* [PATCH] net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo
@ 2021-05-01 8:28 Jonathon Reinhart
2021-05-01 8:50 ` Jonathon Reinhart
2021-05-04 19:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Jonathon Reinhart @ 2021-05-01 8:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev
Cc: Jonathon Reinhart, Eric Dumazet, David S. Miller,
Hideaki YOSHIFUJI, David Ahern, Jakub Kicinski,
Stephen Hemminger
tcp_set_default_congestion_control() is netns-safe in that it writes
to &net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control, but it also sets
ca->flags |= TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED which is not namespaced.
This has the unintended side-effect of changing the global
net.ipv4.tcp_allowed_congestion_control sysctl, despite the fact that it
is read-only: 97684f0970f6 ("net: Make tcp_allowed_congestion_control
readonly in non-init netns")
Resolve this netns "leak" by only allowing the init netns to set the
default algorithm to one that is restricted. This restriction could be
removed if tcp_allowed_congestion_control were namespace-ified in the
future.
This bug was uncovered with
https://github.com/JonathonReinhart/linux-netns-sysctl-verify
Fixes: 6670e1524477 ("tcp: Namespace-ify sysctl_tcp_default_congestion_control")
Signed-off-by: Jonathon Reinhart <jonathon.reinhart@gmail.com>
---
net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 563d016e7478..db5831e6c136 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ int tcp_set_default_congestion_control(struct net *net, const char *name)
ret = -ENOENT;
} else if (!bpf_try_module_get(ca, ca->owner)) {
ret = -EBUSY;
+ } else if (!net_eq(net, &init_net) &&
+ !(ca->flags & TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED)) {
+ /* Only init netns can set default to a restricted algorithm */
+ ret = -EPERM;
} else {
prev = xchg(&net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control, ca);
if (prev)
--
2.20.1
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* Re: [PATCH] net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo
2021-05-01 8:28 [PATCH] net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo Jonathon Reinhart
@ 2021-05-01 8:50 ` Jonathon Reinhart
2021-05-04 19:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Jonathon Reinhart @ 2021-05-01 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linux Netdev List
Cc: Eric Dumazet, David S. Miller, Hideaki YOSHIFUJI, David Ahern,
Jakub Kicinski, Stephen Hemminger
On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 4:29 AM Jonathon Reinhart
<jonathon.reinhart@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> tcp_set_default_congestion_control() is netns-safe in that it writes
> to &net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control, but it also sets
> ca->flags |= TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED which is not namespaced.
> This has the unintended side-effect of changing the global
> net.ipv4.tcp_allowed_congestion_control sysctl, despite the fact that it
> is read-only: 97684f0970f6 ("net: Make tcp_allowed_congestion_control
> readonly in non-init netns")
>
> Resolve this netns "leak" by only allowing the init netns to set the
> default algorithm to one that is restricted. This restriction could be
> removed if tcp_allowed_congestion_control were namespace-ified in the
> future.
>
> This bug was uncovered with
> https://github.com/JonathonReinhart/linux-netns-sysctl-verify
>
> Fixes: 6670e1524477 ("tcp: Namespace-ify sysctl_tcp_default_congestion_control")
> Signed-off-by: Jonathon Reinhart <jonathon.reinhart@gmail.com>
> ---
> net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
> index 563d016e7478..db5831e6c136 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
> @@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ int tcp_set_default_congestion_control(struct net *net, const char *name)
> ret = -ENOENT;
> } else if (!bpf_try_module_get(ca, ca->owner)) {
> ret = -EBUSY;
> + } else if (!net_eq(net, &init_net) &&
> + !(ca->flags & TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED)) {
> + /* Only init netns can set default to a restricted algorithm */
> + ret = -EPERM;
> } else {
> prev = xchg(&net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control, ca);
> if (prev)
> --
> 2.20.1
>
This should be targeting "net" (and stable), not "net-next". Sorry about that.
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* Re: [PATCH] net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo
2021-05-01 8:28 [PATCH] net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo Jonathon Reinhart
2021-05-01 8:50 ` Jonathon Reinhart
@ 2021-05-04 19:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf @ 2021-05-04 19:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jonathon Reinhart
Cc: netdev, edumazet, davem, yoshfuji, dsahern, kuba, stephen
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (refs/heads/master):
On Sat, 1 May 2021 04:28:22 -0400 you wrote:
> tcp_set_default_congestion_control() is netns-safe in that it writes
> to &net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control, but it also sets
> ca->flags |= TCP_CONG_NON_RESTRICTED which is not namespaced.
> This has the unintended side-effect of changing the global
> net.ipv4.tcp_allowed_congestion_control sysctl, despite the fact that it
> is read-only: 97684f0970f6 ("net: Make tcp_allowed_congestion_control
> readonly in non-init netns")
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- net: Only allow init netns to set default tcp cong to a restricted algo
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/8d432592f30f
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