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1 files changed, 61 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 47845c57eb19..3ef2e0e797e8 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <asm/types.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
@@ -424,6 +424,38 @@ static void kauditd_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
}
/*
+ * kauditd_send_multicast_skb - send the skb to multicast userspace listeners
+ *
+ * This function doesn't consume an skb as might be expected since it has to
+ * copy it anyways.
+ */
+static void kauditd_send_multicast_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ struct sk_buff *copy;
+ struct audit_net *aunet = net_generic(&init_net, audit_net_id);
+ struct sock *sock = aunet->nlsk;
+
+ if (!netlink_has_listeners(sock, AUDIT_NLGRP_READLOG))
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * The seemingly wasteful skb_copy() rather than bumping the refcount
+ * using skb_get() is necessary because non-standard mods are made to
+ * the skb by the original kaudit unicast socket send routine. The
+ * existing auditd daemon assumes this breakage. Fixing this would
+ * require co-ordinating a change in the established protocol between
+ * the kaudit kernel subsystem and the auditd userspace code. There is
+ * no reason for new multicast clients to continue with this
+ * non-compliance.
+ */
+ copy = skb_copy(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!copy)
+ return;
+
+ nlmsg_multicast(sock, copy, 0, AUDIT_NLGRP_READLOG, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+/*
* flush_hold_queue - empty the hold queue if auditd appears
*
* If auditd just started, drain the queue of messages already
@@ -1076,10 +1108,22 @@ static void audit_receive(struct sk_buff *skb)
mutex_unlock(&audit_cmd_mutex);
}
+/* Run custom bind function on netlink socket group connect or bind requests. */
+static int audit_bind(int group)
+{
+ if (!capable(CAP_AUDIT_READ))
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int __net_init audit_net_init(struct net *net)
{
struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
.input = audit_receive,
+ .bind = audit_bind,
+ .flags = NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV,
+ .groups = AUDIT_NLGRP_MAX,
};
struct audit_net *aunet = net_generic(net, audit_net_id);
@@ -1901,10 +1945,10 @@ out:
* audit_log_end - end one audit record
* @ab: the audit_buffer
*
- * The netlink_* functions cannot be called inside an irq context, so
- * the audit buffer is placed on a queue and a tasklet is scheduled to
- * remove them from the queue outside the irq context. May be called in
- * any context.
+ * netlink_unicast() cannot be called inside an irq context because it blocks
+ * (last arg, flags, is not set to MSG_DONTWAIT), so the audit buffer is placed
+ * on a queue and a tasklet is scheduled to remove them from the queue outside
+ * the irq context. May be called in any context.
*/
void audit_log_end(struct audit_buffer *ab)
{
@@ -1914,6 +1958,18 @@ void audit_log_end(struct audit_buffer *ab)
audit_log_lost("rate limit exceeded");
} else {
struct nlmsghdr *nlh = nlmsg_hdr(ab->skb);
+
+ kauditd_send_multicast_skb(ab->skb);
+
+ /*
+ * The original kaudit unicast socket sends up messages with
+ * nlmsg_len set to the payload length rather than the entire
+ * message length. This breaks the standard set by netlink.
+ * The existing auditd daemon assumes this breakage. Fixing
+ * this would require co-ordinating a change in the established
+ * protocol between the kaudit kernel subsystem and the auditd
+ * userspace code.
+ */
nlh->nlmsg_len = ab->skb->len - NLMSG_HDRLEN;
if (audit_pid) {