This introduces a new thread group flag that can be set by calling
prctl(PR_SET_KILL_DESCENDANTS_ON_EXIT, 1, 0, 0, 0)
When a thread group exits with this flag set, it will send SIGKILL to
all descendant processes. This can be used to prevent stray child
processes.
This flag is cleared on privilege gaining execve(2) to ensure an
unprivileged process cannot get a privileged process to send SIGKILL.
Descendants that are orphaned and reparented to an ancestor of the
current process before the current process exits, will not be killed.
PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER can be used to contain orphaned processes.
If a descendant gained privileges, the current process may not be
allowed to kill it, and the descendant process will survive.
PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS can be used to prevent descendant processes from
gaining privileges.
Suggested-by: Oleg Nesterov
Signed-off-by: Jürg Billeter
Reviewed-by: Oleg Nesterov
---
fs/exec.c| 6 ++
include/linux/sched/signal.h | 3 +++
include/uapi/linux/prctl.h | 4
kernel/exit.c| 12
kernel/sys.c | 11 +++
security/apparmor/lsm.c | 1 +
security/selinux/hooks.c | 3 +++
7 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index fb72d36f7823..bbb5a0718223 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1342,6 +1342,12 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
/* Make sure parent cannot signal privileged process. */
current->pdeath_signal = 0;
+ /*
+* Do not send SIGKILL from privileged process as it may
+* have been requested by an unprivileged process.
+*/
+ current->signal->kill_descendants_on_exit = false;
+
/*
* For secureexec, reset the stack limit to sane default to
* avoid bad behavior from the prior rlimits. This has to
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/signal.h b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
index 13789d10a50e..2acf481951f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ struct signal_struct {
unsigned intis_child_subreaper:1;
unsigned inthas_child_subreaper:1;
+ /* Send SIGKILL to descendant processes on exit */
+ boolkill_descendants_on_exit;
+
#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS
/* POSIX.1b Interval Timers */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index b4875a93363a..d5483ca63c2d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ struct prctl_mm_map {
# define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER 3
# define PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL 4
+/* Send SIGKILL to descendant processes on exit */
+#define PR_SET_KILL_DESCENDANTS_ON_EXIT48
+#define PR_GET_KILL_DESCENDANTS_ON_EXIT49
+
/* arm64 Scalable Vector Extension controls */
/* Flag values must be kept in sync with ptrace NT_ARM_SVE interface */
#define PR_SVE_SET_VL 50 /* set task vector length */
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 2d14979577ee..93a812c1b670 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -694,6 +694,15 @@ static void forget_original_parent(struct task_struct
*father,
list_splice_tail_init(>children, >children);
}
+static int kill_descendant_visitor(struct task_struct *p, void *data)
+{
+ /* This may fail, e.g., when a descendant process gained privileges. */
+ group_send_sig_info(SIGKILL, SEND_SIG_NOINFO, p, PIDTYPE_TGID);
+
+ /* Always continue walking the process tree. */
+ return 1;
+}
+
/*
* Send signals to all our closest relatives so that they know
* to properly mourn us..
@@ -704,6 +713,9 @@ static void exit_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int
group_dead)
struct task_struct *p, *n;
LIST_HEAD(dead);
+ if (group_dead && tsk->signal->kill_descendants_on_exit)
+ walk_process_tree(tsk, kill_descendant_visitor, NULL);
+
write_lock_irq(_lock);
forget_original_parent(tsk, );
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index f7eb62eceb24..f6dba0ba9b77 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -2485,6 +2485,17 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2,
unsigned long, arg3,
return -EINVAL;
error = PAC_RESET_KEYS(me, arg2);
break;
+ case PR_SET_KILL_DESCENDANTS_ON_EXIT:
+ if (arg3 || arg4 || arg5)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ me->signal->kill_descendants_on_exit = !!arg2;
+ break;
+ case PR_GET_KILL_DESCENDANTS_ON_EXIT:
+ if (arg3 || arg4 || arg5)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ error = put_user(me->signal->kill_descendants_on_exit,
+(int __user *)arg2);
+ break;
