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selftests/namespace: commit_creds() active reference tests
authorChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:21:23 +0000 (13:21 +0100)
committerChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Mon, 3 Nov 2025 16:41:24 +0000 (17:41 +0100)
Test credential changes and their impact on namespace active references.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251029-work-namespace-nstree-listns-v4-70-2e6f823ebdc0@kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/.gitignore
tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/Makefile
tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/cred_change_test.c [new file with mode: 0644]

index aeb5f2711ff65ca4a9c1aee64bebae8840f12cd9..0091a7dfff209f4d356e0949e9549d3449d71d48 100644 (file)
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ns_active_ref_test
 listns_test
 listns_permissions_test
 siocgskns_test
+cred_change_test
index d456505189cd7b4bea00b4f8c7ef12552eb821fc..5d73f8dde6a0aad38b3248ec1cb2629708c4ce40 100644 (file)
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := nsid_test \
                  ns_active_ref_test \
                  listns_test \
                  listns_permissions_test \
-                 siocgskns_test
+                 siocgskns_test \
+                 cred_change_test
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
@@ -16,4 +17,5 @@ $(OUTPUT)/ns_active_ref_test: ../filesystems/utils.c
 $(OUTPUT)/listns_test: ../filesystems/utils.c
 $(OUTPUT)/listns_permissions_test: ../filesystems/utils.c
 $(OUTPUT)/siocgskns_test: ../filesystems/utils.c
+$(OUTPUT)/cred_change_test: ../filesystems/utils.c
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/cred_change_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/namespaces/cred_change_test.c
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..7b4f5ad
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,814 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <linux/nsfs.h>
+#include "../kselftest_harness.h"
+#include "../filesystems/utils.h"
+#include "wrappers.h"
+
+/*
+ * Test credential changes and their impact on namespace active references.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Test setuid() in a user namespace properly swaps active references.
+ * Create a user namespace with multiple UIDs mapped, then setuid() between them.
+ * Verify that the user namespace remains active throughout.
+ */
+TEST(setuid_preserves_active_refs)
+{
+       pid_t pid;
+       int status;
+       __u64 userns_id;
+       struct ns_id_req req = {
+               .size = sizeof(req),
+               .spare = 0,
+               .ns_id = 0,
+               .ns_type = CLONE_NEWUSER,
+               .spare2 = 0,
+               .user_ns_id = 0,
+       };
+       __u64 ns_ids[256];
+       ssize_t ret;
+       int i;
+       bool found = false;
+       int pipefd[2];
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(pipe(pipefd), 0);
+
+       pid = fork();
+       ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
+
+       if (pid == 0) {
+               /* Child process */
+               int fd, userns_fd;
+               __u64 child_userns_id;
+               uid_t orig_uid = getuid();
+               int setuid_count;
+
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+
+               /* Create new user namespace with multiple UIDs mapped (0-9) */
+               userns_fd = get_userns_fd(0, orig_uid, 10);
+               if (userns_fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (setns(userns_fd, CLONE_NEWUSER) < 0) {
+                       close(userns_fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(userns_fd);
+
+               /* Get user namespace ID */
+               fd = open("/proc/self/ns/user", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (ioctl(fd, NS_GET_ID, &child_userns_id) < 0) {
+                       close(fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(fd);
+
+               /* Send namespace ID to parent */
+               write(pipefd[1], &child_userns_id, sizeof(child_userns_id));
+
+               /*
+                * Perform multiple setuid() calls.
+                * Each setuid() triggers commit_creds() which should properly
+                * swap active references via switch_cred_namespaces().
+                */
+               for (setuid_count = 0; setuid_count < 50; setuid_count++) {
+                       uid_t target_uid = (setuid_count % 10);
+                       if (setuid(target_uid) < 0) {
+                               if (errno != EPERM) {
+                                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                                       exit(1);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               close(pipefd[1]);
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       /* Parent process */
+       close(pipefd[1]);
+
+       if (read(pipefd[0], &userns_id, sizeof(userns_id)) != sizeof(userns_id)) {
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               SKIP(return, "Failed to get namespace ID from child");
+       }
+       close(pipefd[0]);
+
+       TH_LOG("Child user namespace ID: %llu", (unsigned long long)userns_id);
+
+       /* Verify namespace is active while child is running */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               if (errno == ENOSYS)
+                       SKIP(return, "listns() not supported");
+               ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == userns_id) {
+                       found = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       ASSERT_TRUE(found);
+
+       waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+       ASSERT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status));
+       ASSERT_EQ(WEXITSTATUS(status), 0);
+
+       /* Verify namespace becomes inactive after child exits */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+
+       found = false;
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == userns_id) {
+                       found = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       ASSERT_FALSE(found);
+       TH_LOG("setuid() correctly preserved active references (no leak)");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test setgid() in a user namespace properly handles active references.
+ */
+TEST(setgid_preserves_active_refs)
+{
+       pid_t pid;
+       int status;
+       __u64 userns_id;
+       struct ns_id_req req = {
+               .size = sizeof(req),
+               .spare = 0,
+               .ns_id = 0,
+               .ns_type = CLONE_NEWUSER,
+               .spare2 = 0,
+               .user_ns_id = 0,
+       };
+       __u64 ns_ids[256];
+       ssize_t ret;
+       int i;
+       bool found = false;
+       int pipefd[2];
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(pipe(pipefd), 0);
+
+       pid = fork();
+       ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
+
+       if (pid == 0) {
+               /* Child process */
+               int fd, userns_fd;
+               __u64 child_userns_id;
+               uid_t orig_uid = getuid();
+               int setgid_count;
+
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+
+               /* Create new user namespace with multiple GIDs mapped */
+               userns_fd = get_userns_fd(0, orig_uid, 10);
+               if (userns_fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (setns(userns_fd, CLONE_NEWUSER) < 0) {
+                       close(userns_fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(userns_fd);
+
+               /* Get user namespace ID */
+               fd = open("/proc/self/ns/user", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (ioctl(fd, NS_GET_ID, &child_userns_id) < 0) {
+                       close(fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(fd);
+
+               write(pipefd[1], &child_userns_id, sizeof(child_userns_id));
+
+               /* Perform multiple setgid() calls */
+               for (setgid_count = 0; setgid_count < 50; setgid_count++) {
+                       gid_t target_gid = (setgid_count % 10);
+                       if (setgid(target_gid) < 0) {
+                               if (errno != EPERM) {
+                                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                                       exit(1);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               close(pipefd[1]);
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       /* Parent process */
+       close(pipefd[1]);
+
+       if (read(pipefd[0], &userns_id, sizeof(userns_id)) != sizeof(userns_id)) {
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               SKIP(return, "Failed to get namespace ID from child");
+       }
+       close(pipefd[0]);
+
+       waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+       ASSERT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status));
+       ASSERT_EQ(WEXITSTATUS(status), 0);
+
+       /* Verify namespace becomes inactive */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               if (errno == ENOSYS)
+                       SKIP(return, "listns() not supported");
+               ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == userns_id) {
+                       found = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       ASSERT_FALSE(found);
+       TH_LOG("setgid() correctly preserved active references (no leak)");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test setresuid() which changes real, effective, and saved UIDs.
+ * This should properly swap active references via commit_creds().
+ */
+TEST(setresuid_preserves_active_refs)
+{
+       pid_t pid;
+       int status;
+       __u64 userns_id;
+       struct ns_id_req req = {
+               .size = sizeof(req),
+               .spare = 0,
+               .ns_id = 0,
+               .ns_type = CLONE_NEWUSER,
+               .spare2 = 0,
+               .user_ns_id = 0,
+       };
+       __u64 ns_ids[256];
+       ssize_t ret;
+       int i;
+       bool found = false;
+       int pipefd[2];
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(pipe(pipefd), 0);
+
+       pid = fork();
+       ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
+
+       if (pid == 0) {
+               /* Child process */
+               int fd, userns_fd;
+               __u64 child_userns_id;
+               uid_t orig_uid = getuid();
+               int setres_count;
+
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+
+               /* Create new user namespace */
+               userns_fd = get_userns_fd(0, orig_uid, 10);
+               if (userns_fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (setns(userns_fd, CLONE_NEWUSER) < 0) {
+                       close(userns_fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(userns_fd);
+
+               /* Get user namespace ID */
+               fd = open("/proc/self/ns/user", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (ioctl(fd, NS_GET_ID, &child_userns_id) < 0) {
+                       close(fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(fd);
+
+               write(pipefd[1], &child_userns_id, sizeof(child_userns_id));
+
+               /* Perform multiple setresuid() calls */
+               for (setres_count = 0; setres_count < 30; setres_count++) {
+                       uid_t uid1 = (setres_count % 5);
+                       uid_t uid2 = ((setres_count + 1) % 5);
+                       uid_t uid3 = ((setres_count + 2) % 5);
+
+                       if (setresuid(uid1, uid2, uid3) < 0) {
+                               if (errno != EPERM) {
+                                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                                       exit(1);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               close(pipefd[1]);
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       /* Parent process */
+       close(pipefd[1]);
+
+       if (read(pipefd[0], &userns_id, sizeof(userns_id)) != sizeof(userns_id)) {
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               SKIP(return, "Failed to get namespace ID from child");
+       }
+       close(pipefd[0]);
+
+       waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+       ASSERT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status));
+       ASSERT_EQ(WEXITSTATUS(status), 0);
+
+       /* Verify namespace becomes inactive */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               if (errno == ENOSYS)
+                       SKIP(return, "listns() not supported");
+               ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == userns_id) {
+                       found = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       ASSERT_FALSE(found);
+       TH_LOG("setresuid() correctly preserved active references (no leak)");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test credential changes across multiple user namespaces.
+ * Create nested user namespaces and verify active reference tracking.
+ */
+TEST(cred_change_nested_userns)
+{
+       pid_t pid;
+       int status;
+       __u64 parent_userns_id, child_userns_id;
+       struct ns_id_req req = {
+               .size = sizeof(req),
+               .spare = 0,
+               .ns_id = 0,
+               .ns_type = CLONE_NEWUSER,
+               .spare2 = 0,
+               .user_ns_id = 0,
+       };
+       __u64 ns_ids[256];
+       ssize_t ret;
+       int i;
+       bool found_parent = false, found_child = false;
+       int pipefd[2];
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(pipe(pipefd), 0);
+
+       pid = fork();
+       ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
+
+       if (pid == 0) {
+               /* Child process */
+               int fd, userns_fd;
+               __u64 parent_id, child_id;
+               uid_t orig_uid = getuid();
+
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+
+               /* Create first user namespace */
+               userns_fd = get_userns_fd(0, orig_uid, 1);
+               if (userns_fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (setns(userns_fd, CLONE_NEWUSER) < 0) {
+                       close(userns_fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(userns_fd);
+
+               /* Get first namespace ID */
+               fd = open("/proc/self/ns/user", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (ioctl(fd, NS_GET_ID, &parent_id) < 0) {
+                       close(fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(fd);
+
+               /* Create nested user namespace */
+               userns_fd = get_userns_fd(0, 0, 1);
+               if (userns_fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (setns(userns_fd, CLONE_NEWUSER) < 0) {
+                       close(userns_fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(userns_fd);
+
+               /* Get nested namespace ID */
+               fd = open("/proc/self/ns/user", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (ioctl(fd, NS_GET_ID, &child_id) < 0) {
+                       close(fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(fd);
+
+               /* Send both IDs to parent */
+               write(pipefd[1], &parent_id, sizeof(parent_id));
+               write(pipefd[1], &child_id, sizeof(child_id));
+
+               /* Perform some credential changes in nested namespace */
+               setuid(0);
+               setgid(0);
+
+               close(pipefd[1]);
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       /* Parent process */
+       close(pipefd[1]);
+
+       /* Read both namespace IDs */
+       if (read(pipefd[0], &parent_userns_id, sizeof(parent_userns_id)) != sizeof(parent_userns_id)) {
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               SKIP(return, "Failed to get parent namespace ID");
+       }
+
+       if (read(pipefd[0], &child_userns_id, sizeof(child_userns_id)) != sizeof(child_userns_id)) {
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               SKIP(return, "Failed to get child namespace ID");
+       }
+       close(pipefd[0]);
+
+       TH_LOG("Parent userns: %llu, Child userns: %llu",
+              (unsigned long long)parent_userns_id,
+              (unsigned long long)child_userns_id);
+
+       /* Verify both namespaces are active */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               if (errno == ENOSYS)
+                       SKIP(return, "listns() not supported");
+               ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == parent_userns_id)
+                       found_parent = true;
+               if (ns_ids[i] == child_userns_id)
+                       found_child = true;
+       }
+
+       ASSERT_TRUE(found_parent);
+       ASSERT_TRUE(found_child);
+
+       /* Wait for child */
+       waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+       ASSERT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status));
+       ASSERT_EQ(WEXITSTATUS(status), 0);
+
+       /* Verify both namespaces become inactive */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+
+       found_parent = false;
+       found_child = false;
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == parent_userns_id)
+                       found_parent = true;
+               if (ns_ids[i] == child_userns_id)
+                       found_child = true;
+       }
+
+       ASSERT_FALSE(found_parent);
+       ASSERT_FALSE(found_child);
+       TH_LOG("Nested user namespace credential changes preserved active refs (no leak)");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test rapid credential changes don't cause refcount imbalances.
+ * This stress-tests the switch_cred_namespaces() logic.
+ */
+TEST(rapid_cred_changes_no_leak)
+{
+       pid_t pid;
+       int status;
+       __u64 userns_id;
+       struct ns_id_req req = {
+               .size = sizeof(req),
+               .spare = 0,
+               .ns_id = 0,
+               .ns_type = CLONE_NEWUSER,
+               .spare2 = 0,
+               .user_ns_id = 0,
+       };
+       __u64 ns_ids[256];
+       ssize_t ret;
+       int i;
+       bool found = false;
+       int pipefd[2];
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(pipe(pipefd), 0);
+
+       pid = fork();
+       ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
+
+       if (pid == 0) {
+               /* Child process */
+               int fd, userns_fd;
+               __u64 child_userns_id;
+               uid_t orig_uid = getuid();
+               int change_count;
+
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+
+               /* Create new user namespace with wider range of UIDs/GIDs */
+               userns_fd = get_userns_fd(0, orig_uid, 100);
+               if (userns_fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (setns(userns_fd, CLONE_NEWUSER) < 0) {
+                       close(userns_fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(userns_fd);
+
+               /* Get user namespace ID */
+               fd = open("/proc/self/ns/user", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (ioctl(fd, NS_GET_ID, &child_userns_id) < 0) {
+                       close(fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(fd);
+
+               write(pipefd[1], &child_userns_id, sizeof(child_userns_id));
+
+               /*
+                * Perform many rapid credential changes.
+                * Mix setuid, setgid, setreuid, setregid, setresuid, setresgid.
+                */
+               for (change_count = 0; change_count < 200; change_count++) {
+                       switch (change_count % 6) {
+                       case 0:
+                               setuid(change_count % 50);
+                               break;
+                       case 1:
+                               setgid(change_count % 50);
+                               break;
+                       case 2:
+                               setreuid(change_count % 50, (change_count + 1) % 50);
+                               break;
+                       case 3:
+                               setregid(change_count % 50, (change_count + 1) % 50);
+                               break;
+                       case 4:
+                               setresuid(change_count % 50, (change_count + 1) % 50, (change_count + 2) % 50);
+                               break;
+                       case 5:
+                               setresgid(change_count % 50, (change_count + 1) % 50, (change_count + 2) % 50);
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               close(pipefd[1]);
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       /* Parent process */
+       close(pipefd[1]);
+
+       if (read(pipefd[0], &userns_id, sizeof(userns_id)) != sizeof(userns_id)) {
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               SKIP(return, "Failed to get namespace ID from child");
+       }
+       close(pipefd[0]);
+
+       TH_LOG("Testing with user namespace ID: %llu", (unsigned long long)userns_id);
+
+       waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+       ASSERT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status));
+       ASSERT_EQ(WEXITSTATUS(status), 0);
+
+       /* Verify namespace becomes inactive (no leaked active refs) */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               if (errno == ENOSYS)
+                       SKIP(return, "listns() not supported");
+               ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == userns_id) {
+                       found = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       ASSERT_FALSE(found);
+       TH_LOG("200 rapid credential changes completed with no active ref leak");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test setfsuid/setfsgid which change filesystem UID/GID.
+ * These also trigger credential changes but may have different code paths.
+ */
+TEST(setfsuid_preserves_active_refs)
+{
+       pid_t pid;
+       int status;
+       __u64 userns_id;
+       struct ns_id_req req = {
+               .size = sizeof(req),
+               .spare = 0,
+               .ns_id = 0,
+               .ns_type = CLONE_NEWUSER,
+               .spare2 = 0,
+               .user_ns_id = 0,
+       };
+       __u64 ns_ids[256];
+       ssize_t ret;
+       int i;
+       bool found = false;
+       int pipefd[2];
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(pipe(pipefd), 0);
+
+       pid = fork();
+       ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
+
+       if (pid == 0) {
+               /* Child process */
+               int fd, userns_fd;
+               __u64 child_userns_id;
+               uid_t orig_uid = getuid();
+               int change_count;
+
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+
+               /* Create new user namespace */
+               userns_fd = get_userns_fd(0, orig_uid, 10);
+               if (userns_fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (setns(userns_fd, CLONE_NEWUSER) < 0) {
+                       close(userns_fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(userns_fd);
+
+               /* Get user namespace ID */
+               fd = open("/proc/self/ns/user", O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
+               if (ioctl(fd, NS_GET_ID, &child_userns_id) < 0) {
+                       close(fd);
+                       close(pipefd[1]);
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+               close(fd);
+
+               write(pipefd[1], &child_userns_id, sizeof(child_userns_id));
+
+               /* Perform multiple setfsuid/setfsgid calls */
+               for (change_count = 0; change_count < 50; change_count++) {
+                       setfsuid(change_count % 10);
+                       setfsgid(change_count % 10);
+               }
+
+               close(pipefd[1]);
+               exit(0);
+       }
+
+       /* Parent process */
+       close(pipefd[1]);
+
+       if (read(pipefd[0], &userns_id, sizeof(userns_id)) != sizeof(userns_id)) {
+               close(pipefd[0]);
+               kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+               waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+               SKIP(return, "Failed to get namespace ID from child");
+       }
+       close(pipefd[0]);
+
+       waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+       ASSERT_TRUE(WIFEXITED(status));
+       ASSERT_EQ(WEXITSTATUS(status), 0);
+
+       /* Verify namespace becomes inactive */
+       ret = sys_listns(&req, ns_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(ns_ids), 0);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               if (errno == ENOSYS)
+                       SKIP(return, "listns() not supported");
+               ASSERT_GE(ret, 0);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+               if (ns_ids[i] == userns_id) {
+                       found = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       ASSERT_FALSE(found);
+       TH_LOG("setfsuid/setfsgid correctly preserved active references (no leak)");
+}
+
+TEST_HARNESS_MAIN