diff -up dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.8.zzftXp dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.8
--- dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.8.zzftXp 2014-07-10 17:38:26.938599402 +0200
+++ dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.8 2014-07-10 17:39:25.852763873 +0200
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ dhclient - Dynamic Host Configuration Pr
.B -w
]
[
+.B -nc
+]
+[
.B -B
]
[
@@ -304,6 +307,32 @@ has been added or removed, so that the c
address on that interface.
.TP
+.BI \-nc
+Do not drop capabilities.
+
+Normally, if
+.B dhclient
+was compiled with libcap-ng support,
+.B dhclient
+drops most capabilities immediately upon startup. While more secure,
+this greatly restricts the additional actions that hooks in
+.B dhclient-script (8)
+can take. (For example, any daemons that
+.B dhclient-script (8)
+starts or restarts will inherit the restricted capabilities as well,
+which may interfere with their correct operation.) Thus, the
+.BI \-nc
+option can be used to prevent
+.B dhclient
+from dropping capabilities.
+
+The
+.BI \-nc
+option is ignored if
+.B dhclient
+was not compiled with libcap-ng support.
+
+.TP
.BI \-B
Set the BOOTP broadcast flag in request packets so servers will always
broadcast replies.
diff -up dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.c.zzftXp dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.c
--- dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.c.zzftXp 2014-07-10 17:39:25.797764653 +0200
+++ dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient.c 2014-07-10 17:39:25.853763858 +0200
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
#include <limits.h>
#include <dns/result.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+#include <cap-ng.h>
+#endif
+
/*
* Defined in stdio.h when _GNU_SOURCE is set, but we don't want to define
* that when building ISC code.
@@ -143,6 +147,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
int timeout_arg = 0;
char *arg_conf = NULL;
int arg_conf_len = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ int keep_capabilities = 0;
+#endif
/* Initialize client globals. */
memset(&default_duid, 0, sizeof(default_duid));
@@ -425,6 +432,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
}
dhclient_request_options = argv[i];
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nc")) {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ keep_capabilities = 1;
+#endif
} else if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
usage();
} else if (interfaces_requested < 0) {
@@ -473,6 +484,19 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
path_dhclient_script = s;
}
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ /* Drop capabilities */
+ if (!keep_capabilities) {
+ capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_CAPS);
+ capng_update(CAPNG_ADD, CAPNG_EFFECTIVE|CAPNG_PERMITTED,
+ CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE); // Drop this someday
+ capng_updatev(CAPNG_ADD, CAPNG_EFFECTIVE|CAPNG_PERMITTED,
+ CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_NET_RAW,
+ CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, -1);
+ capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_CAPS);
+ }
+#endif
+
/* Set up the initial dhcp option universe. */
initialize_common_option_spaces();
diff -up dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient-script.8.zzftXp dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient-script.8
--- dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient-script.8.zzftXp 2014-07-10 17:39:25.761765163 +0200
+++ dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/dhclient-script.8 2014-07-10 17:39:25.851763887 +0200
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ repeatedly initialized to the values pro
the other. Assuming the information provided by both servers is
valid, this shouldn't cause any real problems, but it could be
confusing.
+.PP
+Normally, if dhclient was compiled with libcap-ng support,
+dhclient drops most capabilities immediately upon startup.
+While more secure, this greatly restricts the additional actions that
+hooks in dhclient-script can take. For example, any daemons that
+dhclient-script starts or restarts will inherit the restricted
+capabilities as well, which may interfere with their correct operation.
+Thus, the
+.BI \-nc
+option can be used to prevent dhclient from dropping capabilities.
.SH SEE ALSO
dhclient(8), dhcpd(8), dhcrelay(8), dhclient.conf(5) and
dhclient.leases(5).
diff -up dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/Makefile.am.zzftXp dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/Makefile.am
--- dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/Makefile.am.zzftXp 2014-07-10 17:38:10.778828583 +0200
+++ dhcp-4.3.1b1/client/Makefile.am 2014-07-10 17:39:25.851763887 +0200
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dhclient_SOURCES = clparse.c dhclient.c
scripts/bsdos scripts/freebsd scripts/linux scripts/macos \
scripts/netbsd scripts/nextstep scripts/openbsd \
scripts/solaris scripts/openwrt
-dhclient_LDADD = ../common/libdhcp.a ../omapip/libomapi.la \
+dhclient_LDADD = ../common/libdhcp.a ../omapip/libomapi.la $(CAPNG_LDADD) \
$(BIND9_LIBDIR) -lirs-export -ldns-export -lisccfg-export -lisc-export
man_MANS = dhclient.8 dhclient-script.8 dhclient.conf.5 dhclient.leases.5
EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
diff -up dhcp-4.3.1b1/configure.ac.zzftXp dhcp-4.3.1b1/configure.ac
--- dhcp-4.3.1b1/configure.ac.zzftXp 2014-07-10 17:38:10.779828569 +0200
+++ dhcp-4.3.1b1/configure.ac 2014-07-10 17:39:25.854763844 +0200
@@ -499,6 +499,41 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]],
# Look for optional headers.
AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/socket.h net/if_dl.h net/if6.h regex.h)
+# look for capabilities library
+AC_ARG_WITH(libcap-ng,
+ [ --with-libcap-ng=[auto/yes/no] Add Libcap-ng support [default=auto]],,
+ with_libcap_ng=auto)
+
+# Check for Libcap-ng API
+#
+# libcap-ng detection
+if test x$with_libcap_ng = xno ; then
+ have_libcap_ng=no;
+else
+ # Start by checking for header file
+ AC_CHECK_HEADER(cap-ng.h, capng_headers=yes, capng_headers=no)
+
+ # See if we have libcap-ng library
+ AC_CHECK_LIB(cap-ng, capng_clear,
+ CAPNG_LDADD=-lcap-ng,)
+
+ # Check results are usable
+ if test x$with_libcap_ng = xyes -a x$CAPNG_LDADD = x ; then
+ AC_MSG_ERROR(libcap-ng support was requested and the library was not found)
+ fi
+ if test x$CAPNG_LDADD != x -a $capng_headers = no ; then
+ AC_MSG_ERROR(libcap-ng libraries found but headers are missing)
+ fi
+fi
+AC_SUBST(CAPNG_LDADD)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to use libcap-ng)
+if test x$CAPNG_LDADD != x ; then
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBCAP_NG,1,[libcap-ng support])
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+
# Solaris needs some libraries for functions
AC_SEARCH_LIBS(socket, [socket])
AC_SEARCH_LIBS(inet_ntoa, [nsl])
diff -up dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/dhcrelay.c.zzftXp dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/dhcrelay.c
--- dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/dhcrelay.c.zzftXp 2014-07-10 17:39:25.799764624 +0200
+++ dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/dhcrelay.c 2014-07-10 17:40:19.191007421 +0200
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+# include <cap-ng.h>
+ int keep_capabilities = 0;
+#endif
+
TIME default_lease_time = 43200; /* 12 hours... */
TIME max_lease_time = 86400; /* 24 hours... */
struct tree_cache *global_options[256];
@@ -376,6 +381,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
usage();
dhcrelay_sub_id = argv[i];
#endif
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nc")) {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ keep_capabilities = 1;
+#endif
} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-pf")) {
if (++i == argc)
usage();
@@ -446,6 +455,17 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
#endif
}
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ /* Drop capabilities */
+ if (!keep_capabilities) {
+ capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+ capng_updatev(CAPNG_ADD, CAPNG_EFFECTIVE|CAPNG_PERMITTED,
+ CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE, -1);
+ capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+ log_info ("Dropped all unnecessary capabilities.");
+ }
+#endif
+
if (!quiet) {
log_info("%s %s", message, PACKAGE_VERSION);
log_info(copyright);
@@ -598,6 +618,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
signal(SIGTERM, dhcp_signal_handler); /* kill */
#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
+ /* Drop all capabilities */
+ if (!keep_capabilities) {
+ capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+ capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+ log_info ("Dropped all capabilities.");
+ }
+#endif
+
/* Start dispatching packets and timeouts... */
dispatch();
diff -up dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/Makefile.am.zzftXp dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/Makefile.am
--- dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/Makefile.am.zzftXp 2014-07-10 17:38:10.780828554 +0200
+++ dhcp-4.3.1b1/relay/Makefile.am 2014-07-10 17:39:25.854763844 +0200
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -DLOCALSTATEDIR='"@localst
sbin_PROGRAMS = dhcrelay
dhcrelay_SOURCES = dhcrelay.c
-dhcrelay_LDADD = ../common/libdhcp.a ../omapip/libomapi.la \
+dhcrelay_LDADD = ../common/libdhcp.a ../omapip/libomapi.la $(CAPNG_LDADD) \
$(BIND9_LIBDIR) -lirs-export -ldns-export -lisccfg-export -lisc-export
man_MANS = dhcrelay.8
EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)