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landlock: Control pathname UNIX domain socket resolution by path
* Add a new access right LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_RESOLVE_UNIX, which
  controls the lookup operations for named UNIX domain sockets.  The
  resolution happens during connect() and sendmsg() (depending on
  socket type).
* Change access_mask_t from u16 to u32 (see below)
* Hook into the path lookup in unix_find_bsd() in af_unix.c, using a
  LSM hook.  Make policy decisions based on the new access rights
* Increment the Landlock ABI version.
* Minor test adaptations to keep the tests working.
* Document the design rationale for scoped access rights,
  and cross-reference it from the header documentation.

With this access right, access is granted if either of the following
conditions is met:

* The target socket's filesystem path was allow-listed using a
  LANDLOCK_RULE_PATH_BENEATH rule, *or*:
* The target socket was created in the same Landlock domain in which
  LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_RESOLVE_UNIX was restricted.

In case of a denial, connect() and sendmsg() return EACCES, which is
the same error as it is returned if the user does not have the write
bit in the traditional UNIX file system permissions of that file.

The access_mask_t type grows from u16 to u32 to make space for the new
access right.  This also doubles the size of struct layer_access_masks
from 32 byte to 64 byte.  To avoid memory layout inconsistencies between
architectures (especially m68k), pack and align struct access_masks [2].

Document the (possible future) interaction between scoped flags and
other access rights in struct landlock_ruleset_attr, and summarize the
rationale, as discussed in code review leading up to [3].

This feature was created with substantial discussion and input from
Justin Suess, Tingmao Wang and Mickaël Salaün.

Cc: Tingmao Wang <m@maowtm.org>
Cc: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
Cc: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
Suggested-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Link[1]: https://github.com/landlock-lsm/linux/issues/36
Link[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260401.Re1Eesu1Yaij@digikod.net/
Link[3]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260205.8531e4005118@gnoack.org/
Signed-off-by: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260327164838.38231-5-gnoack3000@gmail.com
[mic: Fix kernel-doc formatting, pack and align access_masks]
Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net>
2026-04-07 18:51:06 +02:00
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