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Removes uid-owner restriction from DNS iptables rules
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Simply removing the apt-specific user-based whitelisting was insufficient
to unbreak DNS after a Trusty to Xenial upgrade. Also removing the restrictions
on DNS resolution to allow e.g. `apt update` to function.
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Conor Schaefer committed Jan 8, 2019
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions install_files/ansible-base/roles/restrict-direct-access/templates/rules_v4
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-A OUTPUT -m owner --gid-owner ssh -j LOGNDROP -m comment --comment "Drop all other outbound traffic for ssh user"

# DNS rules
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }} -p tcp --dport 53 -m owner --uid-owner root -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns"
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }} -p tcp --dport 53 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns"
-A INPUT -s {{ dns_server }} -p tcp --sport 53 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns"
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }} -p udp --dport 53 -m owner --uid-owner root -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns"
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }} -p udp --dport 53 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns"
-A INPUT -s {{ dns_server }} -p udp --sport 53 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns"

# NTP rules
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions install_files/securedrop-config/DEBIAN/postinst
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perl -npi -e \
's/^.*--uid-owner root.*apt updates.*$/-A OUTPUT -p tcp --match multiport --dports 80,8080,443 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "apt updates"/' \
"$rules_v4"

# Remove root restriction for general DNS calls. Using matching
# groups to preserve custom DNS settings via site-specific info.
perl -npi -e \
's/^(.*--dport 53) -m owner --uid-owner root(.*)$/$1$2/' \
"$rules_v4"
fi
}

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions molecule/testinfra/staging/app/iptables-app-staging.j2
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-A OUTPUT -s 127.0.0.1/32 -d 127.0.0.1/32 -o lo -p tcp -m owner --uid-owner {{ securedrop_user_id }} -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "for redis worker all application user local loopback user" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner {{ securedrop_user_id }} -m comment --comment "Drop all other traffic by the securedrop user" -j LOGNDROP
-A OUTPUT -m owner --gid-owner {{ ssh_group_gid }} -m comment --comment "Drop all other outbound traffic for ssh user" -j LOGNDROP
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 53 -m owner --uid-owner 0 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p udp -m udp --dport 53 -m owner --uid-owner 0 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 53 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p udp -m udp --dport 53 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 123 --dport 123 -m owner --uid-owner 0 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment ntp -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports 80,8080,443 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "apt updates" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ mon_ip }}/32 -p udp -m udp --dport 1514 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "OSSEC server agent" -j ACCEPT
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions molecule/testinfra/staging/mon/iptables-mon-staging.j2
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-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m owner --uid-owner {{ tor_user_id }} -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "Allow tor outbound" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner {{ tor_user_id }} -m comment --comment "Drop all other traffic for tor" -j LOGNDROP
-A OUTPUT -m owner --gid-owner {{ ssh_group_gid }} -m comment --comment "Drop all other outbound traffic for ssh user" -j LOGNDROP
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 53 -m owner --uid-owner 0 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p udp -m udp --dport 53 -m owner --uid-owner 0 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 53 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ dns_server }}/32 -p udp -m udp --dport 53 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "tcp/udp dns" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 123 --dport 123 -m owner --uid-owner 0 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment ntp -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports 80,8080,443 -m state --state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "apt updates" -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d {{ app_ip }}/32 -p udp -m udp --sport 1514 -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m comment --comment "Allow OSSEC agent to monitor" -j ACCEPT
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