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include/uapi: add linux/securebits.h
authorSkye Soss <skye@soss.website>
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:20:03 +0000 (13:20 -0500)
committerSkye Soss <skye@soss.website>
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:21:28 +0000 (13:21 -0500)
src/include/uapi/linux/securebits.h [new file with mode: 0644]

diff --git a/src/include/uapi/linux/securebits.h b/src/include/uapi/linux/securebits.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+#ifndef _LINUX_SECUREBITS_H
+#define _LINUX_SECUREBITS_H
+
+/* Each securesetting is implemented using two bits. One bit specifies
+   whether the setting is on or off. The other bit specify whether the
+   setting is locked or not. A setting which is locked cannot be
+   changed from user-level. */
+#define issecure_mask(X)       (1 << (X))
+
+#define SECUREBITS_DEFAULT 0x00000000
+
+/* When set UID 0 has no special privileges. When unset, we support
+   inheritance of root-permissions and suid-root executable under
+   compatibility mode. We raise the effective and inheritable bitmasks
+   *of the executable file* if the effective uid of the new process is
+   0. If the real uid is 0, we raise the effective (legacy) bit of the
+   executable file. */
+#define SECURE_NOROOT                  0
+#define SECURE_NOROOT_LOCKED           1  /* make bit-0 immutable */
+
+#define SECBIT_NOROOT          (issecure_mask(SECURE_NOROOT))
+#define SECBIT_NOROOT_LOCKED   (issecure_mask(SECURE_NOROOT_LOCKED))
+
+/* When set, setuid to/from uid 0 does not trigger capability-"fixup".
+   When unset, to provide compatiblility with old programs relying on
+   set*uid to gain/lose privilege, transitions to/from uid 0 cause
+   capabilities to be gained/lost. */
+#define SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP         2
+#define SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP_LOCKED  3  /* make bit-2 immutable */
+
+#define SECBIT_NO_SETUID_FIXUP (issecure_mask(SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP))
+#define SECBIT_NO_SETUID_FIXUP_LOCKED \
+                       (issecure_mask(SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP_LOCKED))
+
+/* When set, a process can retain its capabilities even after
+   transitioning to a non-root user (the set-uid fixup suppressed by
+   bit 2). Bit-4 is cleared when a process calls exec(); setting both
+   bit 4 and 5 will create a barrier through exec that no exec()'d
+   child can use this feature again. */
+#define SECURE_KEEP_CAPS               4
+#define SECURE_KEEP_CAPS_LOCKED                5  /* make bit-4 immutable */
+
+#define SECBIT_KEEP_CAPS       (issecure_mask(SECURE_KEEP_CAPS))
+#define SECBIT_KEEP_CAPS_LOCKED (issecure_mask(SECURE_KEEP_CAPS_LOCKED))
+
+/* When set, a process cannot add new capabilities to its ambient set. */
+#define SECURE_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE            6
+#define SECURE_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE_LOCKED     7  /* make bit-6 immutable */
+
+#define SECBIT_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE (issecure_mask(SECURE_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE))
+#define SECBIT_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE_LOCKED \
+                       (issecure_mask(SECURE_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE_LOCKED))
+
+/* See Documentation/userspace-api/check_exec.rst */
+#define SECURE_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE              8
+#define SECURE_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE_LOCKED       9  /* make bit-8 immutable */
+
+#define SECBIT_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE (issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE))
+#define SECBIT_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE_LOCKED \
+                       (issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE_LOCKED))
+
+/* See Documentation/userspace-api/check_exec.rst */
+#define SECURE_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE           10
+#define SECURE_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE_LOCKED    11  /* make bit-10 immutable */
+
+#define SECBIT_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE \
+                       (issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE))
+#define SECBIT_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE_LOCKED \
+                       (issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE_LOCKED))
+
+#define SECURE_ALL_BITS                (issecure_mask(SECURE_NOROOT) | \
+                                issecure_mask(SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP) | \
+                                issecure_mask(SECURE_KEEP_CAPS) | \
+                                issecure_mask(SECURE_NO_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE) | \
+                                issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE) | \
+                                issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE))
+#define SECURE_ALL_LOCKS       (SECURE_ALL_BITS << 1)
+
+#define SECURE_ALL_UNPRIVILEGED (issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_RESTRICT_FILE) | \
+                                issecure_mask(SECURE_EXEC_DENY_INTERACTIVE))
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_SECUREBITS_H */