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1 /* chown-core.c -- core functions for changing ownership.
2 Copyright (C) 2000-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
7 (at your option) any later version.
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
17 /* Extracted from chown.c/chgrp.c and librarified by Jim Meyering. */
19 #include <config.h>
20 #include <stdio.h>
21 #include <sys/types.h>
22 #include <pwd.h>
23 #include <grp.h>
25 #include "system.h"
26 #include "assure.h"
27 #include "chown-core.h"
28 #include "ignore-value.h"
29 #include "root-dev-ino.h"
30 #include "xfts.h"
32 #define FTSENT_IS_DIRECTORY(E) \
33 ((E)->fts_info == FTS_D \
34 || (E)->fts_info == FTS_DC \
35 || (E)->fts_info == FTS_DP \
36 || (E)->fts_info == FTS_DNR)
38 enum RCH_status
40 /* we called fchown and close, and both succeeded */
41 RC_ok = 2,
43 /* required_uid and/or required_gid are specified, but don't match */
44 RC_excluded,
46 /* The file was replaced by another file during the requested change. */
47 RC_inode_changed,
49 /* open/fchown isn't needed, isn't safe, or doesn't work due to
50 permissions problems; fall back on chown */
51 RC_do_ordinary_chown,
53 /* open, fstat, fchown, or close failed */
54 RC_error
57 extern void
58 chopt_init (struct Chown_option *chopt)
60 chopt->verbosity = V_off;
61 chopt->root_dev_ino = nullptr;
62 chopt->affect_symlink_referent = true;
63 chopt->recurse = false;
64 chopt->force_silent = false;
65 chopt->user_name = nullptr;
66 chopt->group_name = nullptr;
69 extern void
70 chopt_free (struct Chown_option *chopt)
72 free (chopt->user_name);
73 free (chopt->group_name);
76 /* Convert the numeric user-id, UID, to a string stored in xmalloc'd memory,
77 and return it. Use the decimal representation of the ID. */
79 static char *
80 uid_to_str (uid_t uid)
82 char buf[INT_BUFSIZE_BOUND (intmax_t)];
83 return xstrdup (TYPE_SIGNED (uid_t) ? imaxtostr (uid, buf)
84 : umaxtostr (uid, buf));
87 /* Convert the numeric group-id, GID, to a string stored in xmalloc'd memory,
88 and return it. Use the decimal representation of the ID. */
90 static char *
91 gid_to_str (gid_t gid)
93 char buf[INT_BUFSIZE_BOUND (intmax_t)];
94 return xstrdup (TYPE_SIGNED (gid_t) ? imaxtostr (gid, buf)
95 : umaxtostr (gid, buf));
98 /* Convert the numeric group-id, GID, to a string stored in xmalloc'd memory,
99 and return it. If there's no corresponding group name, use the decimal
100 representation of the ID. */
102 extern char *
103 gid_to_name (gid_t gid)
105 struct group *grp = getgrgid (gid);
106 return grp ? xstrdup (grp->gr_name) : gid_to_str (gid);
109 /* Convert the numeric user-id, UID, to a string stored in xmalloc'd memory,
110 and return it. If there's no corresponding user name, use the decimal
111 representation of the ID. */
113 extern char *
114 uid_to_name (uid_t uid)
116 struct passwd *pwd = getpwuid (uid);
117 return pwd ? xstrdup (pwd->pw_name) : uid_to_str (uid);
120 /* Allocate a string representing USER and GROUP. */
122 static char *
123 user_group_str (char const *user, char const *group)
125 char *spec = nullptr;
127 if (user)
129 if (group)
131 spec = xmalloc (strlen (user) + 1 + strlen (group) + 1);
132 stpcpy (stpcpy (stpcpy (spec, user), ":"), group);
134 else
136 spec = xstrdup (user);
139 else if (group)
141 spec = xstrdup (group);
144 return spec;
147 /* Tell the user how/if the user and group of FILE have been changed.
148 If USER is null, give the group-oriented messages.
149 CHANGED describes what (if anything) has happened. */
151 static void
152 describe_change (char const *file, enum Change_status changed,
153 char const *old_user, char const *old_group,
154 char const *user, char const *group)
156 char const *fmt;
157 char *old_spec;
158 char *spec;
160 if (changed == CH_NOT_APPLIED)
162 printf (_("neither symbolic link %s nor referent has been changed\n"),
163 quoteaf (file));
164 return;
167 spec = user_group_str (user, group);
168 old_spec = user_group_str (user ? old_user : nullptr,
169 group ? old_group : nullptr);
171 switch (changed)
173 case CH_SUCCEEDED:
174 fmt = (user ? _("changed ownership of %s from %s to %s\n")
175 : group ? _("changed group of %s from %s to %s\n")
176 : _("no change to ownership of %s\n"));
177 break;
178 case CH_FAILED:
179 if (old_spec)
181 fmt = (user ? _("failed to change ownership of %s from %s to %s\n")
182 : group ? _("failed to change group of %s from %s to %s\n")
183 : _("failed to change ownership of %s\n"));
185 else
187 fmt = (user ? _("failed to change ownership of %s to %s\n")
188 : group ? _("failed to change group of %s to %s\n")
189 : _("failed to change ownership of %s\n"));
190 free (old_spec);
191 old_spec = spec;
192 spec = nullptr;
194 break;
195 case CH_NO_CHANGE_REQUESTED:
196 fmt = (user ? _("ownership of %s retained as %s\n")
197 : group ? _("group of %s retained as %s\n")
198 : _("ownership of %s retained\n"));
199 break;
200 default:
201 affirm (false);
204 printf (fmt, quoteaf (file), old_spec, spec);
206 free (old_spec);
207 free (spec);
210 /* Change the owner and/or group of the FILE to UID and/or GID (safely)
211 only if REQUIRED_UID and REQUIRED_GID match the owner and group IDs
212 of FILE. ORIG_ST must be the result of 'stat'ing FILE.
214 The 'safely' part above means that we can't simply use chown(2),
215 since FILE might be replaced with some other file between the time
216 of the preceding stat/lstat and this chown call. So here we open
217 FILE and do everything else via the resulting file descriptor.
218 We first call fstat and verify that the dev/inode match those from
219 the preceding stat call, and only then, if appropriate (given the
220 required_uid and required_gid constraints) do we call fchown.
222 Return RC_do_ordinary_chown if we can't open FILE, or if FILE is a
223 special file that might have undesirable side effects when opening.
224 In this case the caller can use the less-safe ordinary chown.
226 Return one of the RCH_status values. */
228 static enum RCH_status
229 restricted_chown (int cwd_fd, char const *file,
230 struct stat const *orig_st,
231 uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
232 uid_t required_uid, gid_t required_gid)
234 enum RCH_status status = RC_ok;
235 struct stat st;
236 int open_flags = O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY;
237 int fd;
239 if (required_uid == (uid_t) -1 && required_gid == (gid_t) -1)
240 return RC_do_ordinary_chown;
242 if (! S_ISREG (orig_st->st_mode))
244 if (S_ISDIR (orig_st->st_mode))
245 open_flags |= O_DIRECTORY;
246 else
247 return RC_do_ordinary_chown;
250 fd = openat (cwd_fd, file, O_RDONLY | open_flags);
251 if (! (0 <= fd
252 || (errno == EACCES && S_ISREG (orig_st->st_mode)
253 && 0 <= (fd = openat (cwd_fd, file, O_WRONLY | open_flags)))))
254 return (errno == EACCES ? RC_do_ordinary_chown : RC_error);
256 if (fstat (fd, &st) != 0)
257 status = RC_error;
258 else if (! psame_inode (orig_st, &st))
259 status = RC_inode_changed;
260 else if ((required_uid == (uid_t) -1 || required_uid == st.st_uid)
261 && (required_gid == (gid_t) -1 || required_gid == st.st_gid))
263 #if HAVE_FCHOWN
264 if (fchown (fd, uid, gid) == 0)
265 return close (fd) < 0 ? RC_error : RC_ok;
266 #endif
267 status = RC_error;
270 int saved_errno = errno;
271 close (fd);
272 errno = saved_errno;
273 return status;
276 /* Change the owner and/or group of the file specified by FTS and ENT
277 to UID and/or GID as appropriate.
278 If REQUIRED_UID is not -1, then skip files with any other user ID.
279 If REQUIRED_GID is not -1, then skip files with any other group ID.
280 CHOPT specifies additional options.
281 Return true if successful. */
282 static bool
283 change_file_owner (FTS *fts, FTSENT *ent,
284 uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
285 uid_t required_uid, gid_t required_gid,
286 struct Chown_option const *chopt)
288 char const *file_full_name = ent->fts_path;
289 char const *file = ent->fts_accpath;
290 struct stat const *file_stats;
291 struct stat stat_buf;
292 bool ok = true;
293 bool do_chown;
294 bool symlink_changed = true;
296 switch (ent->fts_info)
298 case FTS_D:
299 if (chopt->recurse)
301 if (ROOT_DEV_INO_CHECK (chopt->root_dev_ino, ent->fts_statp))
303 /* This happens e.g., with "chown -R --preserve-root 0 /"
304 and with "chown -RH --preserve-root 0 symlink-to-root". */
305 ROOT_DEV_INO_WARN (file_full_name);
306 /* Tell fts not to traverse into this hierarchy. */
307 fts_set (fts, ent, FTS_SKIP);
308 /* Ensure that we do not process "/" on the second visit. */
309 ignore_value (fts_read (fts));
310 return false;
312 return true;
314 break;
316 case FTS_DP:
317 if (! chopt->recurse)
318 return true;
319 break;
321 case FTS_NS:
322 /* For a top-level file or directory, this FTS_NS (stat failed)
323 indicator is determined at the time of the initial fts_open call.
324 With programs like chmod, chown, and chgrp, that modify
325 permissions, it is possible that the file in question is
326 accessible when control reaches this point. So, if this is
327 the first time we've seen the FTS_NS for this file, tell
328 fts_read to stat it "again". */
329 if (ent->fts_level == 0 && ent->fts_number == 0)
331 ent->fts_number = 1;
332 fts_set (fts, ent, FTS_AGAIN);
333 return true;
335 if (! chopt->force_silent)
336 error (0, ent->fts_errno, _("cannot access %s"),
337 quoteaf (file_full_name));
338 ok = false;
339 break;
341 case FTS_ERR:
342 if (! chopt->force_silent)
343 error (0, ent->fts_errno, "%s", quotef (file_full_name));
344 ok = false;
345 break;
347 case FTS_DNR:
348 if (! chopt->force_silent)
349 error (0, ent->fts_errno, _("cannot read directory %s"),
350 quoteaf (file_full_name));
351 ok = false;
352 break;
354 case FTS_DC: /* directory that causes cycles */
355 if (cycle_warning_required (fts, ent))
357 emit_cycle_warning (file_full_name);
358 return false;
360 break;
362 default:
363 break;
366 if (!ok)
368 do_chown = false;
369 file_stats = nullptr;
371 else if (required_uid == (uid_t) -1 && required_gid == (gid_t) -1
372 && chopt->verbosity == V_off
373 && ! chopt->root_dev_ino
374 && ! chopt->affect_symlink_referent)
376 do_chown = true;
377 file_stats = ent->fts_statp;
379 else
381 file_stats = ent->fts_statp;
383 /* If this is a symlink and we're dereferencing them,
384 stat it to get info on the referent. */
385 if (chopt->affect_symlink_referent && S_ISLNK (file_stats->st_mode))
387 if (fstatat (fts->fts_cwd_fd, file, &stat_buf, 0) != 0)
389 if (! chopt->force_silent)
390 error (0, errno, _("cannot dereference %s"),
391 quoteaf (file_full_name));
392 ok = false;
395 file_stats = &stat_buf;
398 do_chown = (ok
399 && (required_uid == (uid_t) -1
400 || required_uid == file_stats->st_uid)
401 && (required_gid == (gid_t) -1
402 || required_gid == file_stats->st_gid));
405 /* This happens when chown -LR --preserve-root encounters a symlink-to-/. */
406 if (ok
407 && FTSENT_IS_DIRECTORY (ent)
408 && ROOT_DEV_INO_CHECK (chopt->root_dev_ino, file_stats))
410 ROOT_DEV_INO_WARN (file_full_name);
411 return false;
414 if (do_chown)
416 if ( ! chopt->affect_symlink_referent)
418 ok = (lchownat (fts->fts_cwd_fd, file, uid, gid) == 0);
420 /* Ignore any error due to lack of support; POSIX requires
421 this behavior for top-level symbolic links with -h, and
422 implies that it's required for all symbolic links. */
423 if (!ok && is_ENOTSUP (errno))
425 ok = true;
426 symlink_changed = false;
429 else
431 /* If possible, avoid a race condition with --from=O:G and without the
432 (-h) --no-dereference option. If fts's stat call determined
433 that the uid/gid of FILE matched the --from=O:G-selected
434 owner and group IDs, blindly using chown(2) here could lead
435 chown(1) or chgrp(1) mistakenly to dereference a *symlink*
436 to an arbitrary file that an attacker had moved into the
437 place of FILE during the window between the stat and
438 chown(2) calls. If FILE is a regular file or a directory
439 that can be opened, this race condition can be avoided safely. */
441 enum RCH_status err
442 = restricted_chown (fts->fts_cwd_fd, file, file_stats, uid, gid,
443 required_uid, required_gid);
444 switch (err)
446 case RC_ok:
447 break;
449 case RC_do_ordinary_chown:
450 ok = (chownat (fts->fts_cwd_fd, file, uid, gid) == 0);
451 break;
453 case RC_error:
454 ok = false;
455 break;
457 case RC_inode_changed:
458 /* FIXME: give a diagnostic in this case? */
459 case RC_excluded:
460 do_chown = false;
461 ok = false;
462 break;
464 default:
465 unreachable ();
469 /* On some systems (e.g., GNU/Linux 2.4.x),
470 the chown function resets the 'special' permission bits.
471 Do *not* restore those bits; doing so would open a window in
472 which a malicious user, M, could subvert a chown command run
473 by some other user and operating on files in a directory
474 where M has write access. */
476 if (do_chown && !ok && ! chopt->force_silent)
477 error (0, errno, (uid != (uid_t) -1
478 ? _("changing ownership of %s")
479 : _("changing group of %s")),
480 quoteaf (file_full_name));
483 if (chopt->verbosity != V_off)
485 bool changed =
486 ((do_chown && ok && symlink_changed)
487 && ! ((uid == (uid_t) -1 || uid == file_stats->st_uid)
488 && (gid == (gid_t) -1 || gid == file_stats->st_gid)));
490 if (changed || chopt->verbosity == V_high)
492 enum Change_status ch_status =
493 (!ok ? CH_FAILED
494 : !symlink_changed ? CH_NOT_APPLIED
495 : !changed ? CH_NO_CHANGE_REQUESTED
496 : CH_SUCCEEDED);
497 char *old_usr = (file_stats
498 ? uid_to_name (file_stats->st_uid) : nullptr);
499 char *old_grp = (file_stats
500 ? gid_to_name (file_stats->st_gid) : nullptr);
501 char *new_usr = chopt->user_name
502 ? chopt->user_name : uid != -1
503 ? uid_to_str (uid) : nullptr;
504 char *new_grp = chopt->group_name
505 ? chopt->group_name : gid != -1
506 ? gid_to_str (gid) : nullptr;
507 describe_change (file_full_name, ch_status,
508 old_usr, old_grp,
509 new_usr, new_grp);
510 free (old_usr);
511 free (old_grp);
512 if (new_usr != chopt->user_name)
513 free (new_usr);
514 if (new_grp != chopt->group_name)
515 free (new_grp);
519 if ( ! chopt->recurse)
520 fts_set (fts, ent, FTS_SKIP);
522 return ok;
525 /* Change the owner and/or group of the specified FILES.
526 BIT_FLAGS specifies how to treat each symlink-to-directory
527 that is encountered during a recursive traversal.
528 CHOPT specifies additional options.
529 If UID is not -1, then change the owner id of each file to UID.
530 If GID is not -1, then change the group id of each file to GID.
531 If REQUIRED_UID and/or REQUIRED_GID is not -1, then change only
532 files with user ID and group ID that match the non-(-1) value(s).
533 Return true if successful. */
534 extern bool
535 chown_files (char **files, int bit_flags,
536 uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
537 uid_t required_uid, gid_t required_gid,
538 struct Chown_option const *chopt)
540 bool ok = true;
542 /* Use lstat and stat only if they're needed. */
543 int stat_flags = ((required_uid != (uid_t) -1 || required_gid != (gid_t) -1
544 || chopt->affect_symlink_referent
545 || chopt->verbosity != V_off)
547 : FTS_NOSTAT);
549 FTS *fts = xfts_open (files, bit_flags | stat_flags, nullptr);
551 while (true)
553 FTSENT *ent;
555 ent = fts_read (fts);
556 if (ent == nullptr)
558 if (errno != 0)
560 /* FIXME: try to give a better message */
561 if (! chopt->force_silent)
562 error (0, errno, _("fts_read failed"));
563 ok = false;
565 break;
568 ok &= change_file_owner (fts, ent, uid, gid,
569 required_uid, required_gid, chopt);
572 if (fts_close (fts) != 0)
574 error (0, errno, _("fts_close failed"));
575 ok = false;
578 return ok;