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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>
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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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