } }, { "memprotect", { "mmap_zero", NULL } }, { "peer", { "recv", NULL } }, - { "capability2", { "mac_override", "mac_admin", NULL } }, + { "capability2", { "mac_override", "mac_admin", "syslog", NULL } }, { "kernel_service", { "use_as_override", "create_files_as", NULL } }, { "tun_socket", { COMMON_SOCK_PERMS, NULL } }, |
