Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:38:00 -0700 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>, Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: bafe0e7edaee - main - pam_ksu: Proactively address MIT KRB5 build failure Message-ID: <20250616173800.74478206@slippy.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: <20250616173436.68EA7AE@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <202506160251.55G2plI3062868@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <36939c6e-1c9f-4e55-bd42-e759e6a37a2e@FreeBSD.org> <20250616173436.68EA7AE@slippy.cwsent.com>
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In message <20250616173436.68EA7AE@slippy.cwsent.com>, Cy Schubert writes: > In message <36939c6e-1c9f-4e55-bd42-e759e6a37a2e@FreeBSD.org>, John Baldwin > wri > tes: > > On 6/15/25 22:51, Cy Schubert wrote: > > > The branch main has been updated by cy: > > > > > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=bafe0e7edaee75f3fcfe6bf6c3e7 > b1 > > e816361365 > > > > > > commit bafe0e7edaee75f3fcfe6bf6c3e7b1e816361365 > > > Author: Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.org> > > > AuthorDate: 2025-06-05 17:09:57 +0000 > > > Commit: Cy Schubert <cy@FreeBSD.org> > > > CommitDate: 2025-06-16 02:49:35 +0000 > > > > > > pam_ksu: Proactively address MIT KRB5 build failure > > > > > > MIT KRB5 does not provide a krb5_make_principal() function. We need > to > > > provide this ourselves for now. We provide the function for now whil > e > > > MIT and Heimdal are both in the tree. When Heimdal is removed we can > > > inline the calls to krb5_get_default_realm() and > > > krb5_build_principal_va(). krb5_build_principal_va() is > > > deprecated in MIT KRB5. Its replacement, krb5_build_principal_alloc_ > va > > () > > > will be used instead at that time. > > > > > > Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation > > > Differential revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50808 > > > > I still don't understand how this can work instead of instantly segfaulting > > as I said in the review. > > > > > diff --git a/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ksu/pam_ksu.c b/lib/libpam/modules/pa > m_ > > ksu/pam_ksu.c > > > index 47362c835c12..a6b3f043d3f4 100644 > > > --- a/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ksu/pam_ksu.c > > > +++ b/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ksu/pam_ksu.c > > > @@ -48,6 +48,61 @@ static long get_su_principal(krb5_context, const ch > > ar *, const char *, > > > static int auth_krb5(pam_handle_t *, krb5_context, const char *, > > > krb5_principal); > > > > > > +#ifdef MK_MITKRB5 > > > +/* For MIT KRB5 only. */ > > > + > > > +/* > > > + * XXX This entire module will need to be rewritten when heimdal > > > + * XXX compatidibility is no longer needed. > > > + */ > > > +#define KRB5_DEFAULT_CCFILE_ROOT "/tmp/krb5cc_" > > > +#define KRB5_DEFAULT_CCROOT "FILE:" KRB5_DEFAULT_CCFILE_ROOT > > > + > > > +/* > > > + * XXX We will replace krb5_build_principal_va() with > > > + * XXX krb5_build_principal_alloc_va() when Heimdal is finally > > > + * XXX removed. > > > + */ > > > +krb5_error_code KRB5_CALLCONV > > > +krb5_build_principal_va(krb5_context context, > > > + krb5_principal princ, > > > + unsigned int rlen, > > > + const char *realm, > > > + va_list ap); > > > +typedef char *heim_general_string; > > > +typedef heim_general_string Realm; > > > +typedef Realm krb5_realm; > > > +typedef const char *krb5_const_realm; > > > + > > > +static krb5_error_code > > > +krb5_make_principal(krb5_context context, krb5_principal principal, > > > + krb5_const_realm realm, ...) > > > +{ > > > + krb5_error_code rc; > > > + va_list ap; > > > + if (realm == NULL) { > > > + krb5_realm temp_realm = NULL; > > > + if ((rc = krb5_get_default_realm(context, &temp_realm))) > > > + return (rc); > > > + realm=temp_realm; > > > + if (temp_realm) > > > + free(temp_realm); > > > + } > > > + va_start(ap, realm); > > > + /* > > > + * XXX Ideally we should be using krb5_build_principal_alloc_va() > > > + * XXX here because krb5_build_principal_va() is deprecated. But, > > > + * XXX this would require changes elsewhere in the calling code > > > + * XXX to call krb5_free_principal() elsewhere to free the > > > + * XXX principal. We can do that after Heimdal is removed from > > > + * XXX our tree. > > > + */ > > > + rc = krb5_build_principal_va(context, principal, strlen(realm), realm, > > ap); > > > + va_end(ap); > > > + return (rc); > > > +} > > > +#endif > > > + > > > PAM_EXTERN int > > > pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags __unused, > > > int argc __unused, const char *argv[] __unused) > > > @@ -217,7 +272,13 @@ get_su_principal(krb5_context context, const char *t > ar > > get_user, const char *curr > > > if (rv != 0) > > > return (errno); > > > if (default_principal == NULL) { > > > +#ifdef MK_MITKRB5 > > > + /* For MIT KRB5. */ > > > + rv = krb5_make_principal(context, default_principal, NULL, curr > > ent_user, NULL); > > > +#else > > > + /* For Heimdal. */ > > > rv = krb5_make_principal(context, &default_principal, N > ULL, cur > > rent_user, NULL); > > > +#endif > > > > At this point default_principal is always NULL, so you pass in a NULL point > er > > to > > krb5_build_princpal_va. That will surely crash. > > In Heimdal the principal argument is defined as > > krb5_principal *principal > > Whereas in MIT the principal argument is > > krb5_principal princ > > In Heimdal krb5_principal is a structure. In MIT it is a pointer to the > same structure. > > build_principal() is defined as a struct in Heimdal and a pointer to a > struct in MIT. Therefore the function prototypes are different. I should have said, build_principal() references the pointer to the struct because the principal is a struct while in MIT the principal is a pointer to principal_data, the actual struct. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: https://FreeBSD.org NTP: <cy@nwtime.org> Web: https://nwtime.org e**(i*pi)+1=0 > > > > > Also, you then pass that NULL pointer to the following code which would als > o > > surely crash: > > > > /* Now that we have some principal, if the target account is > > * `root', then transform it into a `root' instance, e.g. > > * `user@REA.LM' -> `user/root@REA.LM'. > > */ > > rv = krb5_unparse_name(context, default_principal, &principal_name); > > krb5_free_principal(context, default_principal); > > > > This is why I said your comment seems wrong. The Heimdal version is clearl > y > > allocating > > a principal, so the MIT version should also be doing that, and you should a > lr > > eady be > > using krb5_build_prinpcial_alloc_va() _now_. Your comment claims that the > ca > > lling code > > isn't using krb5_free_principal(), but the calling code quoted above in get > _s > > u_principal() > > does call krb5_free_principal(). > > > > Have you tested this at runtime? > > Yes. It is running here. > > slippy$ which ksu > /usr/bin/ksu > slippy$ /usr/bin/ksu > Authenticated cy@CWSENT.COM > Account root: authorization for cy@CWSENT.COM successful > Changing uid to root (0) > slippy$ id > uid=0(root) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel),5(operator),920(vboxusers) > slippy$ > > > -- > Cheers, > Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> > FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: https://FreeBSD.org > NTP: <cy@nwtime.org> Web: https://nwtime.org > > e**(i*pi)+1=0 >
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