Introducing LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET as an IPC scoping
mechanism in Landlock ABI version 6, and updating ruleset_attr,
Landlock ABI version, and access rights code blocks based on that.
Signed-off-by: Tahera Fahimi <fahimitahera@gmail.com>
---
v8:
- Improving documentation by specifying differences between scoped and
non-scoped domains.
- Adding review notes of version 7.
- Update date
v7:
- Add "LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET" explanation to IPC scoping
section and updating ABI to version 6.
- Adding "scoped" attribute to the Access rights section.
- In current limitation, unnamed sockets are specified as sockets that
are not restricted.
- Update date
---
Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst
index 07b63aec56fa..d602567b5139 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Landlock: unprivileged access control
=====================================
:Author: Mickaël Salaün
-:Date: April 2024
+:Date: August 2024
The goal of Landlock is to enable to restrict ambient rights (e.g. global
filesystem or network access) for a set of processes. Because Landlock
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ to be explicit about the denied-by-default access rights.
.handled_access_net =
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_NET_BIND_TCP |
LANDLOCK_ACCESS_NET_CONNECT_TCP,
+ .scoped =
+ LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET,
};
Because we may not know on which kernel version an application will be
@@ -119,6 +121,9 @@ version, and only use the available subset of access rights:
case 4:
/* Removes LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV for ABI < 5 */
ruleset_attr.handled_access_fs &= ~LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV;
+ case 5:
+ /* Removes LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET for ABI < 6 */
+ ruleset_attr.scoped &= ~LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET;
}
This enables to create an inclusive ruleset that will contain our rules.
@@ -306,6 +311,23 @@ To be allowed to use :manpage:`ptrace(2)` and related syscalls on a target
process, a sandboxed process should have a subset of the target process rules,
which means the tracee must be in a sub-domain of the tracer.
+IPC Scoping
+-----------
+
+Similar to the implicit `Ptrace restrictions`_, we may want to further restrict
+interactions between sandboxes. Each Landlock domain can be explicitly scoped
+for a set of actions by specifying it on a ruleset. For example, if a sandboxed
+process should not be able to :manpage:`connect(2)` to a non-sandboxed process
+through abstract :manpage:`unix(7)` sockets, we can specify such restriction
+with ``LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET``.
+
+A sandboxed process can connect to a non-sandboxed process when its domain is
+not scoped. If a process's domain is scoped, it can only connect to processes in
+the same scoped domain.
+
+IPC scoping does not support Landlock rules, so if a domain is scoped, no rules
+can be added to allow accessing to a resource outside of the scoped domain.
+
Truncating files
----------------
@@ -404,7 +426,7 @@ Access rights
-------------
.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/landlock.h
- :identifiers: fs_access net_access
+ :identifiers: fs_access net_access scope
Creating a new ruleset
----------------------
@@ -541,6 +563,13 @@ earlier ABI.
Starting with the Landlock ABI version 5, it is possible to restrict the use of
:manpage:`ioctl(2)` using the new ``LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV`` right.
+Abstract Unix sockets Restriction (ABI < 6)
+--------------------------------------------
+
+With ABI version 6, it is possible to restrict connection to an abstract Unix socket
+through ``LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET``, thanks to the ``scoped`` ruleset
+attribute.
+
.. _kernel_support:
Kernel support
--
2.34.1
On Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 10:02:36PM -0600, Tahera Fahimi wrote: > Introducing LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET as an IPC scoping > mechanism in Landlock ABI version 6, and updating ruleset_attr, > Landlock ABI version, and access rights code blocks based on that. > > Signed-off-by: Tahera Fahimi <fahimitahera@gmail.com> > --- > v8: > - Improving documentation by specifying differences between scoped and > non-scoped domains. > - Adding review notes of version 7. > - Update date > v7: > - Add "LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET" explanation to IPC scoping > section and updating ABI to version 6. > - Adding "scoped" attribute to the Access rights section. > - In current limitation, unnamed sockets are specified as sockets that > are not restricted. > - Update date > --- > Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst > index 07b63aec56fa..d602567b5139 100644 > --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst > +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/landlock.rst > @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Landlock: unprivileged access control > ===================================== > > :Author: Mickaël Salaün > -:Date: April 2024 > +:Date: August 2024 > > The goal of Landlock is to enable to restrict ambient rights (e.g. global > filesystem or network access) for a set of processes. Because Landlock > @@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ to be explicit about the denied-by-default access rights. > .handled_access_net = > LANDLOCK_ACCESS_NET_BIND_TCP | > LANDLOCK_ACCESS_NET_CONNECT_TCP, > + .scoped = > + LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET, > }; > > Because we may not know on which kernel version an application will be > @@ -119,6 +121,9 @@ version, and only use the available subset of access rights: > case 4: > /* Removes LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV for ABI < 5 */ > ruleset_attr.handled_access_fs &= ~LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV; > + case 5: > + /* Removes LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET for ABI < 6 */ > + ruleset_attr.scoped &= ~LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET; > } > > This enables to create an inclusive ruleset that will contain our rules. > @@ -306,6 +311,23 @@ To be allowed to use :manpage:`ptrace(2)` and related syscalls on a target > process, a sandboxed process should have a subset of the target process rules, > which means the tracee must be in a sub-domain of the tracer. > > +IPC Scoping > +----------- > + > +Similar to the implicit `Ptrace restrictions`_, we may want to further restrict > +interactions between sandboxes. Each Landlock domain can be explicitly scoped > +for a set of actions by specifying it on a ruleset. For example, if a sandboxed > +process should not be able to :manpage:`connect(2)` to a non-sandboxed process > +through abstract :manpage:`unix(7)` sockets, we can specify such restriction > +with ``LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET``. > + > +A sandboxed process can connect to a non-sandboxed process when its domain is > +not scoped. If a process's domain is scoped, it can only connect to processes in ...it can only connect to sockets created by proccesses in the same scoped domain. > +the same scoped domain. > + > +IPC scoping does not support Landlock rules, so if a domain is scoped, no rules > +can be added to allow accessing to a resource outside of the scoped domain. > + > Truncating files > ---------------- > > @@ -404,7 +426,7 @@ Access rights > ------------- > > .. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/landlock.h > - :identifiers: fs_access net_access > + :identifiers: fs_access net_access scope > > Creating a new ruleset > ---------------------- > @@ -541,6 +563,13 @@ earlier ABI. > Starting with the Landlock ABI version 5, it is possible to restrict the use of > :manpage:`ioctl(2)` using the new ``LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_IOCTL_DEV`` right. > > +Abstract Unix sockets Restriction (ABI < 6) Let's follow the capitalization used by man pages: "UNIX" instead of "Unix". > +-------------------------------------------- > + > +With ABI version 6, it is possible to restrict connection to an abstract Unix socket > +through ``LANDLOCK_SCOPED_ABSTRACT_UNIX_SOCKET``, thanks to the ``scoped`` ruleset > +attribute. > + > .. _kernel_support: > > Kernel support > -- > 2.34.1 >
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