Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932272AbbKQQmO (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:42:14 -0500 Received: from mail-io0-f171.google.com ([209.85.223.171]:33951 "EHLO mail-io0-f171.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754467AbbKQQkH (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:40:07 -0500 From: Seth Forshee To: "Eric W. Biederman" , David Woodhouse , Brian Norris Cc: Alexander Viro , Serge Hallyn , Andy Lutomirski , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-bcache@vger.kernel.org, dm-devel@redhat.com, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, selinux@tycho.nsa.gov, Seth Forshee Subject: [PATCH v3 3/7] mtd: Check permissions towards mtd block device inode when mounting Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:39:06 -0600 Message-Id: <1447778351-118699-4-git-send-email-seth.forshee@canonical.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.9.1 In-Reply-To: <1447778351-118699-1-git-send-email-seth.forshee@canonical.com> References: <1447778351-118699-1-git-send-email-seth.forshee@canonical.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1560 Lines: 44 Unprivileged users should not be able to mount mtd block devices when they lack sufficient privileges towards the block device inode. Update mount_mtd() to validate that the user has the required access to the inode at the specified path. The check will be skipped for CAP_SYS_ADMIN, so privileged mounts will continue working as before. Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee --- drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c index b5b60e1af31c..5d7e7705fed8 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c @@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct dentry *mount_mtd(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags, #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK struct block_device *bdev; int ret, major; + int perm; #endif int mtdnr; @@ -176,7 +177,10 @@ struct dentry *mount_mtd(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags, /* try the old way - the hack where we allowed users to mount * /dev/mtdblock$(n) but didn't actually _use_ the blockdev */ - bdev = lookup_bdev(dev_name, 0); + perm = MAY_READ; + if (!(flags & MS_RDONLY)) + perm |= MAY_WRITE; + bdev = lookup_bdev(dev_name, perm); if (IS_ERR(bdev)) { ret = PTR_ERR(bdev); pr_debug("MTDSB: lookup_bdev() returned %d\n", ret); -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/