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3 * Copyright (c) 2009 Robert N. M. Watson
6 * This software was developed by Robert N. M. Watson for the TrustedBSD
7 * Project under contract to nCircle Network Security, Inc.
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31 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
32 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
34 #include <sys/param.h>
36 #include <sys/kernel.h>
40 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
41 #include <sys/systm.h>
43 #include <security/mac/mac_framework.h>
46 * `suser_enabled' (which can be set by the security.bsd.suser_enabled
47 * sysctl) determines whether the system 'super-user' policy is in effect. If
48 * it is nonzero, an effective uid of 0 connotes special privilege,
49 * overriding many mandatory and discretionary protections. If it is zero,
50 * uid 0 is offered no special privilege in the kernel security policy.
51 * Setting it to zero may seriously impact the functionality of many existing
52 * userland programs, and should not be done without careful consideration of
55 static int suser_enabled = 1;
56 SYSCTL_INT(_security_bsd, OID_AUTO, suser_enabled, CTLFLAG_RWTUN,
57 &suser_enabled, 0, "processes with uid 0 have privilege");
59 static int unprivileged_mlock = 1;
60 SYSCTL_INT(_security_bsd, OID_AUTO, unprivileged_mlock, CTLFLAG_RWTUN,
61 &unprivileged_mlock, 0, "Allow non-root users to call mlock(2)");
63 static int unprivileged_read_msgbuf = 1;
64 SYSCTL_INT(_security_bsd, OID_AUTO, unprivileged_read_msgbuf,
65 CTLFLAG_RW, &unprivileged_read_msgbuf, 0,
66 "Unprivileged processes may read the kernel message buffer");
68 SDT_PROVIDER_DEFINE(priv);
69 SDT_PROBE_DEFINE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__ok, "int");
70 SDT_PROBE_DEFINE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__err, "int");
73 * Check a credential for privilege. Lots of good reasons to deny privilege;
74 * only a few to grant it.
77 priv_check_cred(struct ucred *cred, int priv, int flags)
81 KASSERT(PRIV_VALID(priv), ("priv_check_cred: invalid privilege %d",
85 * We first evaluate policies that may deny the granting of
86 * privilege unilaterally.
89 error = mac_priv_check(cred, priv);
95 * Jail policy will restrict certain privileges that may otherwise be
98 error = prison_priv_check(cred, priv);
102 if (unprivileged_mlock) {
104 * Allow unprivileged users to call mlock(2)/munlock(2) and
105 * mlockall(2)/munlockall(2).
109 case PRIV_VM_MUNLOCK:
115 if (unprivileged_read_msgbuf) {
117 * Allow an unprivileged user to read the kernel message
120 if (priv == PRIV_MSGBUF) {
127 * Having determined if privilege is restricted by various policies,
128 * now determine if privilege is granted. At this point, any policy
129 * may grant privilege. For now, we allow short-circuit boolean
130 * evaluation, so may not call all policies. Perhaps we should.
132 * Superuser policy grants privilege based on the effective (or in
133 * the case of specific privileges, real) uid being 0. We allow the
134 * superuser policy to be globally disabled, although this is
135 * currenty of limited utility.
141 case PRIV_PROC_LIMIT:
142 if (cred->cr_ruid == 0) {
148 if (cred->cr_uid == 0) {
157 * Writes to kernel/physical memory are a typical root-only operation,
158 * but non-root users are expected to be able to read it (provided they
159 * have permission to access /dev/[k]mem).
161 if (priv == PRIV_KMEM_READ) {
167 * Now check with MAC, if enabled, to see if a policy module grants
171 if (mac_priv_grant(cred, priv) == 0) {
178 * The default is deny, so if no policies have granted it, reject
179 * with a privilege error here.
184 SDT_PROBE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__err, priv);
186 SDT_PROBE1(priv, kernel, priv_check, priv__ok, priv);
191 priv_check(struct thread *td, int priv)
194 KASSERT(td == curthread, ("priv_check: td != curthread"));
196 return (priv_check_cred(td->td_ucred, priv, 0));