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//! API bits for the Secure Computing facility in the Linux kernel, which allows
//! processes to restrict access to the system call API.
//!
//! Seccomp started life with a single "strict" mode, which only allowed calls
//! to read(2), write(2), _exit(2) and sigreturn(2). It turns out that this
//! isn't that useful for general-purpose applications, and so a mode that
//! utilizes user-supplied filters mode was added.
//!
//! Seccomp filters are classic BPF programs. Conceptually, a seccomp program
//! is attached to the kernel and is executed on each syscall. The "packet"
//! being validated is the `data` structure, and the verdict is an action that
//! the kernel performs on the calling process. The actions are variations on a
//! "pass" or "fail" result, where a pass allows the syscall to continue and a
//! fail blocks the syscall and returns some sort of error value. See the full
//! list of actions under ::RET for more information. Finally, only word-sized,
//! absolute loads (`ld [k]`) are supported to read from the `data` structure.
//!
//! There are some issues with the filter API that have traditionally made
//! writing them a pain:
//!
//! 1. Each CPU architecture supported by Linux has its own unique ABI and
//! syscall API. It is not guaranteed that the syscall numbers and arguments
//! are the same across architectures, or that they're even implemented. Thus,
//! filters cannot be assumed to be portable without consulting documentation
//! like syscalls(2) and testing on target hardware. This also requires
//! checking the value of `data.arch` to make sure that a filter was compiled
//! for the correct architecture.
//! 2. Many syscalls take an `unsigned long` or `size_t` argument, the size of
//! which is dependant on the ABI. Since BPF programs execute in a 32-bit
//! machine, validation of 64-bit arguments necessitates two load-and-compare
//! instructions for the upper and lower words.
//! 3. A further wrinkle to the above is endianness. Unlike network packets,
//! syscall data shares the endianness of the target machine. A filter
//! compiled on a little-endian machine will not work on a big-endian one,
//! and vice-versa. For example: Checking the upper 32-bits of `data.arg1`
//! requires a load at `@offsetOf(data, "arg1") + 4` on big-endian systems
//! and `@offsetOf(data, "arg1")` on little-endian systems. Endian-portable
//! filters require adjusting these offsets at compile time, similar to how
//! e.g. OpenSSH does[1].
//! 4. Syscalls with userspace implementations via the vDSO cannot be traced or
//! filtered. The vDSO can be disabled or just ignored, which must be taken
//! into account when writing filters.
//! 5. Software libraries - especially dynamically loaded ones - tend to use
//! more of the syscall API over time, thus filters must evolve with them.
//! Static filters can result in reduced or even broken functionality when
//! calling newer code from these libraries. This is known to happen with
//! critical libraries like glibc[2].
//!
//! Some of these issues can be mitigated with help from Zig and the standard
//! library. Since the target CPU is known at compile time, the proper syscall
//! numbers are mixed into the `os` namespace under `std.os.SYS (see the code
//! for `arch_bits` in `os/linux.zig`). Referencing an unimplemented syscall
//! would be a compile error. Endian offsets can also be defined in a similar
//! manner to the OpenSSH example:
//!
//! ```zig
//! const offset = if (native_endian == .little) struct {
//! pub const low = 0;
//! pub const high = @sizeOf(u32);
//! } else struct {
//! pub const low = @sizeOf(u32);
//! pub const high = 0;
//! };
//! ```
//!
//! Unfortunately, there is no easy solution for issue 5. The most reliable
//! strategy is to keep testing; test newer Zig versions, different libcs,
//! different distros, and design your filter to accommodate all of them.
//! Alternatively, you could inject a filter at runtime. Since filters are
//! preserved across execve(2), a filter could be setup before executing your
//! program, without your program having any knowledge of this happening. This
//! is the method used by systemd[3] and Cloudflare's sandbox library[4].
//!
//! [1]: https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/master/sandbox-seccomp-filter.c#L81
//! [2]: https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/libc-alpha/2017-11/msg00246.html
//! [3]: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#SystemCallFilter=
//! [4]: https://github.com/cloudflare/sandbox
//!
//! See Also
//! - seccomp(2), seccomp_unotify(2)
//! - https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.html
const IOCTL = @import("ioctl.zig");
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MODESeccomp not in use. |
// Modes for the prctl(2) form `prctl(PR_SET_SECCOMP, mode)`
pub const MODE = struct {
/// Seccomp not in use.
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DISABLEDUses a hard-coded filter. |
pub const DISABLED = 0;
/// Uses a hard-coded filter.
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STRICTUses a user-supplied filter. |
pub const STRICT = 1;
/// Uses a user-supplied filter.
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FILTERBitflags for the SET_MODE_FILTER operation. |
pub const FILTER = 2;
};
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SET_MODE_STRICTAction values for seccomp BPF programs. The lower 16-bits are for optional return data. The upper 16-bits are ordered from least permissive values to most. |
// Operations for the seccomp(2) form `seccomp(operation, flags, args)` pub const SET_MODE_STRICT = 0; |
SET_MODE_FILTERKill the process. |
pub const SET_MODE_FILTER = 1; |
GET_ACTION_AVAILKill the thread. |
pub const GET_ACTION_AVAIL = 2; |
GET_NOTIF_SIZESDisallow and force a SIGSYS. |
pub const GET_NOTIF_SIZES = 3; |
FILTER_FLAGReturn an errno. |
/// Bitflags for the SET_MODE_FILTER operation.
pub const FILTER_FLAG = struct {
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TSYNCForward the syscall to a userspace supervisor to make a decision. |
pub const TSYNC = 1 << 0;
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LOGPass to a tracer or disallow. |
pub const LOG = 1 << 1;
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SPEC_ALLOWAllow after logging. |
pub const SPEC_ALLOW = 1 << 2;
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NEW_LISTENERAllow. |
pub const NEW_LISTENER = 1 << 3;
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TSYNC_ESRCHTells the kernel that the supervisor allows the syscall to continue. |
pub const TSYNC_ESRCH = 1 << 4;
};
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RETSee seccomp_unotify(2). |
/// Action values for seccomp BPF programs.
/// The lower 16-bits are for optional return data.
/// The upper 16-bits are ordered from least permissive values to most.
pub const RET = struct {
/// Kill the process.
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KILL_PROCESSThe system call number. |
pub const KILL_PROCESS = 0x80000000;
/// Kill the thread.
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KILL_THREADThe CPU architecture/system call convention.
One of the values defined in |
pub const KILL_THREAD = 0x00000000;
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KILLUsed with the ::GET_NOTIF_SIZES command to check if the kernel structures have changed. |
pub const KILL = KILL_THREAD;
/// Disallow and force a SIGSYS.
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TRAPSize of ::notif. |
pub const TRAP = 0x00030000;
/// Return an errno.
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ERRNOSize of ::resp. |
pub const ERRNO = 0x00050000;
/// Forward the syscall to a userspace supervisor to make a decision.
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USER_NOTIFSize of ::data. |
pub const USER_NOTIF = 0x7fc00000;
/// Pass to a tracer or disallow.
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TRACEUnique notification cookie for each filter. |
pub const TRACE = 0x7ff00000;
/// Allow after logging.
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LOGID of the thread that triggered the notification. |
pub const LOG = 0x7ffc0000;
/// Allow.
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ALLOWBitmask for event information. Currently set to zero. |
pub const ALLOW = 0x7fff0000;
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ACTION_FULLThe current system call data. |
// Masks for the return value sections.
pub const ACTION_FULL = 0xffff0000;
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ACTIONThe decision payload the supervisor process sends to the kernel. |
pub const ACTION = 0x7fff0000;
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DATAThe filter cookie. |
pub const DATA = 0x0000ffff;
};
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IOCTL_NOTIFThe return value for a spoofed syscall. |
pub const IOCTL_NOTIF = struct {
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RECVSet to zero for a spoofed success or a negative error number for a failure. |
pub const RECV = IOCTL.IOWR('!', 0, notif);
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SENDBitmask containing the decision. Either USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE to allow the syscall or zero to spoof the return values. |
pub const SEND = IOCTL.IOWR('!', 1, notif_resp);
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ID_VALID |
pub const ID_VALID = IOCTL.IOW('!', 2, u64);
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ADDFD |
pub const ADDFD = IOCTL.IOW('!', 3, notif_addfd);
};
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USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE |
/// Tells the kernel that the supervisor allows the syscall to continue. pub const USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE = 1 << 0; |
ADDFD_FLAG |
/// See seccomp_unotify(2).
pub const ADDFD_FLAG = struct {
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SETFD |
pub const SETFD = 1 << 0;
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SEND |
pub const SEND = 1 << 1;
};
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data |
pub const data = extern struct {
/// The system call number.
nr: c_int,
/// The CPU architecture/system call convention.
/// One of the values defined in `std.os.linux.AUDIT`.
arch: u32,
instruction_pointer: u64,
arg0: u64,
arg1: u64,
arg2: u64,
arg3: u64,
arg4: u64,
arg5: u64,
};
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notif_sizes |
/// Used with the ::GET_NOTIF_SIZES command to check if the kernel structures
/// have changed.
pub const notif_sizes = extern struct {
/// Size of ::notif.
notif: u16,
/// Size of ::resp.
notif_resp: u16,
/// Size of ::data.
data: u16,
};
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notif |
pub const notif = extern struct {
/// Unique notification cookie for each filter.
id: u64,
/// ID of the thread that triggered the notification.
pid: u32,
/// Bitmask for event information. Currently set to zero.
flags: u32,
/// The current system call data.
data: data,
};
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notif_resp |
/// The decision payload the supervisor process sends to the kernel.
pub const notif_resp = extern struct {
/// The filter cookie.
id: u64,
/// The return value for a spoofed syscall.
val: i64,
/// Set to zero for a spoofed success or a negative error number for a
/// failure.
@"error": i32,
/// Bitmask containing the decision. Either USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE to
/// allow the syscall or zero to spoof the return values.
flags: u32,
};
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notif_addfd |
pub const notif_addfd = extern struct {
id: u64,
flags: u32,
srcfd: u32,
newfd: u32,
newfd_flags: u32,
};
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