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Subject: Re: [PATCH] filelock: don't do security checks on nfsd setlease calls
Date: Mon,  5 Feb 2024 13:57:11 +0100
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On Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:09:31 -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Zdenek reported seeing some AVC denials due to nfsd trying to set
> delegations:
> 
>     type=AVC msg=audit(09.11.2023 09:03:46.411:496) : avc:  denied  { lease } for  pid=5127 comm=rpc.nfsd capability=lease  scontext=system_u:system_r:nfsd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:nfsd_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=0
> 
> When setting delegations on behalf of nfsd, we don't want to do all of
> the normal capabilty and LSM checks. nfsd is a kernel thread and runs
> with CAP_LEASE set, so the uid checks end up being a no-op in most cases
> anyway.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.file branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.file branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.file

[1/1] filelock: don't do security checks on nfsd setlease calls
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/ec457463e0e3