[PATCH v3 1/1] tty: Restrict access to TIOCLINUX' copy-and-paste subcommands

From: Hanno Böck <[email protected]>

TIOCLINUX can be used for privilege escalation on virtual terminals when
code is executed via tools like su/sudo and sandboxing tools.

By abusing the selection features, a lower-privileged application can
write content to the console, select and copy/paste that content and
thereby executing code on the privileged account. See also the poc
here:

  https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/3

Selection is usually used by tools like gpm that provide mouse features
on the virtual console. gpm already runs as root (due to earlier
changes that restrict access to a user on the current TTY), therefore
it will still work with this change.

With this change, the following TIOCLINUX subcommands require
CAP_SYS_ADMIN:

 * TIOCL_SETSEL - setting the selected region on the terminal
 * TIOCL_PASTESEL - pasting the contents of the selected region into
   the input buffer
 * TIOCL_SELLOADLUT - changing word-by-word selection behaviour

The security problem mitigated is similar to the security risks caused
by TIOCSTI, which, since kernel 6.2, can be disabled with
CONFIG_LEGACY_TIOCSTI=n.

Signed-off-by: Hanno Böck <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Günther Noack <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Günther Noack <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/tty/vt/vt.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 1e8e57b45688..1eb30ed1118d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -3156,9 +3156,13 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case TIOCL_SETSEL:
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
 		return set_selection_user((struct tiocl_selection
 					 __user *)(p+1), tty);
 	case TIOCL_PASTESEL:
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
 		return paste_selection(tty);
 	case TIOCL_UNBLANKSCREEN:
 		console_lock();
@@ -3166,6 +3170,8 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
 		console_unlock();
 		break;
 	case TIOCL_SELLOADLUT:
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
 		console_lock();
 		ret = sel_loadlut(p);
 		console_unlock();
-- 
2.42.0.rc2.253.gd59a3bf2b4-goog