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doc: ReSTify Yama.txt

Adjusts for ReST markup and moves under LSM admin guide.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Kees Cook 8 years ago
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Documentation/security/Yama.txt → Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/Yama.rst

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+====
+Yama
+====
+
 Yama is a Linux Security Module that collects system-wide DAC security
 Yama is a Linux Security Module that collects system-wide DAC security
 protections that are not handled by the core kernel itself. This is
 protections that are not handled by the core kernel itself. This is
-selectable at build-time with CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA, and can be controlled
-at run-time through sysctls in /proc/sys/kernel/yama:
-
-- ptrace_scope
+selectable at build-time with ``CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA``, and can be controlled
+at run-time through sysctls in ``/proc/sys/kernel/yama``:
 
 
-==============================================================
-
-ptrace_scope:
+ptrace_scope
+============
 
 
 As Linux grows in popularity, it will become a larger target for
 As Linux grows in popularity, it will become a larger target for
 malware. One particularly troubling weakness of the Linux process
 malware. One particularly troubling weakness of the Linux process
@@ -25,47 +26,49 @@ exist and remain possible if ptrace is allowed to operate as before.
 Since ptrace is not commonly used by non-developers and non-admins, system
 Since ptrace is not commonly used by non-developers and non-admins, system
 builders should be allowed the option to disable this debugging system.
 builders should be allowed the option to disable this debugging system.
 
 
-For a solution, some applications use prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, ...) to
+For a solution, some applications use ``prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, ...)`` to
 specifically disallow such ptrace attachment (e.g. ssh-agent), but many
 specifically disallow such ptrace attachment (e.g. ssh-agent), but many
 do not. A more general solution is to only allow ptrace directly from a
 do not. A more general solution is to only allow ptrace directly from a
 parent to a child process (i.e. direct "gdb EXE" and "strace EXE" still
 parent to a child process (i.e. direct "gdb EXE" and "strace EXE" still
-work), or with CAP_SYS_PTRACE (i.e. "gdb --pid=PID", and "strace -p PID"
+work), or with ``CAP_SYS_PTRACE`` (i.e. "gdb --pid=PID", and "strace -p PID"
 still work as root).
 still work as root).
 
 
 In mode 1, software that has defined application-specific relationships
 In mode 1, software that has defined application-specific relationships
 between a debugging process and its inferior (crash handlers, etc),
 between a debugging process and its inferior (crash handlers, etc),
-prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, pid, ...) can be used. An inferior can declare which
-other process (and its descendants) are allowed to call PTRACE_ATTACH
+``prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, pid, ...)`` can be used. An inferior can declare which
+other process (and its descendants) are allowed to call ``PTRACE_ATTACH``
 against it. Only one such declared debugging process can exists for
 against it. Only one such declared debugging process can exists for
 each inferior at a time. For example, this is used by KDE, Chromium, and
 each inferior at a time. For example, this is used by KDE, Chromium, and
 Firefox's crash handlers, and by Wine for allowing only Wine processes
 Firefox's crash handlers, and by Wine for allowing only Wine processes
 to ptrace each other. If a process wishes to entirely disable these ptrace
 to ptrace each other. If a process wishes to entirely disable these ptrace
-restrictions, it can call prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, PR_SET_PTRACER_ANY, ...)
+restrictions, it can call ``prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, PR_SET_PTRACER_ANY, ...)``
 so that any otherwise allowed process (even those in external pid namespaces)
 so that any otherwise allowed process (even those in external pid namespaces)
 may attach.
 may attach.
 
 
-The sysctl settings (writable only with CAP_SYS_PTRACE) are:
+The sysctl settings (writable only with ``CAP_SYS_PTRACE``) are:
 
 
-0 - classic ptrace permissions: a process can PTRACE_ATTACH to any other
+0 - classic ptrace permissions:
+    a process can ``PTRACE_ATTACH`` to any other
     process running under the same uid, as long as it is dumpable (i.e.
     process running under the same uid, as long as it is dumpable (i.e.
     did not transition uids, start privileged, or have called
     did not transition uids, start privileged, or have called
-    prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE...) already). Similarly, PTRACE_TRACEME is
+    ``prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE...)`` already). Similarly, ``PTRACE_TRACEME`` is
     unchanged.
     unchanged.
 
 
-1 - restricted ptrace: a process must have a predefined relationship
-    with the inferior it wants to call PTRACE_ATTACH on. By default,
+1 - restricted ptrace:
+    a process must have a predefined relationship
+    with the inferior it wants to call ``PTRACE_ATTACH`` on. By default,
     this relationship is that of only its descendants when the above
     this relationship is that of only its descendants when the above
     classic criteria is also met. To change the relationship, an
     classic criteria is also met. To change the relationship, an
-    inferior can call prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, debugger, ...) to declare
-    an allowed debugger PID to call PTRACE_ATTACH on the inferior.
-    Using PTRACE_TRACEME is unchanged.
+    inferior can call ``prctl(PR_SET_PTRACER, debugger, ...)`` to declare
+    an allowed debugger PID to call ``PTRACE_ATTACH`` on the inferior.
+    Using ``PTRACE_TRACEME`` is unchanged.
 
 
-2 - admin-only attach: only processes with CAP_SYS_PTRACE may use ptrace
-    with PTRACE_ATTACH, or through children calling PTRACE_TRACEME.
+2 - admin-only attach:
+    only processes with ``CAP_SYS_PTRACE`` may use ptrace
+    with ``PTRACE_ATTACH``, or through children calling ``PTRACE_TRACEME``.
 
 
-3 - no attach: no processes may use ptrace with PTRACE_ATTACH nor via
-    PTRACE_TRACEME. Once set, this sysctl value cannot be changed.
+3 - no attach:
+    no processes may use ptrace with ``PTRACE_ATTACH`` nor via
+    ``PTRACE_TRACEME``. Once set, this sysctl value cannot be changed.
 
 
 The original children-only logic was based on the restrictions in grsecurity.
 The original children-only logic was based on the restrictions in grsecurity.
-
-==============================================================

+ 1 - 0
Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/index.rst

@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ the one "major" module (e.g. SELinux) if there is one configured.
    apparmor
    apparmor
    SELinux
    SELinux
    tomoyo
    tomoyo
+   Yama

+ 0 - 2
Documentation/security/00-INDEX

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 	- this file.
 	- this file.
 Smack.txt
 Smack.txt
 	- documentation on the Smack Linux Security Module.
 	- documentation on the Smack Linux Security Module.
-Yama.txt
-	- documentation on the Yama Linux Security Module.
 keys-ecryptfs.txt
 keys-ecryptfs.txt
 	- description of the encryption keys for the ecryptfs filesystem.
 	- description of the encryption keys for the ecryptfs filesystem.
 keys-request-key.txt
 keys-request-key.txt

+ 1 - 0
MAINTAINERS

@@ -11573,6 +11573,7 @@ M:	Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux.git yama/tip
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux.git yama/tip
 S:	Supported
 S:	Supported
 F:	security/yama/
 F:	security/yama/
+F:	Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/Yama.rst
 
 
 SENSABLE PHANTOM
 SENSABLE PHANTOM
 M:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
 M:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>

+ 2 - 1
security/yama/Kconfig

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config SECURITY_YAMA
 	  system-wide security settings beyond regular Linux discretionary
 	  system-wide security settings beyond regular Linux discretionary
 	  access controls. Currently available is ptrace scope restriction.
 	  access controls. Currently available is ptrace scope restriction.
 	  Like capabilities, this security module stacks with other LSMs.
 	  Like capabilities, this security module stacks with other LSMs.
-	  Further information can be found in Documentation/security/Yama.txt.
+	  Further information can be found in
+	  Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/Yama.rst.
 
 
 	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.