xref: /openbmc/linux/lib/kobject_uevent.c (revision bbaf1ff0)
1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 /*
3  * kernel userspace event delivery
4  *
5  * Copyright (C) 2004 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
6  * Copyright (C) 2004 Novell, Inc.  All rights reserved.
7  * Copyright (C) 2004 IBM, Inc. All rights reserved.
8  *
9  * Authors:
10  *	Robert Love		<rml@novell.com>
11  *	Kay Sievers		<kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
12  *	Arjan van de Ven	<arjanv@redhat.com>
13  *	Greg Kroah-Hartman	<greg@kroah.com>
14  */
15 
16 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
17 #include <linux/string.h>
18 #include <linux/kobject.h>
19 #include <linux/export.h>
20 #include <linux/kmod.h>
21 #include <linux/slab.h>
22 #include <linux/socket.h>
23 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
24 #include <linux/netlink.h>
25 #include <linux/uidgid.h>
26 #include <linux/uuid.h>
27 #include <linux/ctype.h>
28 #include <net/sock.h>
29 #include <net/netlink.h>
30 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
31 
32 
33 u64 uevent_seqnum;
34 #ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
35 char uevent_helper[UEVENT_HELPER_PATH_LEN] = CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH;
36 #endif
37 
38 struct uevent_sock {
39 	struct list_head list;
40 	struct sock *sk;
41 };
42 
43 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
44 static LIST_HEAD(uevent_sock_list);
45 #endif
46 
47 /* This lock protects uevent_seqnum and uevent_sock_list */
48 static DEFINE_MUTEX(uevent_sock_mutex);
49 
50 /* the strings here must match the enum in include/linux/kobject.h */
51 static const char *kobject_actions[] = {
52 	[KOBJ_ADD] =		"add",
53 	[KOBJ_REMOVE] =		"remove",
54 	[KOBJ_CHANGE] =		"change",
55 	[KOBJ_MOVE] =		"move",
56 	[KOBJ_ONLINE] =		"online",
57 	[KOBJ_OFFLINE] =	"offline",
58 	[KOBJ_BIND] =		"bind",
59 	[KOBJ_UNBIND] =		"unbind",
60 };
61 
62 static int kobject_action_type(const char *buf, size_t count,
63 			       enum kobject_action *type,
64 			       const char **args)
65 {
66 	enum kobject_action action;
67 	size_t count_first;
68 	const char *args_start;
69 	int ret = -EINVAL;
70 
71 	if (count && (buf[count-1] == '\n' || buf[count-1] == '\0'))
72 		count--;
73 
74 	if (!count)
75 		goto out;
76 
77 	args_start = strnchr(buf, count, ' ');
78 	if (args_start) {
79 		count_first = args_start - buf;
80 		args_start = args_start + 1;
81 	} else
82 		count_first = count;
83 
84 	for (action = 0; action < ARRAY_SIZE(kobject_actions); action++) {
85 		if (strncmp(kobject_actions[action], buf, count_first) != 0)
86 			continue;
87 		if (kobject_actions[action][count_first] != '\0')
88 			continue;
89 		if (args)
90 			*args = args_start;
91 		*type = action;
92 		ret = 0;
93 		break;
94 	}
95 out:
96 	return ret;
97 }
98 
99 static const char *action_arg_word_end(const char *buf, const char *buf_end,
100 				       char delim)
101 {
102 	const char *next = buf;
103 
104 	while (next <= buf_end && *next != delim)
105 		if (!isalnum(*next++))
106 			return NULL;
107 
108 	if (next == buf)
109 		return NULL;
110 
111 	return next;
112 }
113 
114 static int kobject_action_args(const char *buf, size_t count,
115 			       struct kobj_uevent_env **ret_env)
116 {
117 	struct kobj_uevent_env *env = NULL;
118 	const char *next, *buf_end, *key;
119 	int key_len;
120 	int r = -EINVAL;
121 
122 	if (count && (buf[count - 1] == '\n' || buf[count - 1] == '\0'))
123 		count--;
124 
125 	if (!count)
126 		return -EINVAL;
127 
128 	env = kzalloc(sizeof(*env), GFP_KERNEL);
129 	if (!env)
130 		return -ENOMEM;
131 
132 	/* first arg is UUID */
133 	if (count < UUID_STRING_LEN || !uuid_is_valid(buf) ||
134 	    add_uevent_var(env, "SYNTH_UUID=%.*s", UUID_STRING_LEN, buf))
135 		goto out;
136 
137 	/*
138 	 * the rest are custom environment variables in KEY=VALUE
139 	 * format with ' ' delimiter between each KEY=VALUE pair
140 	 */
141 	next = buf + UUID_STRING_LEN;
142 	buf_end = buf + count - 1;
143 
144 	while (next <= buf_end) {
145 		if (*next != ' ')
146 			goto out;
147 
148 		/* skip the ' ', key must follow */
149 		key = ++next;
150 		if (key > buf_end)
151 			goto out;
152 
153 		buf = next;
154 		next = action_arg_word_end(buf, buf_end, '=');
155 		if (!next || next > buf_end || *next != '=')
156 			goto out;
157 		key_len = next - buf;
158 
159 		/* skip the '=', value must follow */
160 		if (++next > buf_end)
161 			goto out;
162 
163 		buf = next;
164 		next = action_arg_word_end(buf, buf_end, ' ');
165 		if (!next)
166 			goto out;
167 
168 		if (add_uevent_var(env, "SYNTH_ARG_%.*s=%.*s",
169 				   key_len, key, (int) (next - buf), buf))
170 			goto out;
171 	}
172 
173 	r = 0;
174 out:
175 	if (r)
176 		kfree(env);
177 	else
178 		*ret_env = env;
179 	return r;
180 }
181 
182 /**
183  * kobject_synth_uevent - send synthetic uevent with arguments
184  *
185  * @kobj: struct kobject for which synthetic uevent is to be generated
186  * @buf: buffer containing action type and action args, newline is ignored
187  * @count: length of buffer
188  *
189  * Returns 0 if kobject_synthetic_uevent() is completed with success or the
190  * corresponding error when it fails.
191  */
192 int kobject_synth_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, const char *buf, size_t count)
193 {
194 	char *no_uuid_envp[] = { "SYNTH_UUID=0", NULL };
195 	enum kobject_action action;
196 	const char *action_args;
197 	struct kobj_uevent_env *env;
198 	const char *msg = NULL, *devpath;
199 	int r;
200 
201 	r = kobject_action_type(buf, count, &action, &action_args);
202 	if (r) {
203 		msg = "unknown uevent action string";
204 		goto out;
205 	}
206 
207 	if (!action_args) {
208 		r = kobject_uevent_env(kobj, action, no_uuid_envp);
209 		goto out;
210 	}
211 
212 	r = kobject_action_args(action_args,
213 				count - (action_args - buf), &env);
214 	if (r == -EINVAL) {
215 		msg = "incorrect uevent action arguments";
216 		goto out;
217 	}
218 
219 	if (r)
220 		goto out;
221 
222 	r = kobject_uevent_env(kobj, action, env->envp);
223 	kfree(env);
224 out:
225 	if (r) {
226 		devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
227 		pr_warn("synth uevent: %s: %s\n",
228 		       devpath ?: "unknown device",
229 		       msg ?: "failed to send uevent");
230 		kfree(devpath);
231 	}
232 	return r;
233 }
234 
235 #ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
236 static int kobj_usermode_filter(struct kobject *kobj)
237 {
238 	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops;
239 
240 	ops = kobj_ns_ops(kobj);
241 	if (ops) {
242 		const void *init_ns, *ns;
243 
244 		ns = kobj->ktype->namespace(kobj);
245 		init_ns = ops->initial_ns();
246 		return ns != init_ns;
247 	}
248 
249 	return 0;
250 }
251 
252 static int init_uevent_argv(struct kobj_uevent_env *env, const char *subsystem)
253 {
254 	int buffer_size = sizeof(env->buf) - env->buflen;
255 	int len;
256 
257 	len = strlcpy(&env->buf[env->buflen], subsystem, buffer_size);
258 	if (len >= buffer_size) {
259 		pr_warn("init_uevent_argv: buffer size of %d too small, needed %d\n",
260 			buffer_size, len);
261 		return -ENOMEM;
262 	}
263 
264 	env->argv[0] = uevent_helper;
265 	env->argv[1] = &env->buf[env->buflen];
266 	env->argv[2] = NULL;
267 
268 	env->buflen += len + 1;
269 	return 0;
270 }
271 
272 static void cleanup_uevent_env(struct subprocess_info *info)
273 {
274 	kfree(info->data);
275 }
276 #endif
277 
278 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
279 static struct sk_buff *alloc_uevent_skb(struct kobj_uevent_env *env,
280 					const char *action_string,
281 					const char *devpath)
282 {
283 	struct netlink_skb_parms *parms;
284 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
285 	char *scratch;
286 	size_t len;
287 
288 	/* allocate message with maximum possible size */
289 	len = strlen(action_string) + strlen(devpath) + 2;
290 	skb = alloc_skb(len + env->buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
291 	if (!skb)
292 		return NULL;
293 
294 	/* add header */
295 	scratch = skb_put(skb, len);
296 	sprintf(scratch, "%s@%s", action_string, devpath);
297 
298 	skb_put_data(skb, env->buf, env->buflen);
299 
300 	parms = &NETLINK_CB(skb);
301 	parms->creds.uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
302 	parms->creds.gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
303 	parms->dst_group = 1;
304 	parms->portid = 0;
305 
306 	return skb;
307 }
308 
309 static int uevent_net_broadcast_untagged(struct kobj_uevent_env *env,
310 					 const char *action_string,
311 					 const char *devpath)
312 {
313 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
314 	struct uevent_sock *ue_sk;
315 	int retval = 0;
316 
317 	/* send netlink message */
318 	list_for_each_entry(ue_sk, &uevent_sock_list, list) {
319 		struct sock *uevent_sock = ue_sk->sk;
320 
321 		if (!netlink_has_listeners(uevent_sock, 1))
322 			continue;
323 
324 		if (!skb) {
325 			retval = -ENOMEM;
326 			skb = alloc_uevent_skb(env, action_string, devpath);
327 			if (!skb)
328 				continue;
329 		}
330 
331 		retval = netlink_broadcast(uevent_sock, skb_get(skb), 0, 1,
332 					   GFP_KERNEL);
333 		/* ENOBUFS should be handled in userspace */
334 		if (retval == -ENOBUFS || retval == -ESRCH)
335 			retval = 0;
336 	}
337 	consume_skb(skb);
338 
339 	return retval;
340 }
341 
342 static int uevent_net_broadcast_tagged(struct sock *usk,
343 				       struct kobj_uevent_env *env,
344 				       const char *action_string,
345 				       const char *devpath)
346 {
347 	struct user_namespace *owning_user_ns = sock_net(usk)->user_ns;
348 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
349 	int ret = 0;
350 
351 	skb = alloc_uevent_skb(env, action_string, devpath);
352 	if (!skb)
353 		return -ENOMEM;
354 
355 	/* fix credentials */
356 	if (owning_user_ns != &init_user_ns) {
357 		struct netlink_skb_parms *parms = &NETLINK_CB(skb);
358 		kuid_t root_uid;
359 		kgid_t root_gid;
360 
361 		/* fix uid */
362 		root_uid = make_kuid(owning_user_ns, 0);
363 		if (uid_valid(root_uid))
364 			parms->creds.uid = root_uid;
365 
366 		/* fix gid */
367 		root_gid = make_kgid(owning_user_ns, 0);
368 		if (gid_valid(root_gid))
369 			parms->creds.gid = root_gid;
370 	}
371 
372 	ret = netlink_broadcast(usk, skb, 0, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
373 	/* ENOBUFS should be handled in userspace */
374 	if (ret == -ENOBUFS || ret == -ESRCH)
375 		ret = 0;
376 
377 	return ret;
378 }
379 #endif
380 
381 static int kobject_uevent_net_broadcast(struct kobject *kobj,
382 					struct kobj_uevent_env *env,
383 					const char *action_string,
384 					const char *devpath)
385 {
386 	int ret = 0;
387 
388 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
389 	const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *ops;
390 	const struct net *net = NULL;
391 
392 	ops = kobj_ns_ops(kobj);
393 	if (!ops && kobj->kset) {
394 		struct kobject *ksobj = &kobj->kset->kobj;
395 
396 		if (ksobj->parent != NULL)
397 			ops = kobj_ns_ops(ksobj->parent);
398 	}
399 
400 	/* kobjects currently only carry network namespace tags and they
401 	 * are the only tag relevant here since we want to decide which
402 	 * network namespaces to broadcast the uevent into.
403 	 */
404 	if (ops && ops->netlink_ns && kobj->ktype->namespace)
405 		if (ops->type == KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET)
406 			net = kobj->ktype->namespace(kobj);
407 
408 	if (!net)
409 		ret = uevent_net_broadcast_untagged(env, action_string,
410 						    devpath);
411 	else
412 		ret = uevent_net_broadcast_tagged(net->uevent_sock->sk, env,
413 						  action_string, devpath);
414 #endif
415 
416 	return ret;
417 }
418 
419 static void zap_modalias_env(struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
420 {
421 	static const char modalias_prefix[] = "MODALIAS=";
422 	size_t len;
423 	int i, j;
424 
425 	for (i = 0; i < env->envp_idx;) {
426 		if (strncmp(env->envp[i], modalias_prefix,
427 			    sizeof(modalias_prefix) - 1)) {
428 			i++;
429 			continue;
430 		}
431 
432 		len = strlen(env->envp[i]) + 1;
433 
434 		if (i != env->envp_idx - 1) {
435 			memmove(env->envp[i], env->envp[i + 1],
436 				env->buflen - len);
437 
438 			for (j = i; j < env->envp_idx - 1; j++)
439 				env->envp[j] = env->envp[j + 1] - len;
440 		}
441 
442 		env->envp_idx--;
443 		env->buflen -= len;
444 	}
445 }
446 
447 /**
448  * kobject_uevent_env - send an uevent with environmental data
449  *
450  * @kobj: struct kobject that the action is happening to
451  * @action: action that is happening
452  * @envp_ext: pointer to environmental data
453  *
454  * Returns 0 if kobject_uevent_env() is completed with success or the
455  * corresponding error when it fails.
456  */
457 int kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
458 		       char *envp_ext[])
459 {
460 	struct kobj_uevent_env *env;
461 	const char *action_string = kobject_actions[action];
462 	const char *devpath = NULL;
463 	const char *subsystem;
464 	struct kobject *top_kobj;
465 	struct kset *kset;
466 	const struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops;
467 	int i = 0;
468 	int retval = 0;
469 
470 	/*
471 	 * Mark "remove" event done regardless of result, for some subsystems
472 	 * do not want to re-trigger "remove" event via automatic cleanup.
473 	 */
474 	if (action == KOBJ_REMOVE)
475 		kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent = 1;
476 
477 	pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s\n",
478 		 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __func__);
479 
480 	/* search the kset we belong to */
481 	top_kobj = kobj;
482 	while (!top_kobj->kset && top_kobj->parent)
483 		top_kobj = top_kobj->parent;
484 
485 	if (!top_kobj->kset) {
486 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: attempted to send uevent "
487 			 "without kset!\n", kobject_name(kobj), kobj,
488 			 __func__);
489 		return -EINVAL;
490 	}
491 
492 	kset = top_kobj->kset;
493 	uevent_ops = kset->uevent_ops;
494 
495 	/* skip the event, if uevent_suppress is set*/
496 	if (kobj->uevent_suppress) {
497 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: uevent_suppress "
498 				 "caused the event to drop!\n",
499 				 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __func__);
500 		return 0;
501 	}
502 	/* skip the event, if the filter returns zero. */
503 	if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->filter)
504 		if (!uevent_ops->filter(kobj)) {
505 			pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: filter function "
506 				 "caused the event to drop!\n",
507 				 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __func__);
508 			return 0;
509 		}
510 
511 	/* originating subsystem */
512 	if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->name)
513 		subsystem = uevent_ops->name(kobj);
514 	else
515 		subsystem = kobject_name(&kset->kobj);
516 	if (!subsystem) {
517 		pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: unset subsystem caused the "
518 			 "event to drop!\n", kobject_name(kobj), kobj,
519 			 __func__);
520 		return 0;
521 	}
522 
523 	/* environment buffer */
524 	env = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kobj_uevent_env), GFP_KERNEL);
525 	if (!env)
526 		return -ENOMEM;
527 
528 	/* complete object path */
529 	devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
530 	if (!devpath) {
531 		retval = -ENOENT;
532 		goto exit;
533 	}
534 
535 	/* default keys */
536 	retval = add_uevent_var(env, "ACTION=%s", action_string);
537 	if (retval)
538 		goto exit;
539 	retval = add_uevent_var(env, "DEVPATH=%s", devpath);
540 	if (retval)
541 		goto exit;
542 	retval = add_uevent_var(env, "SUBSYSTEM=%s", subsystem);
543 	if (retval)
544 		goto exit;
545 
546 	/* keys passed in from the caller */
547 	if (envp_ext) {
548 		for (i = 0; envp_ext[i]; i++) {
549 			retval = add_uevent_var(env, "%s", envp_ext[i]);
550 			if (retval)
551 				goto exit;
552 		}
553 	}
554 
555 	/* let the kset specific function add its stuff */
556 	if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->uevent) {
557 		retval = uevent_ops->uevent(kobj, env);
558 		if (retval) {
559 			pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: uevent() returned "
560 				 "%d\n", kobject_name(kobj), kobj,
561 				 __func__, retval);
562 			goto exit;
563 		}
564 	}
565 
566 	switch (action) {
567 	case KOBJ_ADD:
568 		/*
569 		 * Mark "add" event so we can make sure we deliver "remove"
570 		 * event to userspace during automatic cleanup. If
571 		 * the object did send an "add" event, "remove" will
572 		 * automatically generated by the core, if not already done
573 		 * by the caller.
574 		 */
575 		kobj->state_add_uevent_sent = 1;
576 		break;
577 
578 	case KOBJ_UNBIND:
579 		zap_modalias_env(env);
580 		break;
581 
582 	default:
583 		break;
584 	}
585 
586 	mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
587 	/* we will send an event, so request a new sequence number */
588 	retval = add_uevent_var(env, "SEQNUM=%llu", ++uevent_seqnum);
589 	if (retval) {
590 		mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
591 		goto exit;
592 	}
593 	retval = kobject_uevent_net_broadcast(kobj, env, action_string,
594 					      devpath);
595 	mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
596 
597 #ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
598 	/* call uevent_helper, usually only enabled during early boot */
599 	if (uevent_helper[0] && !kobj_usermode_filter(kobj)) {
600 		struct subprocess_info *info;
601 
602 		retval = add_uevent_var(env, "HOME=/");
603 		if (retval)
604 			goto exit;
605 		retval = add_uevent_var(env,
606 					"PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin");
607 		if (retval)
608 			goto exit;
609 		retval = init_uevent_argv(env, subsystem);
610 		if (retval)
611 			goto exit;
612 
613 		retval = -ENOMEM;
614 		info = call_usermodehelper_setup(env->argv[0], env->argv,
615 						 env->envp, GFP_KERNEL,
616 						 NULL, cleanup_uevent_env, env);
617 		if (info) {
618 			retval = call_usermodehelper_exec(info, UMH_NO_WAIT);
619 			env = NULL;	/* freed by cleanup_uevent_env */
620 		}
621 	}
622 #endif
623 
624 exit:
625 	kfree(devpath);
626 	kfree(env);
627 	return retval;
628 }
629 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent_env);
630 
631 /**
632  * kobject_uevent - notify userspace by sending an uevent
633  *
634  * @kobj: struct kobject that the action is happening to
635  * @action: action that is happening
636  *
637  * Returns 0 if kobject_uevent() is completed with success or the
638  * corresponding error when it fails.
639  */
640 int kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
641 {
642 	return kobject_uevent_env(kobj, action, NULL);
643 }
644 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent);
645 
646 /**
647  * add_uevent_var - add key value string to the environment buffer
648  * @env: environment buffer structure
649  * @format: printf format for the key=value pair
650  *
651  * Returns 0 if environment variable was added successfully or -ENOMEM
652  * if no space was available.
653  */
654 int add_uevent_var(struct kobj_uevent_env *env, const char *format, ...)
655 {
656 	va_list args;
657 	int len;
658 
659 	if (env->envp_idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(env->envp)) {
660 		WARN(1, KERN_ERR "add_uevent_var: too many keys\n");
661 		return -ENOMEM;
662 	}
663 
664 	va_start(args, format);
665 	len = vsnprintf(&env->buf[env->buflen],
666 			sizeof(env->buf) - env->buflen,
667 			format, args);
668 	va_end(args);
669 
670 	if (len >= (sizeof(env->buf) - env->buflen)) {
671 		WARN(1, KERN_ERR "add_uevent_var: buffer size too small\n");
672 		return -ENOMEM;
673 	}
674 
675 	env->envp[env->envp_idx++] = &env->buf[env->buflen];
676 	env->buflen += len + 1;
677 	return 0;
678 }
679 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_uevent_var);
680 
681 #if defined(CONFIG_NET)
682 static int uevent_net_broadcast(struct sock *usk, struct sk_buff *skb,
683 				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
684 {
685 	/* u64 to chars: 2^64 - 1 = 21 chars */
686 	char buf[sizeof("SEQNUM=") + 21];
687 	struct sk_buff *skbc;
688 	int ret;
689 
690 	/* bump and prepare sequence number */
691 	ret = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "SEQNUM=%llu", ++uevent_seqnum);
692 	if (ret < 0 || (size_t)ret >= sizeof(buf))
693 		return -ENOMEM;
694 	ret++;
695 
696 	/* verify message does not overflow */
697 	if ((skb->len + ret) > UEVENT_BUFFER_SIZE) {
698 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "uevent message too big");
699 		return -EINVAL;
700 	}
701 
702 	/* copy skb and extend to accommodate sequence number */
703 	skbc = skb_copy_expand(skb, 0, ret, GFP_KERNEL);
704 	if (!skbc)
705 		return -ENOMEM;
706 
707 	/* append sequence number */
708 	skb_put_data(skbc, buf, ret);
709 
710 	/* remove msg header */
711 	skb_pull(skbc, NLMSG_HDRLEN);
712 
713 	/* set portid 0 to inform userspace message comes from kernel */
714 	NETLINK_CB(skbc).portid = 0;
715 	NETLINK_CB(skbc).dst_group = 1;
716 
717 	ret = netlink_broadcast(usk, skbc, 0, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
718 	/* ENOBUFS should be handled in userspace */
719 	if (ret == -ENOBUFS || ret == -ESRCH)
720 		ret = 0;
721 
722 	return ret;
723 }
724 
725 static int uevent_net_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
726 			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
727 {
728 	struct net *net;
729 	int ret;
730 
731 	if (!nlmsg_data(nlh))
732 		return -EINVAL;
733 
734 	/*
735 	 * Verify that we are allowed to send messages to the target
736 	 * network namespace. The caller must have CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the
737 	 * owning user namespace of the target network namespace.
738 	 */
739 	net = sock_net(NETLINK_CB(skb).sk);
740 	if (!netlink_ns_capable(skb, net->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
741 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "missing CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability");
742 		return -EPERM;
743 	}
744 
745 	mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
746 	ret = uevent_net_broadcast(net->uevent_sock->sk, skb, extack);
747 	mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
748 
749 	return ret;
750 }
751 
752 static void uevent_net_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
753 {
754 	netlink_rcv_skb(skb, &uevent_net_rcv_skb);
755 }
756 
757 static int uevent_net_init(struct net *net)
758 {
759 	struct uevent_sock *ue_sk;
760 	struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
761 		.groups	= 1,
762 		.input = uevent_net_rcv,
763 		.flags	= NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV
764 	};
765 
766 	ue_sk = kzalloc(sizeof(*ue_sk), GFP_KERNEL);
767 	if (!ue_sk)
768 		return -ENOMEM;
769 
770 	ue_sk->sk = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, &cfg);
771 	if (!ue_sk->sk) {
772 		pr_err("kobject_uevent: unable to create netlink socket!\n");
773 		kfree(ue_sk);
774 		return -ENODEV;
775 	}
776 
777 	net->uevent_sock = ue_sk;
778 
779 	/* Restrict uevents to initial user namespace. */
780 	if (sock_net(ue_sk->sk)->user_ns == &init_user_ns) {
781 		mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
782 		list_add_tail(&ue_sk->list, &uevent_sock_list);
783 		mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
784 	}
785 
786 	return 0;
787 }
788 
789 static void uevent_net_exit(struct net *net)
790 {
791 	struct uevent_sock *ue_sk = net->uevent_sock;
792 
793 	if (sock_net(ue_sk->sk)->user_ns == &init_user_ns) {
794 		mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
795 		list_del(&ue_sk->list);
796 		mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
797 	}
798 
799 	netlink_kernel_release(ue_sk->sk);
800 	kfree(ue_sk);
801 }
802 
803 static struct pernet_operations uevent_net_ops = {
804 	.init	= uevent_net_init,
805 	.exit	= uevent_net_exit,
806 };
807 
808 static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
809 {
810 	return register_pernet_subsys(&uevent_net_ops);
811 }
812 
813 
814 postcore_initcall(kobject_uevent_init);
815 #endif
816