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From 1f9cc4943b640d9355709432a705e5fa6e9ad4df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@ubuntu.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:57:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Protect container mounts against symlinks

When a container starts up, lxc sets up the container's inital fstree
by doing a bunch of mounting, guided by the container configuration
file.  The container config is owned by the admin or user on the host,
so we do not try to guard against bad entries.  However, since the
mount target is in the container, it's possible that the container admin
could divert the mount with symbolic links.  This could bypass proper
container startup (i.e. confinement of a root-owned container by the
restrictive apparmor policy, by diverting the required write to
/proc/self/attr/current), or bypass the (path-based) apparmor policy
by diverting, say, /proc to /mnt in the container.

To prevent this,

1. do not allow mounts to paths containing symbolic links

2. do not allow bind mounts from relative paths containing symbolic
links.

Details:

Define safe_mount which ensures that the container has not inserted any
symbolic links into any mount targets for mounts to be done during
container setup.

The host's mount path may contain symbolic links.  As it is under the
control of the administrator, that's ok.  So safe_mount begins the check
for symbolic links after the rootfs->mount, by opening that directory.

It opens each directory along the path using openat() relative to the
parent directory using O_NOFOLLOW.  When the target is reached, it
mounts onto /proc/self/fd/<targetfd>.

Use safe_mount() in mount_entry(), when mounting container proc,
and when needed.  In particular, safe_mount() need not be used in
any case where:

1. the mount is done in the container's namespace
2. the mount is for the container's rootfs
3. the mount is relative to a tmpfs or proc/sysfs which we have
   just safe_mount()ed ourselves

Since we were using proc/net as a temporary placeholder for /proc/sys/net
during container startup, and proc/net is a symbolic link, use proc/tty
instead.

Update the lxc.container.conf manpage with details about the new
restrictions.

Finally, add a testcase to test some symbolic link possibilities.

Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@ubuntu.com>
---
 doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in |  12 +++
 src/lxc/cgfs.c                 |   5 +-
 src/lxc/cgmanager.c            |   4 +-
 src/lxc/conf.c                 |  29 ++---
 src/lxc/utils.c                | 235 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/lxc/utils.h                |   2 +
 src/tests/Makefile.am          |   2 +
 src/tests/lxc-test-symlink     |  88 +++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 359 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/tests/lxc-test-symlink

diff --git a/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in b/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
index 50c6a2a..0a1ec5f 100644
--- a/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
+++ b/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
@@ -699,6 +699,18 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
         container. This is useful to mount /etc, /var or /home for
         examples.
       </para>
+      <para>
+	NOTE - LXC will generally ensure that mount targets and relative
+	bind-mount sources are properly confined under the container
+	root, to avoid attacks involving over-mounting host directories
+	and files.  (Symbolic links in absolute mount sources are ignored)
+	However, if the container configuration first mounts a directory which
+	is under the control of the container user, such as /home/joe, into
+        the container at some <filename>path</filename>, and then mounts
+        under <filename>path</filename>, then a TOCTTOU attack would be
+        possible where the container user modifies a symbolic link under
+        his home directory at just the right time.
+      </para>
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>
diff --git a/src/lxc/cgfs.c b/src/lxc/cgfs.c
index fcb3cde..df2e6b2 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cgfs.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cgfs.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,10 @@ static bool cgroupfs_mount_cgroup(void *hdata, const char *root, int type)
 	if (!path)
 		return false;
 	snprintf(path, bufsz, "%s/sys/fs/cgroup", root);
-	r = mount("cgroup_root", path, "tmpfs", MS_NOSUID|MS_NODEV|MS_NOEXEC|MS_RELATIME, "size=10240k,mode=755");
+	r = safe_mount("cgroup_root", path, "tmpfs",
+			MS_NOSUID|MS_NODEV|MS_NOEXEC|MS_RELATIME,
+			"size=10240k,mode=755",
+			root);
 	if (r < 0) {
 		SYSERROR("could not mount tmpfs to /sys/fs/cgroup in the container");
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/lxc/cgmanager.c b/src/lxc/cgmanager.c
index c143bea..779a1d8 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cgmanager.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cgmanager.c
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ static bool cgm_bind_dir(const char *root, const char *dirname)
 	}
 
 	/* mount a tmpfs there so we can create subdirs */
-	if (mount("cgroup", cgpath, "tmpfs", 0, "size=10000,mode=755")) {
+	if (safe_mount("cgroup", cgpath, "tmpfs", 0, "size=10000,mode=755", root)) {
 		SYSERROR("Failed to mount tmpfs at %s", cgpath);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ static bool cgm_bind_dir(const char *root, const char *dirname)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (mount(dirname, cgpath, "none", MS_BIND, 0)) {
+	if (safe_mount(dirname, cgpath, "none", MS_BIND, 0, root)) {
 		SYSERROR("Failed to bind mount %s to %s", dirname, cgpath);
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/lxc/conf.c b/src/lxc/conf.c
index d37112b..8cff919 100644
--- a/src/lxc/conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/conf.c
@@ -763,10 +763,11 @@ static int lxc_mount_auto_mounts(struct lxc_conf *conf, int flags, struct lxc_ha
 		 * 2.6.32...
 		 */
 		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, "proc",                                              "%r/proc",                      "proc",     MS_NODEV|MS_NOEXEC|MS_NOSUID,   NULL },
-		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, "%r/proc/sys/net",                                   "%r/proc/net",                  NULL,       MS_BIND,                        NULL },
+		/* proc/tty is used as a temporary placeholder for proc/sys/net which we'll move back in a few steps */
+		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, "%r/proc/sys/net",                                   "%r/proc/tty",                  NULL,       MS_BIND,                        NULL },
 		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, "%r/proc/sys",                                       "%r/proc/sys",                  NULL,       MS_BIND,                        NULL },
 		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, NULL,                                                "%r/proc/sys",                  NULL,       MS_REMOUNT|MS_BIND|MS_RDONLY,   NULL },
-		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, "%r/proc/net",                                       "%r/proc/sys/net",              NULL,       MS_MOVE,                        NULL },
+		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, "%r/proc/tty",                                       "%r/proc/sys/net",              NULL,       MS_MOVE,                        NULL },
 		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, "%r/proc/sysrq-trigger",                             "%r/proc/sysrq-trigger",        NULL,       MS_BIND,                        NULL },
 		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_MIXED, NULL,                                                "%r/proc/sysrq-trigger",        NULL,       MS_REMOUNT|MS_BIND|MS_RDONLY,   NULL },
 		{ LXC_AUTO_PROC_MASK, LXC_AUTO_PROC_RW,    "proc",                                              "%r/proc",                      "proc",     MS_NODEV|MS_NOEXEC|MS_NOSUID,   NULL },
@@ -809,7 +810,7 @@ static int lxc_mount_auto_mounts(struct lxc_conf *conf, int flags, struct lxc_ha
 			}
 			mflags = add_required_remount_flags(source, destination,
 					default_mounts[i].flags);
-			r = mount(source, destination, default_mounts[i].fstype, mflags, default_mounts[i].options);
+			r = safe_mount(source, destination, default_mounts[i].fstype, mflags, default_mounts[i].options, conf->rootfs.path ? conf->rootfs.mount : NULL);
 			saved_errno = errno;
 			if (r < 0 && errno == ENOENT) {
 				INFO("Mount source or target for %s on %s doesn't exist. Skipping.", source, destination);
@@ -1161,7 +1162,7 @@ static int mount_autodev(const char *name, char *root, const char *lxcpath)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (mount("none", path, "tmpfs", 0, "size=100000,mode=755")) {
+	if (safe_mount("none", path, "tmpfs", 0, "size=100000,mode=755", root)) {
 		SYSERROR("Failed mounting tmpfs onto %s\n", path);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1246,7 +1247,7 @@ static int fill_autodev(const char *root)
 				return -1;
 			}
 			fclose(pathfile);
-			if (mount(hostpath, path, 0, MS_BIND, NULL) != 0) {
+			if (safe_mount(hostpath, path, 0, MS_BIND, NULL, root) != 0) {
 				SYSERROR("Failed bind mounting device %s from host into container",
 					d->name);
 				return -1;
@@ -1499,7 +1500,7 @@ static int setup_dev_console(const struct lxc_rootfs *rootfs,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (mount(console->name, path, "none", MS_BIND, 0)) {
+	if (safe_mount(console->name, path, "none", MS_BIND, 0, rootfs->mount)) {
 		ERROR("failed to mount '%s' on '%s'", console->name, path);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -1554,7 +1555,7 @@ static int setup_ttydir_console(const struct lxc_rootfs *rootfs,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (mount(console->name, lxcpath, "none", MS_BIND, 0)) {
+	if (safe_mount(console->name, lxcpath, "none", MS_BIND, 0, rootfs->mount)) {
 		ERROR("failed to mount '%s' on '%s'", console->name, lxcpath);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -1704,13 +1705,13 @@ static char *get_field(char *src, int nfields)
 
 static int mount_entry(const char *fsname, const char *target,
 		       const char *fstype, unsigned long mountflags,
-		       const char *data, int optional)
+		       const char *data, int optional, const char *rootfs)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_STATVFS
 	struct statvfs sb;
 #endif
 
-	if (mount(fsname, target, fstype, mountflags & ~MS_REMOUNT, data)) {
+	if (safe_mount(fsname, target, fstype, mountflags & ~MS_REMOUNT, data, rootfs)) {
 		if (optional) {
 			INFO("failed to mount '%s' on '%s' (optional): %s", fsname,
 			     target, strerror(errno));
@@ -1757,7 +1758,7 @@ static int mount_entry(const char *fsname, const char *target,
 #endif
 
 		if (mount(fsname, target, fstype,
-			  mountflags | MS_REMOUNT, data)) {
+			  mountflags | MS_REMOUNT, data) < 0) {
 			if (optional) {
 				INFO("failed to mount '%s' on '%s' (optional): %s",
 					 fsname, target, strerror(errno));
@@ -1843,7 +1844,7 @@ static inline int mount_entry_on_systemfs(struct mntent *mntent)
 	}
 
 	ret = mount_entry(mntent->mnt_fsname, mntent->mnt_dir,
-			  mntent->mnt_type, mntflags, mntdata, optional);
+			  mntent->mnt_type, mntflags, mntdata, optional, NULL);
 
 	free(pathdirname);
 	free(mntdata);
@@ -1930,7 +1931,7 @@ skipabs:
 	}
 
 	ret = mount_entry(mntent->mnt_fsname, path, mntent->mnt_type,
-			  mntflags, mntdata, optional);
+			  mntflags, mntdata, optional, rootfs->mount);
 
 	free(mntdata);
 
@@ -1986,7 +1987,7 @@ static int mount_entry_on_relative_rootfs(struct mntent *mntent,
 	}
 
 	ret = mount_entry(mntent->mnt_fsname, path, mntent->mnt_type,
-			  mntflags, mntdata, optional);
+			  mntflags, mntdata, optional, rootfs);
 
 	free(pathdirname);
 	free(mntdata);
@@ -3646,7 +3647,7 @@ void lxc_execute_bind_init(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 		fclose(pathfile);
 	}
 
-	ret = mount(path, destpath, "none", MS_BIND, NULL);
+	ret = safe_mount(path, destpath, "none", MS_BIND, NULL, conf->rootfs.mount);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		SYSERROR("Failed to bind lxc.init.static into container");
 	INFO("lxc.init.static bound into container at %s", path);
diff --git a/src/lxc/utils.c b/src/lxc/utils.c
index 7ced314..70d12d5 100644
--- a/src/lxc/utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/utils.c
@@ -1403,6 +1403,239 @@ int setproctitle(char *title)
 }
 
 /*
+ * @path:    a pathname where / replaced with '\0'.
+ * @offsetp: pointer to int showing which path segment was last seen.
+ *           Updated on return to reflect the next segment.
+ * @fulllen: full original path length.
+ * Returns a pointer to the next path segment, or NULL if done.
+ */
+static char *get_nextpath(char *path, int *offsetp, int fulllen)
+{
+	int offset = *offsetp;
+
+	if (offset >= fulllen)
+		return NULL;
+
+	while (path[offset] != '\0' && offset < fulllen)
+		offset++;
+	while (path[offset] == '\0' && offset < fulllen)
+		offset++;
+
+	*offsetp = offset;
+	return (offset < fulllen) ? &path[offset] : NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check that @subdir is a subdir of @dir.  @len is the length of
+ * @dir (to avoid having to recalculate it).
+ */
+static bool is_subdir(const char *subdir, const char *dir, size_t len)
+{
+	size_t subdirlen = strlen(subdir);
+
+	if (subdirlen < len)
+		return false;
+	if (strncmp(subdir, dir, len) != 0)
+		return false;
+	if (dir[len-1] == '/')
+		return true;
+	if (subdir[len] == '/' || subdirlen == len)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check if the open fd is a symlink.  Return -ELOOP if it is.  Return
+ * -ENOENT if we couldn't fstat.  Return 0 if the fd is ok.
+ */
+static int check_symlink(int fd)
+{
+	struct stat sb;
+	int ret = fstat(fd, &sb);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if (S_ISLNK(sb.st_mode))
+		return -ELOOP;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Open a file or directory, provided that it contains no symlinks.
+ *
+ * CAVEAT: This function must not be used for other purposes than container
+ * setup before executing the container's init
+ */
+static int open_if_safe(int dirfd, const char *nextpath)
+{
+	int newfd = openat(dirfd, nextpath, O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW);
+	if (newfd >= 0) // was not a symlink, all good
+		return newfd;
+
+	if (errno == ELOOP)
+		return newfd;
+
+	if (errno == EPERM || errno == EACCES) {
+		/* we're not root (cause we got EPERM) so
+		   try opening with O_PATH */
+		newfd = openat(dirfd, nextpath, O_PATH | O_NOFOLLOW);
+		if (newfd >= 0) {
+			/* O_PATH will return an fd for symlinks.  We know
+			 * nextpath wasn't a symlink at last openat, so if fd
+			 * is now a link, then something * fishy is going on
+			 */
+			int ret = check_symlink(newfd);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				close(newfd);
+				newfd = ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return newfd;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Open a path intending for mounting, ensuring that the final path
+ * is inside the container's rootfs.
+ *
+ * CAVEAT: This function must not be used for other purposes than container
+ * setup before executing the container's init
+ *
+ * @target: path to be opened
+ * @prefix_skip: a part of @target in which to ignore symbolic links.  This
+ * would be the container's rootfs.
+ *
+ * Return an open fd for the path, or <0 on error.
+ */
+static int open_without_symlink(const char *target, const char *prefix_skip)
+{
+	int curlen = 0, dirfd, fulllen, i;
+	char *dup = NULL;
+
+	fulllen = strlen(target);
+
+	/* make sure prefix-skip makes sense */
+	if (prefix_skip) {
+		curlen = strlen(prefix_skip);
+		if (!is_subdir(target, prefix_skip, curlen)) {
+			ERROR("WHOA there - target '%s' didn't start with prefix '%s'",
+				target, prefix_skip);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * get_nextpath() expects the curlen argument to be
+		 * on a  (turned into \0) / or before it, so decrement
+		 * curlen to make sure that happens
+		 */
+		if (curlen)
+			curlen--;
+	} else {
+		prefix_skip = "/";
+		curlen = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Make a copy of target which we can hack up, and tokenize it */
+	if ((dup = strdup(target)) == NULL) {
+		SYSERROR("Out of memory checking for symbolic link");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < fulllen; i++) {
+		if (dup[i] == '/')
+			dup[i] = '\0';
+	}
+
+	dirfd = open(prefix_skip, O_RDONLY);
+	if (dirfd < 0)
+		goto out;
+	while (1) {
+		int newfd, saved_errno;
+		char *nextpath;
+
+		if ((nextpath = get_nextpath(dup, &curlen, fulllen)) == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		newfd = open_if_safe(dirfd, nextpath);
+		saved_errno = errno;
+		close(dirfd);
+		dirfd = newfd;
+		if (newfd < 0) {
+			errno = saved_errno;
+			if (errno == ELOOP)
+				SYSERROR("%s in %s was a symbolic link!", nextpath, target);
+			else
+				SYSERROR("Error examining %s in %s", nextpath, target);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	free(dup);
+	return dirfd;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Safely mount a path into a container, ensuring that the mount target
+ * is under the container's @rootfs.  (If @rootfs is NULL, then the container
+ * uses the host's /)
+ *
+ * CAVEAT: This function must not be used for other purposes than container
+ * setup before executing the container's init
+ */
+int safe_mount(const char *src, const char *dest, const char *fstype,
+		unsigned long flags, const void *data, const char *rootfs)
+{
+	int srcfd = -1, destfd, ret, saved_errno;
+	char srcbuf[50], destbuf[50]; // only needs enough for /proc/self/fd/<fd>
+	const char *mntsrc = src;
+
+	if (!rootfs)
+		rootfs = "";
+
+	/* todo - allow symlinks for relative paths if 'allowsymlinks' option is passed */
+	if (flags & MS_BIND && src && src[0] != '/') {
+		INFO("this is a relative bind mount");
+		srcfd = open_without_symlink(src, NULL);
+		if (srcfd < 0)
+			return srcfd;
+		ret = snprintf(srcbuf, 50, "/proc/self/fd/%d", srcfd);
+		if (ret < 0 || ret > 50) {
+			close(srcfd);
+			ERROR("Out of memory");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		mntsrc = srcbuf;
+	}
+
+	destfd = open_without_symlink(dest, rootfs);
+	if (destfd < 0) {
+		if (srcfd != -1)
+			close(srcfd);
+		return destfd;
+	}
+
+	ret = snprintf(destbuf, 50, "/proc/self/fd/%d", destfd);
+	if (ret < 0 || ret > 50) {
+		if (srcfd != -1)
+			close(srcfd);
+		close(destfd);
+		ERROR("Out of memory");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ret = mount(mntsrc, destbuf, fstype, flags, data);
+	saved_errno = errno;
+	if (srcfd != -1)
+		close(srcfd);
+	close(destfd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		errno = saved_errno;
+		SYSERROR("Failed to mount %s onto %s", src, dest);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Mount a proc under @rootfs if proc self points to a pid other than
  * my own.  This is needed to have a known-good proc mount for setting
  * up LSMs both at container startup and attach.
@@ -1440,7 +1673,7 @@ int mount_proc_if_needed(const char *rootfs)
 	return 0;
 
 domount:
-	if (mount("proc", path, "proc", 0, NULL))
+	if (safe_mount("proc", path, "proc", 0, NULL, rootfs) < 0)
 		return -1;
 	INFO("Mounted /proc in container for security transition");
 	return 1;
diff --git a/src/lxc/utils.h b/src/lxc/utils.h
index ee12dde..059026f 100644
--- a/src/lxc/utils.h
+++ b/src/lxc/utils.h
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ bool switch_to_ns(pid_t pid, const char *ns);
 int is_dir(const char *path);
 char *get_template_path(const char *t);
 int setproctitle(char *title);
+int safe_mount(const char *src, const char *dest, const char *fstype,
+		unsigned long flags, const void *data, const char *rootfs);
 int mount_proc_if_needed(const char *rootfs);
 int null_stdfds(void);
 #endif /* __LXC_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile.am b/src/tests/Makefile.am
index 461d869..8af9baa 100644
--- a/src/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if DISTRO_UBUNTU
 bin_SCRIPTS += \
 	lxc-test-apparmor-mount \
 	lxc-test-checkpoint-restore \
+	lxc-test-symlink \
 	lxc-test-ubuntu \
 	lxc-test-unpriv \
 	lxc-test-usernic
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	lxc-test-checkpoint-restore \
 	lxc-test-cloneconfig \
 	lxc-test-createconfig \
+	lxc-test-symlink \
 	lxc-test-ubuntu \
 	lxc-test-unpriv \
 	may_control.c \
diff --git a/src/tests/lxc-test-symlink b/src/tests/lxc-test-symlink
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37320f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/lxc-test-symlink
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+# lxc: linux Container library
+
+# Authors:
+# Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@ubuntu.com>
+#
+# This is a regression test for symbolic links
+
+dirname=`mktemp -d`
+fname=`mktemp`
+fname2=`mktemp`
+
+lxcpath=/var/lib/lxcsym1
+
+cleanup() {
+	lxc-destroy -P $lxcpath -f -n symtest1 || true
+	rm -f $lxcpath
+	rmdir $dirname || true
+	rm -f $fname || true
+	rm -f $fname2 || true
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+testrun() {
+	expected=$1
+	run=$2
+	pass="pass"
+	lxc-start -P $lxcpath -n symtest1 -l trace -o $lxcpath/log || pass="fail"
+	[ $pass = "pass" ] && lxc-wait -P $lxcpath -n symtest1 -t 10 -s RUNNING || pass="fail"
+	if [ "$pass" != "$expected" ]; then
+		echo "Test $run: expected $expected but container did not.  Start log:"
+		cat $lxcpath/log
+		echo "FAIL: Test $run: expected $expected but container did not."
+		false
+	fi
+	lxc-stop -P $lxcpath -n symtest1 -k || true
+}
+
+# make lxcpath a symlink - this should NOT cause failure
+ln -s /var/lib/lxc $lxcpath
+
+lxc-destroy -P $lxcpath -f -n symtest1 || true
+lxc-create -P $lxcpath -t busybox -n symtest1
+
+cat >> /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/config << EOF
+lxc.mount.entry = $dirname opt/xxx/dir none bind,create=dir
+lxc.mount.entry = $fname opt/xxx/file none bind,create=file
+lxc.mount.entry = $fname2 opt/xxx/file2 none bind
+EOF
+
+# Regular - should succeed
+mkdir -p /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx
+touch /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/file2
+testrun pass 1
+
+# symlink - should fail
+rm -rf /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx
+mkdir -p /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx2
+ln -s /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx2 /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx
+touch /var/lib/lxc/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/file2
+testrun fail 2
+
+# final final symlink - should fail
+rm -rf $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx
+mkdir -p $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx
+mkdir -p $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/dir
+touch $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/file
+touch $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/file2src
+ln -s $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/file2src $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/file2
+testrun fail 3
+
+# Ideally we'd also try a loop device, but that won't work in nested containers
+# anyway - TODO
+
+# what about /proc itself
+
+rm -rf $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx
+mkdir -p $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx
+touch $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/opt/xxx/file2
+mv $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/proc $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/proc1
+ln -s $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/proc1 $lxcpath/symtest1/rootfs/proc
+testrun fail 4
+
+echo "all tests passed"
-- 
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