Add allow-new-privileges option

This allows builds to call setuid binaries. This was previously
possible until we started using seccomp. Turns out that seccomp by
default disallows processes from acquiring new privileges. Generally,
any use of setuid binaries (except those created by the builder
itself) is by definition impure, but some people were relying on this
ability for certain tests.

Example:

  $ nix build '(with import <nixpkgs> {}; runCommand "foo" {} "/run/wrappers/bin/ping -c 1 8.8.8.8; exit 1")' --no-allow-new-privileges
  builder for ‘/nix/store/j0nd8kv85hd6r4kxgnwzvr0k65ykf6fv-foo.drv’ failed with exit code 1; last 2 log lines:
    cannot raise the capability into the Ambient set
    : Operation not permitted

  $ nix build '(with import <nixpkgs> {}; runCommand "foo" {} "/run/wrappers/bin/ping -c 1 8.8.8.8; exit 1")' --allow-new-privileges
  builder for ‘/nix/store/j0nd8kv85hd6r4kxgnwzvr0k65ykf6fv-foo.drv’ failed with exit code 1; last 6 log lines:
    PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=15.2 ms

Fixes #1429.
This commit is contained in:
Eelco Dolstra
2017-07-04 15:48:25 +02:00
parent ad8b96f1f2
commit 6cf23c3e8f
3 changed files with 26 additions and 0 deletions
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@@ -2340,6 +2340,9 @@ void setupSeccomp()
seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ERRNO(ENOTSUP), SCMP_SYS(fsetxattr), 0) != 0)
throw SysError("unable to add seccomp rule");
if (seccomp_attr_set(ctx, SCMP_FLTATR_CTL_NNP, settings.allowNewPrivileges ? 0 : 1) != 0)
throw SysError("unable to set 'no new privileges' seccomp attribute");
if (seccomp_load(ctx) != 0)
throw SysError("unable to load seccomp BPF program");
#endif
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@@ -321,6 +321,12 @@ public:
Setting<std::string> userAgentSuffix{this, "", "user-agent-suffix",
"String appended to the user agent in HTTP requests."};
#if __linux__
Setting<bool> allowNewPrivileges{this, false, "allow-new-privileges",
"Whether builders can acquire new privileges by calling programs with "
"setuid/setgid bits or with file capabilities."};
#endif
};