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-rw-r--r--fs/proc/kmsg.c14
-rw-r--r--include/linux/security.h11
-rw-r--r--include/linux/syslog.h29
-rw-r--r--kernel/printk.c7
-rw-r--r--security/commoncap.c7
-rw-r--r--security/security.c4
-rw-r--r--security/selinux/hooks.c5
-rw-r--r--security/smack/smack_lsm.c4
8 files changed, 59 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/kmsg.c b/fs/proc/kmsg.c
index 7ca7834..6a3d843 100644
--- a/fs/proc/kmsg.c
+++ b/fs/proc/kmsg.c
@@ -12,37 +12,37 @@
#include <linux/poll.h>
#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/syslog.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
extern wait_queue_head_t log_wait;
-extern int do_syslog(int type, char __user *bug, int count);
-
static int kmsg_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
{
- return do_syslog(1,NULL,0);
+ return do_syslog(1, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
}
static int kmsg_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
{
- (void) do_syslog(0,NULL,0);
+ (void) do_syslog(0, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
return 0;
}
static ssize_t kmsg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
{
- if ((file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) && !do_syslog(9, NULL, 0))
+ if ((file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) &&
+ !do_syslog(9, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE))
return -EAGAIN;
- return do_syslog(2, buf, count);
+ return do_syslog(2, buf, count, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE);
}
static unsigned int kmsg_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
{
poll_wait(file, &log_wait, wait);
- if (do_syslog(9, NULL, 0))
+ if (do_syslog(9, NULL, 0, SYSLOG_FROM_FILE))
return POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
return 0;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 26eca85..a4dc74d 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ extern int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
extern int cap_task_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p, int policy, struct sched_param *lp);
extern int cap_task_setioprio(struct task_struct *p, int ioprio);
extern int cap_task_setnice(struct task_struct *p, int nice);
-extern int cap_syslog(int type);
+extern int cap_syslog(int type, bool from_file);
extern int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages);
struct msghdr;
@@ -1349,6 +1349,7 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
* logging to the console.
* See the syslog(2) manual page for an explanation of the @type values.
* @type contains the type of action.
+ * @from_file indicates the context of action (if it came from /proc).
* Return 0 if permission is granted.
* @settime:
* Check permission to change the system time.
@@ -1463,7 +1464,7 @@ struct security_operations {
int (*sysctl) (struct ctl_table *table, int op);
int (*quotactl) (int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
int (*quota_on) (struct dentry *dentry);
- int (*syslog) (int type);
+ int (*syslog) (int type, bool from_file);
int (*settime) (struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz);
int (*vm_enough_memory) (struct mm_struct *mm, long pages);
@@ -1762,7 +1763,7 @@ int security_acct(struct file *file);
int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
int security_quota_on(struct dentry *dentry);
-int security_syslog(int type);
+int security_syslog(int type, bool from_file);
int security_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz);
int security_vm_enough_memory(long pages);
int security_vm_enough_memory_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages);
@@ -2008,9 +2009,9 @@ static inline int security_quota_on(struct dentry *dentry)
return 0;
}
-static inline int security_syslog(int type)
+static inline int security_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
{
- return cap_syslog(type);
+ return cap_syslog(type, from_file);
}
static inline int security_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz)
diff --git a/include/linux/syslog.h b/include/linux/syslog.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f02b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/syslog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* Syslog internals
+ *
+ * Copyright 2010 Canonical, Ltd.
+ * Author: Kees Cook <kees.cook@canonical.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_SYSLOG_H
+#define _LINUX_SYSLOG_H
+
+#define SYSLOG_FROM_CALL 0
+#define SYSLOG_FROM_FILE 1
+
+int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int count, bool from_file);
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_SYSLOG_H */
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 17463ca..809cf9a 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
#include <linux/kexec.h>
#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
#include <linux/kmsg_dump.h>
+#include <linux/syslog.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -273,14 +274,14 @@ static inline void boot_delay_msec(void)
* 9 -- Return number of unread characters in the log buffer
* 10 -- Return size of the log buffer
*/
-int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
+int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
{
unsigned i, j, limit, count;
int do_clear = 0;
char c;
int error = 0;
- error = security_syslog(type);
+ error = security_syslog(type, from_file);
if (error)
return error;
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ out:
SYSCALL_DEFINE3(syslog, int, type, char __user *, buf, int, len)
{
- return do_syslog(type, buf, len);
+ return do_syslog(type, buf, len, SYSLOG_FROM_CALL);
}
/*
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index f800fdb..677fad9 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/prctl.h>
#include <linux/securebits.h>
+#include <linux/syslog.h>
/*
* If a non-root user executes a setuid-root binary in
@@ -888,12 +889,16 @@ error:
/**
* cap_syslog - Determine whether syslog function is permitted
* @type: Function requested
+ * @from_file: Whether this request came from an open file (i.e. /proc)
*
* Determine whether the current process is permitted to use a particular
* syslog function, returning 0 if permission is granted, -ve if not.
*/
-int cap_syslog(int type)
+int cap_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
{
+ /* /proc/kmsg can open be opened by CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
+ if (type != 1 && from_file)
+ return 0;
if ((type != 3 && type != 10) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
return -EPERM;
return 0;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 440afe5..971092c 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ int security_quota_on(struct dentry *dentry)
return security_ops->quota_on(dentry);
}
-int security_syslog(int type)
+int security_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
{
- return security_ops->syslog(type);
+ return security_ops->syslog(type, from_file);
}
int security_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 9a2ee84..a4862a0 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
#include <linux/selinux.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/posix-timers.h>
+#include <linux/syslog.h>
#include "avc.h"
#include "objsec.h"
@@ -2049,11 +2050,11 @@ static int selinux_quota_on(struct dentry *dentry)
return dentry_has_perm(cred, NULL, dentry, FILE__QUOTAON);
}
-static int selinux_syslog(int type)
+static int selinux_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
{
int rc;
- rc = cap_syslog(type);
+ rc = cap_syslog(type, from_file);
if (rc)
return rc;
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 529c9ca..a5721b3 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ static int smack_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *ptp)
*
* Returns 0 on success, error code otherwise.
*/
-static int smack_syslog(int type)
+static int smack_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
{
int rc;
char *sp = current_security();
- rc = cap_syslog(type);
+ rc = cap_syslog(type, from_file);
if (rc != 0)
return rc;
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