Fix enforcement of SELECT FOR UPDATE permissions with nested views.

SELECT FOR UPDATE on a view should require UPDATE (as well as SELECT)
permissions on the view, and then the view's owner needs those same
permissions against the relations it references, and so on all the way
down to base tables.  But ApplyRetrieveRule did things in the wrong order,
resulting in failure to mark intermediate view levels as needing UPDATE
permission.  Thus for example, if user A creates a table T and an updatable
view V1 on T, then grants only SELECT permissions on V1 to user B, B could
create a second view V2 on V1 and then would be allowed to perform SELECT
FOR UPDATE via V2 (since V1 wouldn't be checked for UPDATE permissions).

To fix, just switch the order of expanding sub-views and marking referenced
objects as needing UPDATE permission.  I think additional simplifications
are now possible, but that's distinct from the bug fix proper.

This is certainly a security issue, but the consequences are pretty minor
(just the ability to lock rows that shouldn't be lockable).  Against that
we have a small risk of breaking applications that are working as-desired,
since nested views have behaved this way since such cases worked at all.
On balance I'm inclined not to back-patch.

Per report from Alexander Lakhin.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/24db7b8f-3de5-e25f-7ab9-d8848351d42c@gmail.com
This commit is contained in:
Tom Lane 2018-04-14 15:38:09 -04:00
parent 2a67d6440d
commit 50c6bb0224
3 changed files with 219 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -1559,8 +1559,27 @@ ApplyRetrieveRule(Query *parsetree,
AcquireRewriteLocks(rule_action, true, forUpdatePushedDown);
/*
* If FOR [KEY] UPDATE/SHARE of view, mark all the contained tables as
* implicit FOR [KEY] UPDATE/SHARE, the same as the parser would have done
* if the view's subquery had been written out explicitly.
*
* Note: we needn't consider forUpdatePushedDown for this; if there was an
* ancestor query level with a relevant FOR [KEY] UPDATE/SHARE clause,
* that's already been pushed down to here and is reflected in "rc".
*/
if (rc != NULL)
markQueryForLocking(rule_action, (Node *) rule_action->jointree,
rc->strength, rc->waitPolicy, true);
/*
* Recursively expand any view references inside the view.
*
* Note: this must happen after markQueryForLocking. That way, any UPDATE
* permission bits needed for sub-views are initially applied to their
* RTE_RELATION RTEs by markQueryForLocking, and then transferred to their
* OLD rangetable entries by the action below (in a recursive call of this
* routine).
*/
rule_action = fireRIRrules(rule_action, activeRIRs, forUpdatePushedDown);
@ -1594,18 +1613,6 @@ ApplyRetrieveRule(Query *parsetree,
rte->insertedCols = NULL;
rte->updatedCols = NULL;
/*
* If FOR [KEY] UPDATE/SHARE of view, mark all the contained tables as
* implicit FOR [KEY] UPDATE/SHARE, the same as the parser would have done
* if the view's subquery had been written out explicitly.
*
* Note: we don't consider forUpdatePushedDown here; such marks will be
* made by recursing from the upper level in markQueryForLocking.
*/
if (rc != NULL)
markQueryForLocking(rule_action, (Node *) rule_action->jointree,
rc->strength, rc->waitPolicy, true);
return parsetree;
}

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@ -1053,6 +1053,130 @@ SELECT * FROM base_tbl;
5 | Row 5 | 5
(2 rows)
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE;
NOTICE: drop cascades to 2 other objects
DETAIL: drop cascades to view rw_view1
drop cascades to view rw_view2
-- nested-view permissions
CREATE TABLE base_tbl(a int, b text, c float);
INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (1, 'Row 1', 1.0);
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
CREATE VIEW rw_view2 AS SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
GRANT SELECT ON base_tbl TO regress_view_user1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
a | b | c
---+-------+---
1 | Row 1 | 1
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
GRANT SELECT ON rw_view1 TO regress_view_user2;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
a | b | c
---+-------+---
1 | Row 1 | 1
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
GRANT UPDATE ON base_tbl TO regress_view_user1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
a | b | c
---+-------+---
1 | Row 1 | 1
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE;
a | b | c
---+-------+---
1 | Row 1 | 1
(1 row)
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
a | b | c
---+-----+---
1 | foo | 1
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for view rw_view1
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
GRANT UPDATE ON rw_view1 TO regress_view_user2;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
a | b | c
---+-----+---
1 | foo | 1
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE;
a | b | c
---+-----+---
1 | foo | 1
(1 row)
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1;
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
REVOKE UPDATE ON base_tbl FROM regress_view_user1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
a | b | c
---+-----+---
1 | bar | 1
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
a | b | c
---+-----+---
1 | bar | 1
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
ERROR: permission denied for table base_tbl
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE;
NOTICE: drop cascades to 2 other objects

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@ -459,6 +459,82 @@ RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE;
-- nested-view permissions
CREATE TABLE base_tbl(a int, b text, c float);
INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (1, 'Row 1', 1.0);
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1; -- not allowed
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
CREATE VIEW rw_view2 AS SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2; -- not allowed
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
GRANT SELECT ON base_tbl TO regress_view_user1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2; -- not allowed
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
GRANT SELECT ON rw_view1 TO regress_view_user2;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
GRANT UPDATE ON base_tbl TO regress_view_user1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE;
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
GRANT UPDATE ON rw_view1 TO regress_view_user2;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE;
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1;
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
REVOKE UPDATE ON base_tbl FROM regress_view_user1;
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1;
SELECT * FROM rw_view1 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = 'foo' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION regress_view_user2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2;
SELECT * FROM rw_view2 FOR UPDATE; -- not allowed
UPDATE rw_view2 SET b = 'bar' WHERE a = 1; -- not allowed
RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION;
DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE;
DROP USER regress_view_user1;
DROP USER regress_view_user2;