From 4916ca401e3051dad326ddd69765bd0e3f32fb9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lucian Adrian Grijincu Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:44:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] security: remove unused security_sysctl hook The only user for this hook was selinux. sysctl routes every call through /proc/sys/. Selinux and other security modules use the file system checks for sysctl too, so no need for this hook any more. Signed-off-by: Lucian Adrian Grijincu Signed-off-by: Eric Paris --- include/linux/security.h | 13 ------------- kernel/sysctl.c | 5 ----- security/capability.c | 6 ------ security/security.c | 5 ----- 4 files changed, 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h index 05dd5a6..14167f2 100644 --- a/include/linux/security.h +++ b/include/linux/security.h @@ -1259,12 +1259,6 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts) * @cap contains the capability . * @audit: Whether to write an audit message or not * Return 0 if the capability is granted for @tsk. - * @sysctl: - * Check permission before accessing the @table sysctl variable in the - * manner specified by @op. - * @table contains the ctl_table structure for the sysctl variable. - * @op contains the operation (001 = search, 002 = write, 004 = read). - * Return 0 if permission is granted. * @syslog: * Check permission before accessing the kernel message ring or changing * logging to the console. @@ -1385,7 +1379,6 @@ struct security_operations { const kernel_cap_t *permitted); int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred, int cap, int audit); - int (*sysctl) (struct ctl_table *table, int op); int (*quotactl) (int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb); int (*quota_on) (struct dentry *dentry); int (*syslog) (int type); @@ -1668,7 +1661,6 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, int security_capable(int cap); int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap); int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap); -int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op); int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb); int security_quota_on(struct dentry *dentry); int security_syslog(int type); @@ -1887,11 +1879,6 @@ int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap) return ret; } -static inline int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op) -{ - return 0; -} - static inline int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb) { diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c index ae5cbb1..e24254c2 100644 --- a/kernel/sysctl.c +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c @@ -1691,13 +1691,8 @@ static int test_perm(int mode, int op) int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table *table, int op) { - int error; int mode; - error = security_sysctl(table, op & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC)); - if (error) - return error; - if (root->permissions) mode = root->permissions(root, current->nsproxy, table); else diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c index 383d14d..85b67c8 100644 --- a/security/capability.c +++ b/security/capability.c @@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ #include -static int cap_sysctl(ctl_table *table, int op) -{ - return 0; -} - static int cap_syslog(int type) { return 0; @@ -881,7 +876,6 @@ void __init security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops) set_to_cap_if_null(ops, capable); set_to_cap_if_null(ops, quotactl); set_to_cap_if_null(ops, quota_on); - set_to_cap_if_null(ops, sysctl); set_to_cap_if_null(ops, syslog); set_to_cap_if_null(ops, settime); set_to_cap_if_null(ops, vm_enough_memory); diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c index 4830f36..8f28685 100644 --- a/security/security.c +++ b/security/security.c @@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap) return ret; } -int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op) -{ - return security_ops->sysctl(table, op); -} - int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb) { return security_ops->quotactl(cmds, type, id, sb); -- 2.7.4