[RFC PATCH V1 01/12] audit: add container id

[Paul Moore]

On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 8:41 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb at redhat.com> wrote:
> On 2018-03-01 14:41, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
>> Implement the proc fs write to set the audit container ID of a process,
>> emitting an AUDIT_CONTAINER record to document the event.
>>
>> This is a write from the container orchestrator task to a proc entry of
>> the form /proc/PID/containerid where PID is the process ID of the newly
>> created task that is to become the first task in a container, or an
>> additional task added to a container.
>>
>> The write expects up to a u64 value (unset: 18446744073709551615).
>>
>> This will produce a record such as this:
>> type=UNKNOWN[1333] msg=audit(1519903238.968:261): op=set pid=596 uid=0 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 auid=0 tty=pts0 ses=1 opid=596 old-contid=18446744073709551615 contid=123455 res=0
>>
>> The "op" field indicates an initial set.  The "pid" to "ses" fields are
>> the orchestrator while the "opid" field is the object's PID, the process
>> being "contained".  Old and new container ID values are given in the
>> "contid" fields, while res indicates its success.
>>
>> It is not permitted to self-set, unset or re-set the container ID.  A
>> child inherits its parent's container ID, but then can be set only once
>> after.
>
> There are more restrictions coming later:
> - check that the child being set has no children or threads yet, or
>   forcibly set them all to the same container ID (assuming they all pass
>   the same tests).  This will also prevent an orch from setting its
>   parent and other tit-for-tat games to circumvent the basic checks.

FYI, I think you may have a problem with something in your outgoing
mail path; I didn't receive the original patchset you are referencing
and it doesn't appear in the mail archive either.

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paul moore
www.paul-moore.com