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diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index e5da848c50b9..b52e81ac5526 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -2278,7 +2278,20 @@ int security_inode_getattr(const struct path *path)
* @size: size of xattr value
* @flags: flags
*
- * Check permission before setting the extended attributes.
+ * This hook performs the desired permission checks before setting the extended
+ * attributes (xattrs) on @dentry. It is important to note that we have some
+ * additional logic before the main LSM implementation calls to detect if we
+ * need to perform an additional capability check at the LSM layer.
+ *
+ * Normally we enforce a capability check prior to executing the various LSM
+ * hook implementations, but if a LSM wants to avoid this capability check,
+ * it can register a 'inode_xattr_skipcap' hook and return a value of 1 for
+ * xattrs that it wants to avoid the capability check, leaving the LSM fully
+ * responsible for enforcing the access control for the specific xattr. If all
+ * of the enabled LSMs refrain from registering a 'inode_xattr_skipcap' hook,
+ * or return a 0 (the default return value), the capability check is still
+ * performed. If no 'inode_xattr_skipcap' hooks are registered the capability
+ * check is performed.
*
* Return: Returns 0 if permission is granted.
*/
@@ -2286,20 +2299,20 @@ int security_inode_setxattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
{
- int ret;
+ int rc;
if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
return 0;
- /*
- * SELinux and Smack integrate the cap call,
- * so assume that all LSMs supplying this call do so.
- */
- ret = call_int_hook(inode_setxattr, idmap, dentry, name, value, size,
- flags);
- if (ret == 1)
- ret = cap_inode_setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
- return ret;
+ /* enforce the capability checks at the lsm layer, if needed */
+ if (!call_int_hook(inode_xattr_skipcap, name)) {
+ rc = cap_inode_setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+ }
+
+ return call_int_hook(inode_setxattr, idmap, dentry, name, value, size,
+ flags);
}
/**
@@ -2452,26 +2465,39 @@ int security_inode_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry)
* @dentry: file
* @name: xattr name
*
- * Check permission before removing the extended attribute identified by @name
- * for @dentry.
+ * This hook performs the desired permission checks before setting the extended
+ * attributes (xattrs) on @dentry. It is important to note that we have some
+ * additional logic before the main LSM implementation calls to detect if we
+ * need to perform an additional capability check at the LSM layer.
+ *
+ * Normally we enforce a capability check prior to executing the various LSM
+ * hook implementations, but if a LSM wants to avoid this capability check,
+ * it can register a 'inode_xattr_skipcap' hook and return a value of 1 for
+ * xattrs that it wants to avoid the capability check, leaving the LSM fully
+ * responsible for enforcing the access control for the specific xattr. If all
+ * of the enabled LSMs refrain from registering a 'inode_xattr_skipcap' hook,
+ * or return a 0 (the default return value), the capability check is still
+ * performed. If no 'inode_xattr_skipcap' hooks are registered the capability
+ * check is performed.
*
* Return: Returns 0 if permission is granted.
*/
int security_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
{
- int ret;
+ int rc;
if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
return 0;
- /*
- * SELinux and Smack integrate the cap call,
- * so assume that all LSMs supplying this call do so.
- */
- ret = call_int_hook(inode_removexattr, idmap, dentry, name);
- if (ret == 1)
- ret = cap_inode_removexattr(idmap, dentry, name);
- return ret;
+
+ /* enforce the capability checks at the lsm layer, if needed */
+ if (!call_int_hook(inode_xattr_skipcap, name)) {
+ rc = cap_inode_removexattr(idmap, dentry, name);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+ }
+
+ return call_int_hook(inode_removexattr, idmap, dentry, name);
}
/**