High · published August 17, 2024
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
landlock: Don't lose track of restrictions on cred_transfer
When a process' cred struct is replaced, this _almost_ always invokes
the cred_prepare LSM hook; but in one special case (when
KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT updates the parent's credentials), the
cred_transfer LSM hook is used instead. Landlock only implements the
cred_prepare hook, not cred_transfer, so KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT causes
all information on Landlock restrictions to be lost.
This basically means that a process with the ability to use the fork()
and keyctl() syscalls can get rid of all Landlock restrictions on
itself.
Fix it by adding a cred_transfer hook that does the same thing as the
existing cred_prepare hook. (Implemented by having hook_cred_prepare()
call hook_cred_transfer() so that the two functions are less likely to
accidentally diverge in the future.)
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.13, < 5.15.165 | 5.15.165 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.103 | 6.1.103 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.44 | 6.6.44 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.3 | 6.10.3 |