From: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Alexey Gladkov" <legion@kernel.org>,
"Kees Cook" <keescook@chromium.org>,
"Shuah Khan" <shuah@kernel.org>,
"Christian Brauner" <brauner@kernel.org>,
"Solar Designer" <solar@openwall.com>,
"Ran Xiaokai" <ran.xiaokai@zte.com.cn>,
containers@lists.linux-foundation.org,
"Michal Koutný" <mkoutny@suse.com>,
linux-api@vger.kernel.org,
"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/5] rlimit: Fix RLIMIT_NPROC enforcement failure caused by capability calls in set_user
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:58:28 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220216155832.680775-1-ebiederm@xmission.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ilteiz4a.fsf_-_@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org>
Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> wrote:
> I'm not aware of anyone actually running into this issue and reporting
> it. The systems that I personally know use suexec along with rlimits
> still run older/distro kernels, so would not yet be affected.
>
> So my mention was based on my understanding of how suexec works, and
> code review. Specifically, Apache httpd has the setting RLimitNPROC,
> which makes it set RLIMIT_NPROC:
>
> https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#rlimitnproc
>
> The above documentation for it includes:
>
> "This applies to processes forked from Apache httpd children servicing
> requests, not the Apache httpd children themselves. This includes CGI
> scripts and SSI exec commands, but not any processes forked from the
> Apache httpd parent, such as piped logs."
>
> In code, there are:
>
> ./modules/generators/mod_cgid.c: ( (cgid_req.limits.limit_nproc_set) && ((rc = apr_procattr_limit_set(procattr, APR_LIMIT_NPROC,
> ./modules/generators/mod_cgi.c: ((rc = apr_procattr_limit_set(procattr, APR_LIMIT_NPROC,
> ./modules/filters/mod_ext_filter.c: rv = apr_procattr_limit_set(procattr, APR_LIMIT_NPROC, conf->limit_nproc);
>
> For example, in mod_cgi.c this is in run_cgi_child().
>
> I think this means an httpd child sets RLIMIT_NPROC shortly before it
> execs suexec, which is a SUID root program. suexec then switches to the
> target user and execs the CGI script.
>
> Before 2863643fb8b9, the setuid() in suexec would set the flag, and the
> target user's process count would be checked against RLIMIT_NPROC on
> execve(). After 2863643fb8b9, the setuid() in suexec wouldn't set the
> flag because setuid() is (naturally) called when the process is still
> running as root (thus, has those limits bypass capabilities), and
> accordingly execve() would not check the target user's process count
> against RLIMIT_NPROC.
In commit 2863643fb8b9 ("set_user: add capability check when
rlimit(RLIMIT_NPROC) exceeds") capable calls were added to set_user to
make it more consistent with fork. Unfortunately because of call site
differences those capables calls were checking the credentials of the
user before set*id() instead of after set*id().
This breaks enforcement of RLIMIT_NPROC for applications that set the
rlimit and then call set*id() while holding a full set of
capabilities. The capabilities are only changed in the new credential
in security_task_fix_setuid().
The code in apache suexec appears to follow this pattern.
Commit 909cc4ae86f3 ("[PATCH] Fix two bugs with process limits
(RLIMIT_NPROC)") where this check was added describes the targes of this
capability check as:
2/ When a root-owned process (e.g. cgiwrap) sets up process limits and then
calls setuid, the setuid should fail if the user would then be running
more than rlim_cur[RLIMIT_NPROC] processes, but it doesn't. This patch
adds an appropriate test. With this patch, and per-user process limit
imposed in cgiwrap really works.
So the original use case also of this check also appears to match the broken
pattern.
Restore the enforcement of RLIMIT_NPROC by removing the bad capable
checks added in set_user. This unfortunately restores the
inconsistencies state the code has been in for the last 11 years, but
dealing with the inconsistencies looks like a larger problem.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210907213042.GA22626@openwall.com/
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220212221412.GA29214@openwall.com
Fixes: 2863643fb8b9 ("set_user: add capability check when rlimit(RLIMIT_NPROC) exceeds")
History-Tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
---
kernel/sys.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index ecc4cf019242..8dd938a3d2bf 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -480,8 +480,7 @@ static int set_user(struct cred *new)
* failure to the execve() stage.
*/
if (is_ucounts_overlimit(new->ucounts, UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC, rlimit(RLIMIT_NPROC)) &&
- new_user != INIT_USER &&
- !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ new_user != INIT_USER)
current->flags |= PF_NPROC_EXCEEDED;
else
current->flags &= ~PF_NPROC_EXCEEDED;
--
2.29.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-02-16 15:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 78+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-02-07 12:17 [RFC PATCH 0/6] RLIMIT_NPROC in ucounts fixups Michal Koutný
2022-02-07 12:17 ` [RFC PATCH 1/6] set_user: Perform RLIMIT_NPROC capability check against new user credentials Michal Koutný
2022-02-10 1:14 ` Solar Designer
2022-02-10 1:57 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 20:32 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-12 22:14 ` Solar Designer
2022-02-15 11:55 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-07 12:17 ` [RFC PATCH 2/6] set*uid: Check RLIMIT_PROC against new credentials Michal Koutný
2022-02-07 12:17 ` [RFC PATCH 3/6] cred: Count tasks by their real uid into RLIMIT_NPROC Michal Koutný
2022-02-07 12:17 ` [RFC PATCH 4/6] ucounts: Allow root to override RLIMIT_NPROC Michal Koutný
2022-02-10 0:21 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-07 12:17 ` [RFC PATCH 5/6] selftests: Challenge RLIMIT_NPROC in user namespaces Michal Koutný
2022-02-10 1:22 ` Shuah Khan
2022-02-15 9:45 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-07 12:18 ` [RFC PATCH 6/6] selftests: Test RLIMIT_NPROC in clone-created " Michal Koutný
2022-02-10 1:25 ` Shuah Khan
2022-02-15 9:34 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-08 13:54 ` [RFC PATCH 0/6] RLIMIT_NPROC in ucounts fixups Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 2:01 ` [PATCH 0/8] ucounts: RLIMIT_NPROC fixes Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 1/8] ucounts: Fix RLIMIT_NPROC regression Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-14 18:37 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-16 15:22 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 2/8] ucounts: Fix set_cred_ucounts Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-15 11:10 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 3/8] ucounts: Fix and simplify RLIMIT_NPROC handling during setuid()+execve Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-12 23:17 ` Solar Designer
2022-02-14 15:10 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-14 17:43 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-15 10:25 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-16 15:35 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 4/8] ucounts: Only except the root user in init_user_ns from RLIMIT_NPROC Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-15 10:54 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-16 15:41 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 5/8] ucounts: Handle wrapping in is_ucounts_overlimit Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-12 22:36 ` Solar Designer
2022-02-14 15:23 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-14 15:23 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-15 11:25 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-14 17:16 ` David Laight
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 6/8] ucounts: Handle inc_rlimit_ucounts wrapping in fork Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 11:34 ` Alexey Gladkov
2022-02-11 17:50 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 18:32 ` Shuah Khan
2022-02-11 18:40 ` Alexey Gladkov
2022-02-11 19:56 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 7/8] rlimit: For RLIMIT_NPROC test the child not the parent for capabilites Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 2:13 ` [PATCH 8/8] ucounts: Use the same code to enforce RLIMIT_NPROC in fork and exec Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-11 18:22 ` [PATCH 0/8] ucounts: RLIMIT_NPROC fixes Shuah Khan
2022-02-11 19:23 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-15 11:37 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] " Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-16 15:58 ` Eric W. Biederman [this message]
2022-02-16 17:42 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] rlimit: Fix RLIMIT_NPROC enforcement failure caused by capability calls in set_user Solar Designer
2022-02-16 15:58 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] ucounts: Enforce RLIMIT_NPROC not RLIMIT_NPROC+1 Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-16 15:58 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] ucounts: Base set_cred_ucounts changes on the real user Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-16 15:58 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] ucounts: Move RLIMIT_NPROC handling after set_user Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-16 15:58 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] ucounts: Handle wrapping in is_ucounts_overlimit Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-16 17:28 ` Shuah Khan
2022-02-18 15:34 ` [GIT PULL] ucounts: RLIMIT_NPROC fixes for v5.17 Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-20 19:05 ` pr-tracker-bot
2022-03-03 0:12 ` [GIT PULL] ucounts: Regression fix " Eric W. Biederman
2022-03-03 0:30 ` pr-tracker-bot
2022-02-12 15:32 ` [RFC PATCH 0/6] RLIMIT_NPROC in ucounts fixups Etienne Dechamps
2022-02-15 10:11 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-23 0:57 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-23 18:00 ` How should rlimits, suid exec, and capabilities interact? Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-23 19:44 ` Andy Lutomirski
2022-02-23 21:28 ` Willy Tarreau
2022-02-23 19:50 ` Linus Torvalds
2022-02-24 1:24 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-24 1:41 ` Linus Torvalds
2022-02-24 2:12 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-24 15:41 ` [PATCH] ucounts: Fix systemd LimigtNPROC with private users regression Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-24 16:28 ` Kees Cook
2022-02-24 18:53 ` Michal Koutný
2022-02-25 0:29 ` Eric W. Biederman
2022-02-24 3:00 ` How should rlimits, suid exec, and capabilities interact? David Laight
2022-02-24 1:32 ` Eric W. Biederman
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