On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 4:03 PM Joshua Watt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 11/16/20 8:38 AM, Joshua Watt wrote:
> > systemd 245 introduced a regression in behavior where they removed
> > support for non-root users to chvt from a service file. This prevents
> > running compositors (e.g. weston) as any user other than root. The
> > intention is for polkit to be used to allow this (and in fact the
> > default polkit rules that ship with systemd allow this). However, polkit
> > is a huge dependency to bring in for an embedded system, and isn't
> > support by OE-core.
> >
> > The patch has been proposed upstream to restore the previous behavior of
> > allowing a non-root user to chvt to unbreak the regression without
> > requiring polkit.
>
> Can this be backported to 3.2, since it affects the systemd version
> there also?

Ping on backporting this to 3.2?

>
> Thanks
>
> >
> > Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/17494]
> > Signed-off-by: Joshua Watt <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >   ...chvt-as-non-root-user-without-polkit.patch | 227 ++++++++++++++++++
> >   meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_246.6.bb    |   1 +
> >   2 files changed, 228 insertions(+)
> >   create mode 100644 
> > meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0001-logind-Restore-chvt-as-non-root-user-without-polkit.patch
> >
> > diff --git 
> > a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0001-logind-Restore-chvt-as-non-root-user-without-polkit.patch
> >  
> > b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0001-logind-Restore-chvt-as-non-root-user-without-polkit.patch
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..89ef39bc3e
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ 
> > b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0001-logind-Restore-chvt-as-non-root-user-without-polkit.patch
> > @@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
> > +From 150d9cade6d475570395cb418b824524dead9577 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > +From: Joshua Watt <[email protected]>
> > +Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 08:15:43 -0500
> > +Subject: [PATCH] logind: Restore chvt as non-root user without polkit
> > +
> > +4acf0cfd2f ("logind: check PolicyKit before allowing VT switch") broke
> > +the ability to write user sessions that run graphical sessions (e.g.
> > +weston/X11). This was partially amended in 19bb87fbfa ("login: allow
> > +non-console sessions to change vt") by changing the default PolicyKit
> > +policy so that non-root users are again allowed to switch the VT. This
> > +makes the policy when PolKit is not enabled (as on many embedded
> > +systems) match the default PolKit policy and allows launching graphical
> > +sessions as a non-root user.
> > +
> > +Closes #17473
> > +---
> > + src/login/logind-dbus.c         | 11 ++-------
> > + src/login/logind-polkit.c       | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++
> > + src/login/logind-polkit.h       | 10 ++++++++
> > + src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c    | 41 ++++-----------------------------
> > + src/login/logind-session-dbus.c | 11 ++-------
> > + src/login/meson.build           |  1 +
> > + 6 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
> > + create mode 100644 src/login/logind-polkit.c
> > + create mode 100644 src/login/logind-polkit.h
> > +
> > +diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
> > +index 0f83ed99bc..a3765d88ba 100644
> > +--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
> > ++++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
> > +@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
> > + #include "format-util.h"
> > + #include "fs-util.h"
> > + #include "logind-dbus.h"
> > ++#include "logind-polkit.h"
> > + #include "logind-seat-dbus.h"
> > + #include "logind-session-dbus.h"
> > + #include "logind-user-dbus.h"
> > +@@ -1047,15 +1048,7 @@ static int 
> > method_activate_session_on_seat(sd_bus_message *message, void *userda
> > +                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, 
> > BUS_ERROR_SESSION_NOT_ON_SEAT,
> > +                                          "Session %s not on seat %s", 
> > session_name, seat_name);
> > +
> > +-        r = bus_verify_polkit_async(
> > +-                        message,
> > +-                        CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> > +-                        "org.freedesktop.login1.chvt",
> > +-                        NULL,
> > +-                        false,
> > +-                        UID_INVALID,
> > +-                        &m->polkit_registry,
> > +-                        error);
> > ++        r = check_polkit_chvt(message, m, error);
> > +         if (r < 0)
> > +                 return r;
> > +         if (r == 0)
> > +diff --git a/src/login/logind-polkit.c b/src/login/logind-polkit.c
> > +new file mode 100644
> > +index 0000000000..9072570cc6
> > +--- /dev/null
> > ++++ b/src/login/logind-polkit.c
> > +@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
> > ++/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
> > ++
> > ++#include "bus-polkit.h"
> > ++#include "logind-polkit.h"
> > ++#include "missing_capability.h"
> > ++#include "user-util.h"
> > ++
> > ++int check_polkit_chvt(sd_bus_message *message, Manager *manager, 
> > sd_bus_error *error) {
> > ++#if ENABLE_POLKIT
> > ++        return bus_verify_polkit_async(
> > ++                        message,
> > ++                        CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> > ++                        "org.freedesktop.login1.chvt",
> > ++                        NULL,
> > ++                        false,
> > ++                        UID_INVALID,
> > ++                        &manager->polkit_registry,
> > ++                        error);
> > ++#else
> > ++        /* Allow chvt when polkit is not present. This allows a service 
> > to start a graphical session as a
> > ++         * non-root user when polkit is not compiled in, matching the 
> > default polkit policy */
> > ++        return 1;
> > ++#endif
> > ++}
> > ++
> > ++
> > +diff --git a/src/login/logind-polkit.h b/src/login/logind-polkit.h
> > +new file mode 100644
> > +index 0000000000..476c077a8a
> > +--- /dev/null
> > ++++ b/src/login/logind-polkit.h
> > +@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> > ++/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
> > ++#pragma once
> > ++
> > ++#include "sd-bus.h"
> > ++
> > ++#include "bus-object.h"
> > ++#include "logind.h"
> > ++
> > ++int check_polkit_chvt(sd_bus_message *message, Manager *manager, 
> > sd_bus_error *error);
> > ++
> > +diff --git a/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c
> > +index a945132284..f22e9e2734 100644
> > +--- a/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c
> > ++++ b/src/login/logind-seat-dbus.c
> > +@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
> > + #include "bus-polkit.h"
> > + #include "bus-util.h"
> > + #include "logind-dbus.h"
> > ++#include "logind-polkit.h"
> > + #include "logind-seat-dbus.h"
> > + #include "logind-seat.h"
> > + #include "logind-session-dbus.h"
> > +@@ -179,15 +180,7 @@ static int method_activate_session(sd_bus_message 
> > *message, void *userdata, sd_b
> > +         if (session->seat != s)
> > +                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, 
> > BUS_ERROR_SESSION_NOT_ON_SEAT, "Session %s not on seat %s", name, s->id);
> > +
> > +-        r = bus_verify_polkit_async(
> > +-                        message,
> > +-                        CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> > +-                        "org.freedesktop.login1.chvt",
> > +-                        NULL,
> > +-                        false,
> > +-                        UID_INVALID,
> > +-                        &s->manager->polkit_registry,
> > +-                        error);
> > ++        r = check_polkit_chvt(message, s->manager, error);
> > +         if (r < 0)
> > +                 return r;
> > +         if (r == 0)
> > +@@ -215,15 +208,7 @@ static int method_switch_to(sd_bus_message *message, 
> > void *userdata, sd_bus_erro
> > +         if (to <= 0)
> > +                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, 
> > SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "Invalid virtual terminal");
> > +
> > +-        r = bus_verify_polkit_async(
> > +-                        message,
> > +-                        CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> > +-                        "org.freedesktop.login1.chvt",
> > +-                        NULL,
> > +-                        false,
> > +-                        UID_INVALID,
> > +-                        &s->manager->polkit_registry,
> > +-                        error);
> > ++        r = check_polkit_chvt(message, s->manager, error);
> > +         if (r < 0)
> > +                 return r;
> > +         if (r == 0)
> > +@@ -243,15 +228,7 @@ static int method_switch_to_next(sd_bus_message 
> > *message, void *userdata, sd_bus
> > +         assert(message);
> > +         assert(s);
> > +
> > +-        r = bus_verify_polkit_async(
> > +-                        message,
> > +-                        CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> > +-                        "org.freedesktop.login1.chvt",
> > +-                        NULL,
> > +-                        false,
> > +-                        UID_INVALID,
> > +-                        &s->manager->polkit_registry,
> > +-                        error);
> > ++        r = check_polkit_chvt(message, s->manager, error);
> > +         if (r < 0)
> > +                 return r;
> > +         if (r == 0)
> > +@@ -271,15 +248,7 @@ static int method_switch_to_previous(sd_bus_message 
> > *message, void *userdata, sd
> > +         assert(message);
> > +         assert(s);
> > +
> > +-        r = bus_verify_polkit_async(
> > +-                        message,
> > +-                        CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> > +-                        "org.freedesktop.login1.chvt",
> > +-                        NULL,
> > +-                        false,
> > +-                        UID_INVALID,
> > +-                        &s->manager->polkit_registry,
> > +-                        error);
> > ++        r = check_polkit_chvt(message, s->manager, error);
> > +         if (r < 0)
> > +                 return r;
> > +         if (r == 0)
> > +diff --git a/src/login/logind-session-dbus.c 
> > b/src/login/logind-session-dbus.c
> > +index ccc5ac8df2..57c8a4e900 100644
> > +--- a/src/login/logind-session-dbus.c
> > ++++ b/src/login/logind-session-dbus.c
> > +@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
> > + #include "fd-util.h"
> > + #include "logind-brightness.h"
> > + #include "logind-dbus.h"
> > ++#include "logind-polkit.h"
> > + #include "logind-seat-dbus.h"
> > + #include "logind-session-dbus.h"
> > + #include "logind-session-device.h"
> > +@@ -192,15 +193,7 @@ int bus_session_method_activate(sd_bus_message 
> > *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_
> > +         assert(message);
> > +         assert(s);
> > +
> > +-        r = bus_verify_polkit_async(
> > +-                        message,
> > +-                        CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
> > +-                        "org.freedesktop.login1.chvt",
> > +-                        NULL,
> > +-                        false,
> > +-                        UID_INVALID,
> > +-                        &s->manager->polkit_registry,
> > +-                        error);
> > ++        r = check_polkit_chvt(message, s->manager, error);
> > +         if (r < 0)
> > +                 return r;
> > +         if (r == 0)
> > +diff --git a/src/login/meson.build b/src/login/meson.build
> > +index 0a7d3d5440..7e46be2add 100644
> > +--- a/src/login/meson.build
> > ++++ b/src/login/meson.build
> > +@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ liblogind_core_sources = files('''
> > +         logind-device.h
> > +         logind-inhibit.c
> > +         logind-inhibit.h
> > ++        logind-polkit.c
> > +         logind-seat-dbus.c
> > +         logind-seat-dbus.h
> > +         logind-seat.c
> > +--
> > +2.28.0
> > +
> > diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_246.6.bb 
> > b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_246.6.bb
> > index 1d1ff34d89..d9e7b1a00c 100644
> > --- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_246.6.bb
> > +++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_246.6.bb
> > @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ SRC_URI += "file://touchscreen.rules \
> >              file://0003-implment-systemd-sysv-install-for-OE.patch \
> >              
> > file://0001-systemd.pc.in-use-ROOTPREFIX-without-suffixed-slash.patch \
> >              file://selinux-hook-handling-to-enumerate-nexthop.patch \
> > +           
> > file://0001-logind-Restore-chvt-as-non-root-user-without-polkit.patch \
> >              "
> >
> >   # patches needed by musl
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