Merge pull request #2332 from brauner/2018-05-16/use_ambient_capabilities

capabilities: raise ambient capabilities

src/lxc/caps.c

@@ -42,6 +42,27 @@ lxc_log_define(lxc_caps, lxc);
 #define PR_CAPBSET_READ 23
 #endif
 
+/* Control the ambient capability set */
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT 47
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_IS_SET
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_IS_SET 1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE 2
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER 3
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL
+#define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL 4
+#endif
+
 int lxc_caps_down(void)
 {
 	cap_t caps;
@@ -126,6 +147,115 @@ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int lxc_ambient_caps_up(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	cap_t caps;
+	cap_value_t cap;
+	int last_cap = CAP_LAST_CAP;
+	char *cap_names = NULL;
+
+	/* When we are run as root, we don't want to play with the capabilities. */
+	if (!getuid())
+		return 0;
+
+	caps = cap_get_proc();
+	if (!caps) {
+		SYSERROR("Failed to retrieve capabilities");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for (cap = 0; cap <= CAP_LAST_CAP; cap++) {
+		cap_flag_value_t flag;
+
+		ret = cap_get_flag(caps, cap, CAP_PERMITTED, &flag);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINVAL) {
+				last_cap = (cap - 1);
+				INFO("Last supported cap was %d", last_cap);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			SYSERROR("Failed to retrieve capability flag");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_INHERITABLE, 1, &cap, flag);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			SYSERROR("Failed to set capability flag");
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = cap_set_proc(caps);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		SYSERROR("Failed to set capabilities");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (cap = 0; cap <= last_cap; cap++) {
+		ret = prctl(PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE, cap, 0, 0);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			WARN("%s - Failed to raise ambient capability %d",
+			     strerror(errno), cap);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	cap_names = cap_to_text(caps, NULL);
+	if (!cap_names)
+		goto out;
+
+	TRACE("Raised %s in inheritable and ambient capability set", cap_names);
+
+out:
+
+	cap_free(cap_names);
+	cap_free(caps);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int lxc_ambient_caps_down(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	cap_t caps;
+	cap_value_t cap;
+
+	/* When we are run as root, we don't want to play with the capabilities. */
+	if (!getuid())
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = prctl(PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL, 0, 0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		SYSERROR("Failed to clear ambient capability set");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	caps = cap_get_proc();
+	if (!caps) {
+		SYSERROR("Failed to retrieve capabilities");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for (cap = 0; cap <= CAP_LAST_CAP; cap++) {
+		ret = cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_INHERITABLE, 1, &cap, CAP_CLEAR);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			SYSERROR("Failed to remove capability from inheritable set");
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = cap_set_proc(caps);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		SYSERROR("Failed to set capabilities");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	cap_free(caps);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int lxc_caps_init(void)
 {
 	uid_t uid = getuid();

src/lxc/caps.h

@@ -27,70 +27,91 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-
 #if HAVE_LIBCAP
 #include <linux/types.h> /* workaround for libcap < 2.17 bug */
 #include <sys/capability.h>
 
 extern int lxc_caps_down(void);
 extern int lxc_caps_up(void);
+extern int lxc_ambient_caps_up(void);
+extern int lxc_ambient_caps_down(void);
 extern int lxc_caps_init(void);
-
 extern int lxc_caps_last_cap(void);
-
 extern bool lxc_proc_cap_is_set(cap_value_t cap, cap_flag_t flag);
-extern bool lxc_file_cap_is_set(const char *path, cap_value_t cap, cap_flag_t flag);
+extern bool lxc_file_cap_is_set(const char *path, cap_value_t cap,
+				cap_flag_t flag);
 #else
-static inline int lxc_caps_down(void) {
-	return 0;
-}
-static inline int lxc_caps_up(void) {
-	return 0;
-}
-static inline int lxc_caps_init(void) {
+static inline int lxc_caps_down(void)
+{
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int lxc_caps_last_cap(void) {
+static inline int lxc_caps_up(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int lxc_ambient_caps_up(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int lxc_ambient_caps_down(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int lxc_caps_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int lxc_caps_last_cap(void)
+{
 	return 0;
 }
 
 typedef int cap_value_t;
 typedef int cap_flag_t;
-static inline bool lxc_proc_cap_is_set(cap_value_t cap, cap_flag_t flag) {
+static inline bool lxc_proc_cap_is_set(cap_value_t cap, cap_flag_t flag)
+{
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool lxc_file_cap_is_set(const char *path, cap_value_t cap, cap_flag_t flag) {
+static inline bool lxc_file_cap_is_set(const char *path, cap_value_t cap,
+				       cap_flag_t flag)
+{
 	return false;
 }
 #endif
 
-#define lxc_priv(__lxc_function)			\
-	({						\
-		__label__ out;				\
-		int __ret, __ret2, ___errno = 0;		\
-		__ret = lxc_caps_up();			\
-		if (__ret)				\
-			goto out;			\
-		__ret = __lxc_function;			\
-		if (__ret)				\
-			___errno = errno;		\
-		__ret2 = lxc_caps_down();		\
-	out:	__ret ? errno = ___errno,__ret : __ret2;	\
+#define lxc_priv(__lxc_function)                          \
+	({                                                \
+		__label__ out;                            \
+		int __ret, __ret2, ___errno = 0;          \
+		__ret = lxc_caps_up();                    \
+		if (__ret)                                \
+			goto out;                         \
+		__ret = __lxc_function;                   \
+		if (__ret)                                \
+			___errno = errno;                 \
+		__ret2 = lxc_caps_down();                 \
+	out:                                              \
+		__ret ? errno = ___errno, __ret : __ret2; \
 	})
 
-#define lxc_unpriv(__lxc_function)			\
-	({						\
-		__label__ out;				\
-		int __ret, __ret2, ___errno = 0;		\
-		__ret = lxc_caps_down();		\
-		if (__ret)				\
-			goto out;			\
-		__ret = __lxc_function;			\
-		if (__ret)				\
-			___errno = errno;		\
-		__ret2 = lxc_caps_up();			\
-	out:	__ret ? errno = ___errno,__ret : __ret2;	\
+#define lxc_unpriv(__lxc_function)                        \
+	({                                                \
+		__label__ out;                            \
+		int __ret, __ret2, ___errno = 0;          \
+		__ret = lxc_caps_down();                  \
+		if (__ret)                                \
+			goto out;                         \
+		__ret = __lxc_function;                   \
+		if (__ret)                                \
+			___errno = errno;                 \
+		__ret2 = lxc_caps_up();                   \
+	out:                                              \
+		__ret ? errno = ___errno, __ret : __ret2; \
 	})
 #endif

src/lxc/start.c

@@ -1049,6 +1049,12 @@ static int do_start(void *data)
 		goto out_warn_father;
 	}
 
+	ret = lxc_ambient_caps_up();
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		SYSERROR("Failed to raise ambient capabilities");
+		goto out_warn_father;
+	}
+
 	ret = sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &handler->oldmask, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		SYSERROR("Failed to set signal mask");
@@ -1081,7 +1087,7 @@ static int do_start(void *data)
 	 */
 	ret = lxc_sync_barrier_parent(handler, LXC_SYNC_CONFIGURE);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
+		goto out_error;
 
 	ret = lxc_network_recv_veth_names_from_parent(handler);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1348,6 +1354,12 @@ static int do_start(void *data)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_warn_father;
 
+	ret = lxc_ambient_caps_down();
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		SYSERROR("Failed to clear ambient capabilities");
+		goto out_warn_father;
+	}
+
 	/* After this call, we are in error because this ops should not return
 	 * as it execs.
 	 */