root/usr.bin/ssh/uidswap.c
/* $OpenBSD: uidswap.c,v 1.43 2026/02/11 17:05:32 dtucker Exp $ */
/*
 * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
 * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
 *                    All rights reserved
 * Code for uid-swapping.
 *
 * As far as I am concerned, the code I have written for this software
 * can be used freely for any purpose.  Any derived versions of this
 * software must be clearly marked as such, and if the derived work is
 * incompatible with the protocol description in the RFC file, it must be
 * called by a name other than "ssh" or "Secure Shell".
 */

#include <errno.h>
#include <grp.h>
#include <pwd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include "log.h"
#include "uidswap.h"

/*
 * Note: all these functions must work in all of the following cases:
 *    1. euid=0, ruid=0
 *    2. euid=0, ruid!=0
 *    3. euid!=0, ruid!=0
 * Additionally, they must work regardless of whether the system has
 * POSIX saved uids or not.
 */

/* Lets assume that posix saved ids also work with seteuid, even though that
   is not part of the posix specification. */

/* Saved effective uid. */
static int      privileged = 0;
static int      temporarily_use_uid_effective = 0;
static uid_t    saved_euid, user_groups_uid;
static gid_t    saved_egid;
static gid_t    saved_egroups[NGROUPS_MAX], user_groups[NGROUPS_MAX];
static int      saved_egroupslen = -1, user_groupslen = -1;

/*
 * Temporarily changes to the given uid.  If the effective user
 * id is not root, this does nothing.  This call cannot be nested.
 */
void
temporarily_use_uid(struct passwd *pw)
{
        /* Save the current euid, and egroups. */
        saved_euid = geteuid();
        saved_egid = getegid();
        debug("temporarily_use_uid: %u/%u (e=%u/%u)",
            (u_int)pw->pw_uid, (u_int)pw->pw_gid,
            (u_int)saved_euid, (u_int)saved_egid);
        if (saved_euid != 0) {
                privileged = 0;
                return;
        }
        privileged = 1;
        temporarily_use_uid_effective = 1;
        saved_egroupslen = getgroups(NGROUPS_MAX, saved_egroups);
        if (saved_egroupslen == -1)
                fatal("getgroups: %.100s", strerror(errno));

        /* set and save the user's groups */
        if (user_groupslen == -1 || user_groups_uid != pw->pw_uid) {
                if (initgroups(pw->pw_name, pw->pw_gid) == -1)
                        fatal("initgroups: %s: %.100s", pw->pw_name,
                            strerror(errno));
                user_groupslen = getgroups(NGROUPS_MAX, user_groups);
                if (user_groupslen == -1)
                        fatal("getgroups: %.100s", strerror(errno));
                user_groups_uid = pw->pw_uid;
        }
        /* Set the effective uid to the given (unprivileged) uid. */
        if (setgroups(user_groupslen, user_groups) == -1)
                fatal("setgroups: %.100s", strerror(errno));
        if (setegid(pw->pw_gid) == -1)
                fatal("setegid %u: %.100s", (u_int)pw->pw_gid,
                    strerror(errno));
        if (seteuid(pw->pw_uid) == -1)
                fatal("seteuid %u: %.100s", (u_int)pw->pw_uid,
                    strerror(errno));
}

/*
 * Restores to the original (privileged) uid.
 */
void
restore_uid(void)
{
        /* it's a no-op unless privileged */
        if (!privileged) {
                debug("restore_uid: (unprivileged)");
                return;
        }
        if (!temporarily_use_uid_effective)
                fatal("restore_uid: temporarily_use_uid not effective");
        debug("restore_uid: %u/%u", (u_int)saved_euid, (u_int)saved_egid);
        /* Set the effective uid back to the saved privileged uid. */
        if (seteuid(saved_euid) == -1)
                fatal("seteuid %u: %.100s", (u_int)saved_euid, strerror(errno));
        if (setgroups(saved_egroupslen, saved_egroups) == -1)
                fatal("setgroups: %.100s", strerror(errno));
        if (setegid(saved_egid) == -1)
                fatal("setegid %u: %.100s", (u_int)saved_egid, strerror(errno));
        temporarily_use_uid_effective = 0;
}

/*
 * Permanently sets all uids to the given uid.  This cannot be
 * called while temporarily_use_uid is effective.
 */
void
permanently_set_uid(struct passwd *pw)
{
        if (temporarily_use_uid_effective)
                fatal("permanently_set_uid: temporarily_use_uid effective");
        debug("permanently_set_uid: %u/%u", (u_int)pw->pw_uid,
            (u_int)pw->pw_gid);
        if (setresgid(pw->pw_gid, pw->pw_gid, pw->pw_gid) == -1)
                fatal("setresgid %u: %s", (u_int)pw->pw_gid, strerror(errno));
        if (setresuid(pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_uid) == -1)
                fatal("setresuid %u: %s", (u_int)pw->pw_uid, strerror(errno));
}