Right now we create lock/pid file in /usr/local/var/... and unprivliged
user does not have access to create files there.
So create this file in per user cache dir as queried as specified
by environment variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
Note: "su $USER" does not update XDG_RUNTIME_DIR and it still points to
root user's director. So for now I create a directory /tmp/$UID to save
lock/pid file. Dan pointed out that it can be a problem if a malicious
app already has /tmp/$UID created. So we probably need to get rid of this.
Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
---
tools/virtiofsd/fuse_virtio.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_virtio.c b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_virtio.c
index 6b21a93841..f763a70ba5 100644
--- a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_virtio.c
+++ b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_virtio.c
@@ -972,13 +972,43 @@ static bool fv_socket_lock(struct fuse_session *se)
g_autofree gchar *pidfile = NULL;
g_autofree gchar *dir = NULL;
Error *local_err = NULL;
+ gboolean unprivileged = false;
- dir = qemu_get_local_state_pathname("run/virtiofsd");
+ if (geteuid() != 0)
+ unprivileged = true;
- if (g_mkdir_with_parents(dir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
- fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "%s: Failed to create directory %s: %s",
- __func__, dir, strerror(errno));
- return false;
+ /*
+ * Unpriviliged users don't have access to /usr/local/var. Hence
+ * store lock/pid file in per user directory. Use environment
+ * variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
+ * If one logs into the system as root and then does "su" then
+ * XDG_RUNTIME_DIR still points to root user directory. In that
+ * case create a directory for user in /tmp/$UID
+ */
+ if (unprivileged) {
+ gchar *user_dir = NULL;
+ gboolean create_dir = false;
+ user_dir = g_strdup(g_get_user_runtime_dir());
+ if (!user_dir || g_str_has_suffix(user_dir, "/0")) {
+ user_dir = g_strdup_printf("/tmp/%d", geteuid());
+ create_dir = true;
+ }
+
+ if (create_dir && g_mkdir_with_parents(user_dir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
+ fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "%s: Failed to create directory %s: %s",
+ __func__, user_dir, strerror(errno));
+ g_free(user_dir);
+ return false;
+ }
+ dir = g_strdup(user_dir);
+ g_free(user_dir);
+ } else {
+ dir = qemu_get_local_state_pathname("run/virtiofsd");
+ if (g_mkdir_with_parents(dir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
+ fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "%s: Failed to create directory %s: %s",
+ __func__, dir, strerror(errno));
+ return false;
+ }
}
sk_name = g_strdup(se->vu_socket_path);
--
2.25.4
On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 06:14:07PM -0400, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> Right now we create lock/pid file in /usr/local/var/... and unprivliged
> user does not have access to create files there.
>
> So create this file in per user cache dir as queried as specified
> by environment variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
>
> Note: "su $USER" does not update XDG_RUNTIME_DIR and it still points to
> root user's director. So for now I create a directory /tmp/$UID to save
> lock/pid file. Dan pointed out that it can be a problem if a malicious
> app already has /tmp/$UID created. So we probably need to get rid of this.
IMHO use of "su $USER" is simply user error and we don't need to
care about workarounds. They will see the startup fail due to
EPERM on /run/user/0 directory, and then they'll have to fix
their command to use "su - $USER" to setup a clean environment.
> + /*
> + * Unpriviliged users don't have access to /usr/local/var. Hence
> + * store lock/pid file in per user directory. Use environment
> + * variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
> + * If one logs into the system as root and then does "su" then
> + * XDG_RUNTIME_DIR still points to root user directory. In that
> + * case create a directory for user in /tmp/$UID
> + */
> + if (unprivileged) {
> + gchar *user_dir = NULL;
> + gboolean create_dir = false;
> + user_dir = g_strdup(g_get_user_runtime_dir());
> + if (!user_dir || g_str_has_suffix(user_dir, "/0")) {
> + user_dir = g_strdup_printf("/tmp/%d", geteuid());
> + create_dir = true;
> + }
As above, I don't think we need to have this fallback code to deal
with something that is just user error.
Also, g_get_user_runtime_dir() is guaranteed to return non-NULL.
> +
> + if (create_dir && g_mkdir_with_parents(user_dir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
> + fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "%s: Failed to create directory %s: %s",
> + __func__, user_dir, strerror(errno));
> + g_free(user_dir);
> + return false;
> + }
> + dir = g_strdup(user_dir);
Don't we also want to be appending "virtiofsd" to this directory path
like we do in the privileged case ?
> + g_free(user_dir);
> + } else {
> + dir = qemu_get_local_state_pathname("run/virtiofsd");
> + if (g_mkdir_with_parents(dir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
> + fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "%s: Failed to create directory %s: %s",
> + __func__, dir, strerror(errno));
> + return false;
> + }
> }
>
> sk_name = g_strdup(se->vu_socket_path);
> --
> 2.25.4
>
Regards,
Daniel
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On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 09:59:37AM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 06:14:07PM -0400, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> > Right now we create lock/pid file in /usr/local/var/... and unprivliged
> > user does not have access to create files there.
> >
> > So create this file in per user cache dir as queried as specified
> > by environment variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
> >
> > Note: "su $USER" does not update XDG_RUNTIME_DIR and it still points to
> > root user's director. So for now I create a directory /tmp/$UID to save
> > lock/pid file. Dan pointed out that it can be a problem if a malicious
> > app already has /tmp/$UID created. So we probably need to get rid of this.
>
> IMHO use of "su $USER" is simply user error and we don't need to
> care about workarounds. They will see the startup fail due to
> EPERM on /run/user/0 directory, and then they'll have to fix
> their command to use "su - $USER" to setup a clean environment.
I tried "su - $USER". That clears the old XDG_RUNTIME_DIR but does
not set new one. So now we have an empty XDG_RUNTIME_DIR env variable.
But good thing is that now g_get_user_runtime_dir() returns
"/home/$USER/.cache" and we can store user specific temp files there.
So I agree that I will get rid of all the logic to create /tmp/$USER.
"su $USER" will not be a supported path.
>
>
> > + /*
> > + * Unpriviliged users don't have access to /usr/local/var. Hence
> > + * store lock/pid file in per user directory. Use environment
> > + * variable XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
> > + * If one logs into the system as root and then does "su" then
> > + * XDG_RUNTIME_DIR still points to root user directory. In that
> > + * case create a directory for user in /tmp/$UID
> > + */
> > + if (unprivileged) {
> > + gchar *user_dir = NULL;
> > + gboolean create_dir = false;
> > + user_dir = g_strdup(g_get_user_runtime_dir());
> > + if (!user_dir || g_str_has_suffix(user_dir, "/0")) {
> > + user_dir = g_strdup_printf("/tmp/%d", geteuid());
> > + create_dir = true;
> > + }
>
> As above, I don't think we need to have this fallback code to deal
> with something that is just user error.
>
> Also, g_get_user_runtime_dir() is guaranteed to return non-NULL.
Thanks. I will get rid of (!user_dir) case.
>
> > +
> > + if (create_dir && g_mkdir_with_parents(user_dir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
> > + fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "%s: Failed to create directory %s: %s",
> > + __func__, user_dir, strerror(errno));
> > + g_free(user_dir);
> > + return false;
> > + }
> > + dir = g_strdup(user_dir);
>
> Don't we also want to be appending "virtiofsd" to this directory path
> like we do in the privileged case ?
Yes. I forgot to append "virtiofsd" dir. Will do.
Thanks
Vivek
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