Thread (95 messages) 95 messages, 5 authors, 2023-09-20

Re: [PATCH v11 12/12] landlock: Document Landlock's network support

From: Konstantin Meskhidze (A) <hidden>
Date: 2023-07-03 09:04:51
Also in: linux-security-module, netfilter-devel


6/23/2023 5:35 PM, Jeff Xu пишет:
On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 9:50 AM Mickaël Salaün [off-list ref] wrote:
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On 13/06/2023 22:12, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
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On 13/06/2023 12:13, Konstantin Meskhidze (A) wrote:
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6/7/2023 8:46 AM, Jeff Xu пишет:
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On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 7:09 AM Günther Noack [off-list ref] wrote:
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On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 12:13:39AM +0800, Konstantin Meskhidze wrote:
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Describe network access rules for TCP sockets. Add network access
example in the tutorial. Add kernel configuration support for network.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Meskhidze <redacted>
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@@ -28,20 +28,24 @@ appropriately <kernel_support>`.
   Landlock rules
   ==============

-A Landlock rule describes an action on an object.  An object is currently a
-file hierarchy, and the related filesystem actions are defined with `access
-rights`_.  A set of rules is aggregated in a ruleset, which can then restrict
-the thread enforcing it, and its future children.
+A Landlock rule describes an action on a kernel object.  Filesystem
+objects can be defined with a file hierarchy.  Since the fourth ABI
+version, TCP ports enable to identify inbound or outbound connections.
+Actions on these kernel objects are defined according to `access
+rights`_.  A set of rules is aggregated in a ruleset, which
+can then restrict the thread enforcing it, and its future children.
I feel that this paragraph is a bit long-winded to read when the
additional networking aspect is added on top as well.  Maybe it would
be clearer if we spelled it out in a more structured way, splitting up
the filesystem/networking aspects?

Suggestion:

    A Landlock rule describes an action on an object which the process
    intends to perform.  A set of rules is aggregated in a ruleset,
    which can then restrict the thread enforcing it, and its future
    children.

    The two existing types of rules are:

    Filesystem rules
        For these rules, the object is a file hierarchy,
        and the related filesystem actions are defined with
        `filesystem access rights`.

    Network rules (since ABI v4)
        For these rules, the object is currently a TCP port,
Remote port or local port ?
     Both ports - remote or local.
Hmm, at first I didn't think it was worth talking about remote or local,
but I now think it could be less confusing to specify a bit:
"For these rules, the object is the socket identified with a TCP (bind
or connect) port according to the related `network access rights`."

A port is not a kernel object per see, so I tried to tweak a bit the
sentence. I'm not sure such detail (object vs. data) would not confuse
users. Any thought?
Well, here is a more accurate and generic definition (using "scope"):

A Landlock rule describes a set of actions intended by a task on a scope
of objects.  A set of rules is aggregated in a ruleset, which can then
restrict the thread enforcing it, and its future children.

The two existing types of rules are:

Filesystem rules
     For these rules, the scope of objects is a file hierarchy,
     and the related filesystem actions are defined with
     `filesystem access rights`.

Network rules (since ABI v4)
     For these rules, the scope of objects is the sockets identified
     with a TCP (bind or connect) port according to the related
     `network access rights`.


What do you think?
I found this is clearer to me (mention of bind/connect port).

In networking, "5-tuple" is a well-known term for connection, which is
src/dest ip, src/dest port, protocol. That is why I asked about
src/dest port.  It seems that we only support src/dest port at this
moment, right ?

Another feature we could consider is restricting a process to "no
network access, allow out-going , allow incoming", this might overlap
with seccomp, but I think it is convenient to have it in Landlock.

Adding protocol restriction is a low hanging fruit also, for example,
a process might be restricted to UDP only (for RTP packet), and
another process for TCP (for signaling) , etc.
  Hi,
   By the way, UPD protocol brings more performance challenges here 
beacuse it does not establish a connection so every UDP packet will be 
hooked by Landlock to check apllied rules.
Thanks!
-Jeff Xu
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        and the related actions are defined with `network access rights`.
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