[LTP] [PATCH STAGING v2 06/16] fchroot03: test fchroot() permission checks
Andrea Cervesato
andrea.cervesato@suse.de
Thu Aug 20 09:44:46 CEST 2026
From: Andrea Cervesato <andrea.cervesato@suse.com>
Verify that with a regular directory fd the kernel first checks the
execute permission on the directory and then CAP_SYS_CHROOT: an
unprivileged process with an accessible directory fails with EPERM and
a process without execute permission fails with EACCES.
Signed-off-by: Andrea Cervesato <andrea.cervesato@suse.com>
---
runtest/staging | 1 +
testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore | 1 +
testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot03.c | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 80 insertions(+)
diff --git a/runtest/staging b/runtest/staging
index e12230218..13635037b 100644
--- a/runtest/staging
+++ b/runtest/staging
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
fchroot01 fchroot01
fchroot02 fchroot02
+fchroot03 fchroot03
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore
index fb3287612..235befd99 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore
+++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
fchroot01
fchroot02
+fchroot03
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot03.c b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot03.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79d3daf7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fchroot/fchroot03.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 SUSE LLC Andrea Cervesato <andrea.cervesato@suse.com>
+ */
+
+/*\
+ * Test the :manpage:`fchroot(2)` permission checks with a regular directory
+ * fd.
+ *
+ * :manpage:`fchroot(2) `was introduced in Linux v7.3. With a regular directory
+ * fd the kernel first checks that the caller has execute permission on the
+ * directory, then that it holds ``CAP_SYS_CHROOT``:
+ *
+ * - an unprivileged process with an accessible directory fails with ``EPERM``
+ * - a process without execute permission on the directory fails with
+ * ``EACCES``, proving the permission check comes before the capability
+ * check
+ *
+ * Root is required to open the directory file descriptors before dropping
+ * to an unprivileged user in forked children.
+ */
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include "tst_test.h"
+#include "lapi/fcntl.h"
+#include "lapi/syscalls.h"
+
+static struct tcase {
+ const char *dir;
+ mode_t mode;
+ int exp_errno;
+ const char *desc;
+} tcases[] = {
+ {"pubdir", 0755, EPERM, "no CAP_SYS_CHROOT"},
+ {"privdir", 0600, EACCES, "no execute permission"},
+};
+
+static struct passwd *ltpuser;
+
+static void run(unsigned int i)
+{
+ struct tcase *tc = &tcases[i];
+
+ if (SAFE_FORK())
+ return;
+
+ int dfd = SAFE_OPEN(tc->dir, O_PATH | O_DIRECTORY);
+
+ SAFE_SETRESUID(ltpuser->pw_uid, ltpuser->pw_uid,
+ ltpuser->pw_uid);
+
+ TST_EXP_FAIL(tst_syscall(__NR_fchroot, dfd, 0),
+ tc->exp_errno, "fchroot() with %s", tc->desc);
+
+ exit(0);
+}
+
+static void setup(void)
+{
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ ltpuser = SAFE_GETPWNAM("nobody");
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tcases); i++) {
+ SAFE_MKDIR(tcases[i].dir, tcases[i].mode);
+ SAFE_CHMOD(tcases[i].dir, tcases[i].mode);
+ }
+}
+
+static struct tst_test test = {
+ .test = run,
+ .tcnt = ARRAY_SIZE(tcases),
+ .setup = setup,
+ .needs_root = 1,
+ .needs_tmpdir = 1,
+ .forks_child = 1,
+};
--
2.51.0
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