Kernel threads excluded from smack checks

Adds an ignore case for kernel tasks,
so that they can access all resources.

Since kernel worker threads are spawned with
floor label, they are severely restricted by
Smack policy. It is not an issue without onlycap,
as these processes also run with root,
so CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE kicks in. But with onlycap
turned on, there is no way to change the label
for these processes.

Signed-off-by: Roman Kubiak <r.kubiak@samsung.com>
Acked-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/security/smack/smack_access.c b/security/smack/smack_access.c
index 00f6b38..bc1053f 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_access.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_access.c
@@ -639,6 +639,12 @@ int smack_privileged(int cap)
 	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_current();
 	struct smack_onlycap *sop;
 
+	/*
+	 * All kernel tasks are privileged
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
+		return 1;
+
 	if (!capable(cap))
 		return 0;