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win32_set_security_descriptor(): Do not request MAXIMUM_ALLOWED
[wimlib] / src / win32_apply.c
index e26455c4ae03de9b1484391f6644fadd96e15de0..9eb8bad005f9fa6b2ef23d4fcee6e5be835d2f25 100644 (file)
@@ -550,37 +550,118 @@ do_win32_set_security_descriptor(HANDLE h, const wchar_t *path,
                return GetLastError();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Set an arbitrary security descriptor on an arbitrary file (or directory),
+ * working around bugs and design flaws in the Windows operating system.
+ *
+ * On success, return 0.  On failure, return WIMLIB_ERR_SET_SECURITY and set
+ * errno.  Note: if WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_STRICT_ACLS is not set in
+ * ctx->extract_flags, this function succeeds iff any part of the security
+ * descriptor was successfully set.
+ */
 static int
 win32_set_security_descriptor(const wchar_t *path, const u8 *desc,
                              size_t desc_size, struct apply_ctx *ctx)
 {
        SECURITY_INFORMATION info;
        HANDLE h;
-       DWORD err;
        int ret;
 
+       /* We really just want to set entire the security descriptor as-is, but
+        * all available APIs require specifying the specific parts of the
+        * descriptor being set.  Start out by requesting all parts be set.  If
+        * permissions problems are encountered, fall back to omitting some
+        * parts (first the SACL, then the DACL, then the owner), unless the
+        * WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_STRICT_ACLS flag has been enabled.  */
        info = OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION | GROUP_SECURITY_INFORMATION |
               DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION  | SACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION;
+
        h = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 
+       /* Prefer NtSetSecurityObject() to SetFileSecurity().  SetFileSecurity()
+        * itself necessarily uses NtSetSecurityObject() as the latter is the
+        * underlying system call for setting security information, but
+        * SetFileSecurity() opens the handle with NtCreateFile() without
+        * FILE_OPEN_FILE_BACKUP_INTENT.  Hence, access checks are done and due
+        * to the Windows security model, even a process running as the
+        * Administrator can have access denied.  (Of course, this not mentioned
+        * in the MS "documentation".)  */
+
 #ifdef WITH_NTDLL
        if (func_NtSetSecurityObject) {
-               h = win32_open_existing_file(path, MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
-               if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-                       set_errno_from_GetLastError();
-                       ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Can't open %ls", path);
+               DWORD dwDesiredAccess;
+
+               /* Open a handle for NtSetSecurityObject() with as many relevant
+                * access rights as possible.
+                *
+                * We don't know which rights will be actually granted.  It
+                * could be less than what is needed to actually assign the full
+                * security descriptor, especially if the process is running as
+                * a non-Administrator.  However, by default we just do the best
+                * we can, unless WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_STRICT_ACLS has been
+                * enabled.  The MAXIMUM_ALLOWED access right is seemingly
+                * designed for this use case; however, it does not work
+                * properly in all cases: it can cause CreateFile() to fail with
+                * ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, even though by definition
+                * MAXIMUM_ALLOWED access only requests access rights that are
+                * *not* denied.  (Needless to say, MS does not document this
+                * bug.)  */
+
+               dwDesiredAccess = WRITE_DAC |
+                                 WRITE_OWNER |
+                                 ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY;
+               for (;;) {
+                       DWORD err;
+
+                       h = win32_open_existing_file(path, dwDesiredAccess);
+                       if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+                               break;
+                       err = GetLastError();
+                       if (err == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED ||
+                           err == ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD)
+                       {
+                               /* Don't increment partial_security_descriptors
+                                * here or check WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_STRICT_ACLS
+                                * here.  It will be done later if needed; here
+                                * we are just trying to get as many relevant
+                                * access rights as possible.  */
+                               if (dwDesiredAccess & ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY) {
+                                       dwDesiredAccess &= ~ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               if (dwDesiredAccess & WRITE_DAC) {
+                                       dwDesiredAccess &= ~WRITE_DAC;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               if (dwDesiredAccess & WRITE_OWNER) {
+                                       dwDesiredAccess &= ~WRITE_OWNER;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       /* Other error, or couldn't open the file even with no
+                        * access rights specified.  Something else must be
+                        * wrong.  */
+                       set_errno_from_win32_error(err);
                        return WIMLIB_ERR_SET_SECURITY;
                }
        }
 #endif
 
+       /* Try setting the security descriptor.  */
        for (;;) {
+               DWORD err;
+
                err = do_win32_set_security_descriptor(h, path, info,
                                                       (PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR)desc);
                if (err == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
                        ret = 0;
                        break;
                }
+
+               /* Failed to set the requested parts of the security descriptor.
+                * If the error was permissions-related, try to set fewer parts
+                * of the security descriptor, unless
+                * WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_STRICT_ACLS is enabled.  */
                if ((err == ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD ||
                     err == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) &&
                    !(ctx->extract_flags & WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_STRICT_ACLS))
@@ -598,15 +679,20 @@ win32_set_security_descriptor(const wchar_t *path, const u8 *desc,
                                info &= ~OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION;
                                continue;
                        }
-                       ctx->partial_security_descriptors--;
-                       ctx->no_security_descriptors++;
-                       ret = 0;
-                       break;
+                       /* Nothing left except GROUP, and if we removed it we
+                        * wouldn't have anything at all.  */
                }
+               /* No part of the security descriptor could be set, or
+                * WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_STRICT_ACLS is enabled and the full
+                * security descriptor could not be set.  */
+               if (!(info & SACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION))
+                       ctx->partial_security_descriptors--;
                set_errno_from_win32_error(err);
                ret = WIMLIB_ERR_SET_SECURITY;
                break;
        }
+
+       /* Close handle opened for NtSetSecurityObject().  */
 #ifdef WITH_NTDLL
        if (func_NtSetSecurityObject)
                CloseHandle(h);