kernel/linux.git/security/landlock/syscalls.c, branch v7.0.11

landlock: Allow TSYNC with LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF and fd=-1

2026-05-07T04:13:52+00:00

commit e75e38055b9df5eafd663c6db00e634f534dc426 upstream. LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC does not allow LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF with ruleset_fd=-1, preventing a multithreaded process from atomically propagating subdomain log muting to all threads without creating a domain layer. Relax the fd=-1 condition to accept TSYNC alongside LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF, and update the documentation accordingly. Add flag validation tests for all TSYNC combinations with ruleset_fd=-1, and audit tests verifying both transition directions: muting via TSYNC (logged to not logged) and override via TSYNC (not logged to logged). Cc: Günther Noack Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 42fc7e6543f6 ("landlock: Multithreading support for landlock_restrict_self()") Reviewed-by: Günther Noack Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260407164107.2012589-2-mic@digikod.net Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

landlock: Add errata documentation section

2026-02-06T16:54:43+00:00

Add errata section with code examples for querying errata and a warning that most applications should not check errata. Use kernel-doc directives to include errata descriptions from the header files instead of manual links. Also enhance existing DOC sections in security/landlock/errata/abi-*.h files with Impact sections, and update the code comment in syscalls.c to remind developers to update errata documentation when applicable. This addresses the gap where the kernel implements errata tracking but provides no user-facing documentation on how to use it, while improving the existing technical documentation in-place rather than duplicating it. Signed-off-by: Samasth Norway Ananda Reviewed-by: Günther Noack Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260128031814.2945394-3-samasth.norway.ananda@oracle.com [mic: Cosmetic fix] Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün

landlock: Multithreading support for landlock_restrict_self()

2026-02-06T16:54:37+00:00

Introduce the LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC flag. With this flag, a given Landlock ruleset is applied to all threads of the calling process, instead of only the current one. Without this flag, multithreaded userspace programs currently resort to using the nptl(7)/libpsx hack for multithreaded policy enforcement, which is also used by libcap and for setuid(2). Using this userspace-based scheme, the threads of a process enforce the same Landlock policy, but the resulting Landlock domains are still separate. The domains being separate causes multiple problems: * When using Landlock's "scoped" access rights, the domain identity is used to determine whether an operation is permitted. As a result, when using LANLDOCK_SCOPE_SIGNAL, signaling between sibling threads stops working. This is a problem for programming languages and frameworks which are inherently multithreaded (e.g. Go). * In audit logging, the domains of separate threads in a process will get logged with different domain IDs, even when they are based on the same ruleset FD, which might confuse users. Cc: Andrew G. Morgan Cc: John Johansen Cc: Paul Moore Suggested-by: Jann Horn Signed-off-by: Günther Noack Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251127115136.3064948-2-gnoack@google.com [mic: Fix restrict_self_flags test, clean up Makefile, allign comments, reduce local variable scope, add missing includes] Closes: https://github.com/landlock-lsm/linux/issues/2 Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün

landlock: opened file never has a negative dentry

2025-06-17T22:03:57+00:00

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner Acked-by: Mickaël Salaün Signed-off-by: Al Viro

landlock: Improve bit operations in audit code

2025-05-12T09:38:53+00:00

Use the BIT() and BIT_ULL() macros in the new audit code instead of explicit shifts to improve readability. Use bitmask instead of modulo operation to simplify code. Add test_range1_rand15() and test_range2_rand15() KUnit tests to improve get_id_range() coverage. Signed-off-by: Günther Noack Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250512093732.1408485-1-mic@digikod.net Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün

landlock: Fix documentation for landlock_restrict_self(2)

2025-04-17T09:09:10+00:00

Fix, deduplicate, and improve rendering of landlock_restrict_self(2)'s flags documentation. The flags are now rendered like the syscall's parameters and description. Cc: Günther Noack Cc: Paul Moore Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250416154716.1799902-2-mic@digikod.net Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün

landlock: Fix documentation for landlock_create_ruleset(2)

2025-04-17T09:09:07+00:00

Move and fix the flags documentation, and improve formatting. It makes more sense and it eases maintenance to document syscall flags in landlock.h, where they are defined. This is already the case for landlock_restrict_self(2)'s flags. The flags are now rendered like the syscall's parameters and description. Cc: Günther Noack Cc: Paul Moore Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250416154716.1799902-1-mic@digikod.net Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün

landlock: Add LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF

2025-03-26T12:59:43+00:00

Add LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SUBDOMAINS_OFF for the case of sandboxer tools, init systems, or runtime containers launching programs sandboxing themselves in an inconsistent way. Setting this flag should only depends on runtime configuration (i.e. not hardcoded). We don't create a new ruleset's option because this should not be part of the security policy: only the task that enforces the policy (not the one that create it) knows if itself or its children may request denied actions. This is the first and only flag that can be set without actually restricting the caller (i.e. without providing a ruleset). Extend struct landlock_cred_security with a u8 log_subdomains_off. struct landlock_file_security is still 16 bytes. Cc: Günther Noack Cc: Paul Moore Closes: https://github.com/landlock-lsm/linux/issues/3 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250320190717.2287696-19-mic@digikod.net [mic: Fix comment] Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün

landlock: Add LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG__EXEC_ flags

2025-03-26T12:59:42+00:00

Most of the time we want to log denied access because they should not happen and such information helps diagnose issues. However, when sandboxing processes that we know will try to access denied resources (e.g. unknown, bogus, or malicious binary), we might want to not log related access requests that might fill up logs. By default, denied requests are logged until the task call execve(2). If the LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SAME_EXEC_OFF flag is set, denied requests will not be logged for the same executed file. If the LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_NEW_EXEC_ON flag is set, denied requests from after an execve(2) call will be logged. The rationale is that a program should know its own behavior, but not necessarily the behavior of other programs. Because LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_LOG_SAME_EXEC_OFF is set for a specific Landlock domain, it makes it possible to selectively mask some access requests that would be logged by a parent domain, which might be handy for unprivileged processes to limit logs. However, system administrators should still use the audit filtering mechanism. There is intentionally no audit nor sysctl configuration to re-enable these logs. This is delegated to the user space program. Increment the Landlock ABI version to reflect this interface change. Cc: Günther Noack Cc: Paul Moore Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250320190717.2287696-18-mic@digikod.net [mic: Rename variables and fix __maybe_unused] Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün

landlock: Identify domain execution crossing

2025-03-26T12:59:37+00:00

Extend struct landlock_cred_security with a domain_exec bitmask to identify which Landlock domain were created by the current task's bprm. The whole bitmask is reset on each execve(2) call. Cc: Günther Noack Cc: Paul Moore Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250320190717.2287696-9-mic@digikod.net Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün