Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757282AbdLWDFS (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:05:18 -0500 Received: from h2.hallyn.com ([78.46.35.8]:53092 "EHLO h2.hallyn.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757161AbdLWDFR (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:05:17 -0500 Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:05:16 -0600 From: "Serge E. Hallyn" To: Dongsu Park Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Miklos Szeredi , containers@lists.linux-foundation.org, Seth Forshee , Alban Crequy , "Eric W . Biederman" , Sargun Dhillon , linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] mtd: Check permissions towards mtd block device inode when mounting Message-ID: <20171223030516.GB6837@mail.hallyn.com> References: <945d325a2239efcd55273abb2bac41cfc7264fea.1512041070.git.dongsu@kinvolk.io> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <945d325a2239efcd55273abb2bac41cfc7264fea.1512041070.git.dongsu@kinvolk.io> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1916 Lines: 54 On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 03:32:26PM +0100, Dongsu Park wrote: > From: Seth Forshee > > 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. > > Patch v3 is available: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/7640011/ > > Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee > Signed-off-by: Dongsu Park Acked-by: Serge Hallyn > --- > 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 4a4d40c0..3c8734f3 100644 > --- a/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c > +++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c > @@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ 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; > > @@ -180,7 +181,10 @@ 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); > -- > 2.13.6 > > _______________________________________________ > Containers mailing list > Containers@lists.linux-foundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers