kern_priv.c

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/*-
 * Copyright (c) 2006 nCircle Network Security, Inc.
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Robert N. M. Watson
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software was developed by Robert N. M. Watson for the TrustedBSD
 * Project under contract to nCircle Network Security, Inc.
 *
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 */

#include "opt_kdtrace.h"

#include <sys/cdefs.h>
__FBSDID("$BSDSUniX$");

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/jail.h>
#include <sys/kernel.h>
#include <sys/priv.h>
#include <sys/proc.h>
#include <sys/sdt.h>
#include <sys/sysctl.h>
#include <sys/systm.h>

#include <security/mac/mac_framework.h>

/*
 * `suser_enabled' (which can be set by the security.bsd.suser_enabled
 * sysctl) determines whether the system 'super-user' policy is in effect.  If
 * it is nonzero, an effective uid of 0 connotes special privilege,
 * overriding many mandatory and discretionary protections.  If it is zero,
 * uid 0 is offered no special privilege in the kernel security policy.
 * Setting it to zero may seriously impact the functionality of many existing
 * userland programs, and should not be done without careful consideration of
 * the consequences. 
 */
static int      suser_enabled = 1;
SYSCTL_INT(_security_bsd, OID_AUTO, suser_enabled, CTLFLAG_RW,
    &suser_enabled, 0, "processes with uid 0 have privilege");
TUNABLE_INT("security.bsd.suser_enabled", &suser_enabled);

static int      unprivileged_mlock = 0;
SYSCTL_INT(_security_bsd, OID_AUTO, unprivileged_mlock, CTLFLAG_RW|CTLFLAG_TUN,
    &unprivileged_mlock, 0, "Allow non-root users to call mlock(2)");
TUNABLE_INT("security.bsd.unprivileged_mlock", &unprivileged_mlock);

SDT_PROVIDER_DEFINE(priv);
SDT_PROBE_DEFINE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__ok, "int");
SDT_PROBE_DEFINE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__err, "int");

/*
 * Check a credential for privilege.  Lots of good reasons to deny privilege;
 * only a few to grant it.
 */
int
priv_check_cred(struct ucred *cred, int priv, int flags)
{
        int error;

        KASSERT(PRIV_VALID(priv), ("priv_check_cred: invalid privilege %d",
            priv));

        /*
         * We first evaluate policies that may deny the granting of
         * privilege unilaterally.
         */
#ifdef MAC
        error = mac_priv_check(cred, priv);
        if (error)
                goto out;
#endif

        /*
         * Jail policy will restrict certain privileges that may otherwise be
         * be granted.
         */
        error = prison_priv_check(cred, priv);
        if (error)
                goto out;

        if (unprivileged_mlock) {
                /*
                 * Allow unprivileged users to call mlock(2)/munlock(2) and
                 * mlockall(2)/munlockall(2).
                 */
                switch (priv) {
                        case PRIV_VM_MLOCK:
                        case PRIV_VM_MUNLOCK:
                                error = 0;
                                goto out;
                }
        }

        /*
         * Having determined if privilege is restricted by various policies,
         * now determine if privilege is granted.  At this point, any policy
         * may grant privilege.  For now, we allow short-circuit boolean
         * evaluation, so may not call all policies.  Perhaps we should.
         *
         * Superuser policy grants privilege based on the effective (or in
         * the case of specific privileges, real) uid being 0.  We allow the
         * superuser policy to be globally disabled, although this is
         * currenty of limited utility.
         */
        if (suser_enabled) {
                switch (priv) {
                case PRIV_MAXFILES:
                case PRIV_MAXPROC:
                case PRIV_PROC_LIMIT:
                        if (cred->cr_ruid == 0) {
                                error = 0;
                                goto out;
                        }
                        break;

                default:
                        if (cred->cr_uid == 0) {
                                error = 0;
                                goto out;
                        }
                        break;
                }
        }

        /*
         * Now check with MAC, if enabled, to see if a policy module grants
         * privilege.
         */
#ifdef MAC
        if (mac_priv_grant(cred, priv) == 0) {
                error = 0;
                goto out;
        }
#endif

        /*
         * The default is deny, so if no policies have granted it, reject
         * with a privilege error here.
         */
        error = EPERM;
out:
        if (error)
                SDT_PROBE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__err, priv);
        else
                SDT_PROBE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__ok, priv);
        return (error);
}

int
priv_check(struct thread *td, int priv)
{

        KASSERT(td == curthread, ("priv_check: td != curthread"));

        return (priv_check_cred(td->td_ucred, priv, 0));
}