linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] exec: Remove __FMODE

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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:09:39 -0800
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Kevin Locke <kevin@...inlocke.name>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] exec: Remove __FMODE_EXEC from uselib()

On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 02:06:23PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> Path-based LSMs will bypass uselib() "open" checks since commit
> 4759ff71f23e ("exec: Check __FMODE_EXEC instead of in_execve for LSMs"),
> so don't set __FMODE_EXEC during uselib(). The LSM "open" and eventual
> "mmap" hooks will be restored. (uselib() never set current->in_execve.)

Ah, nevermind, I see Linux's commit has taken care of this already:
https://git.kernel.org/linus/3eab830189d94f0f80f34cbff609b5bb54002679

-- 
Kees Cook