Subject: [PATCH] net: change capability used by socket options IP{,V6}_TRANSPARENT

From: Maciej Żenczykowski <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:16:23 -0700

From: Maciej Żenczykowski <[email-masked]>

Up till now the IP{,V6}_TRANSPARENT socket options (which actually set
the same bit in the socket struct) have required CAP_NET_ADMIN
privileges to set or clear the option.

- we make clearing the bit not require any privileges.
- we deprecate using CAP_NET_ADMIN for this purpose.
- we allow CAP_NET_RAW to set this bit, because raw
  sockets already effectively allow you to emulate socket
  transparency.
- we print a warning (but allow it) if you try to set the socket
  option with CAP_NET_ADMIN privs, but without CAP_NET_RAW.

Signed-off-by: Maciej Żenczykowski <[email-masked]>
---
 include/linux/capability.h |    3 ++-
 net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c     |   20 ++++++++++++++++----
 net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c   |   23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
 3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index c421123..ce34ae3 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct cpu_vfs_cap_data {
 /* Allow modification of routing tables */
 /* Allow setting arbitrary process / process group ownership on
    sockets */
-/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying */
+/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying (deprecated) */
 /* Allow setting TOS (type of service) */
 /* Allow setting promiscuous mode */
 /* Allow clearing driver statistics */
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ struct cpu_vfs_cap_data {
 
 /* Allow use of RAW sockets */
 /* Allow use of PACKET sockets */
+/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying */
 
 #define CAP_NET_RAW          13
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 8905e92..74f7d30 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -961,12 +961,24 @@ mc_msf_out:
 		break;
 
 	case IP_TRANSPARENT:
-		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
-			err = -EPERM;
-			break;
-		}
 		if (optlen < 1)
 			goto e_inval;
+		/* Always allow clearing the transparent proxy socket option.
+		 * The pre-3.2 permission for setting this was CAP_NET_ADMIN,
+		 * and this is still supported - but deprecated.  As of Linux
+		 * 3.2 the proper permission is CAP_NET_RAW.
+		 */
+		if (!!val && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW)) {
+			if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+				err = -EPERM;
+				break;
+			}
+			printk_once(KERN_WARNING "%s (%d): "
+				 "deprecated: attempt to set socket option "
+				 "IP_TRANSPARENT with CAP_NET_ADMIN but "
+				 "without CAP_NET_RAW.\n",
+				 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current));
+		}
 		inet->transparent = !!val;
 		break;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 2fbda5f..7c4f5ce 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -343,13 +343,26 @@ static int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		break;
 
 	case IPV6_TRANSPARENT:
-		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
-			retv = -EPERM;
-			break;
-		}
 		if (optlen < sizeof(int))
 			goto e_inval;
-		/* we don't have a separate transparent bit for IPV6 we use the one in the IPv4 socket */
+		/* Always allow clearing the transparent proxy socket option.
+		 * The pre-3.2 permission for setting this was CAP_NET_ADMIN,
+		 * and this is still supported - but deprecated.  As of Linux
+		 * 3.2 the proper permission is CAP_NET_RAW.
+		 */
+		if (valbool && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW)) {
+			if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+				retv = -EPERM;
+				break;
+			}
+			printk_once(KERN_WARNING "%s (%d): "
+				 "deprecated: attempt to set socket option "
+				 "IPV6_TRANSPARENT with CAP_NET_ADMIN but "
+				 "without CAP_NET_RAW.\n",
+				 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current));
+		}
+		/* we don't have a separate transparent bit for IPv6,
+		 * so we just use the one in the IPv4 socket */
 		inet_sk(sk)->transparent = valbool;
 		retv = 0;
 		break;
-- 
1.7.3.1