@@ -433,6 +433,10 @@ The main syscalls are:
/sbin/request-key will be invoked in an attempt to obtain a key. The
callout_info string will be passed as an argument to the program.
+ To link a key into the destination keyring the key must grant link
+ permission on the key to the caller and the keyring must grant write
+ permission.
+
See also Documentation/security/keys/request-key.rst.
@@ -564,6 +564,16 @@ struct key *request_key_and_link(struct key_type *type,
key_ref = search_process_keyrings(&ctx);
if (!IS_ERR(key_ref)) {
+ if (dest_keyring) {
+ ret = key_task_permission(key_ref, current_cred(),
+ KEY_NEED_LINK);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ key_ref_put(key_ref);
+ key = ERR_PTR(ret);
+ goto error_free;
+ }
+ }
+
key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
if (dest_keyring) {
ret = key_link(dest_keyring, key);
The request_key() syscall allows a process to gain access to the 'possessor' permits of any key that grants it Search permission by virtue of request_key() not checking whether a key it finds grants Link permission to the caller. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> --- Documentation/security/keys/core.rst | 4 ++++ security/keys/request_key.c | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)