NAME Linux::Landlock - A higher level interface to the Linux Landlock API DESCRIPTION Landlock is a sandboxing feature specific to Linux that allows a process to restrict its own access to the file system. Since the restrictions are set at runtime, from within the process itself, you can take into account dynamic information, like log or file system spool locations defined in your current configuration. Once set, restrictions cannot be undone and they are inherited by all future child processes. This module provides an object-oriented interface to the Linux Landlock API. It uses the lower-level interface provided by Linux::Landlock::Direct. See for more information about Landlock. SYNOPSIS use Linux::Landlock; my $ruleset = Linux::Landlock->new(); $ruleset->add_path_rule('/etc/fstab', qw(read_file)); $ruleset->add_net_rule(22222, qw(bind_tcp)); $ruleset->apply(); print -r '/etc/fstab' ? "allowed\n" : "not allowed\n"; # allowed ... IO::File->new('/etc/fstab', 'r') and print "succeeded: $!\n"; # ... and opening works print -r '/etc/passwd' ? "allowed\n" : "not allowed\n"; # allowed ... IO::File->new('/etc/passwd', 'r') or print "failed\n"; # ... but opening fails because of Landlock system('/usr/bin/cat /etc/fstab') and print "failed: $!\n"; # this fails, because we cannot execute cat IO::Socket::INET->new(LocalPort => 33333, Proto => 'tcp') or print "failed: $!\n"; # failed IO::Socket::INET->new(LocalPort => 22222, Proto => 'tcp') and print "succeeded\n"; # succeeded METHODS apply() Apply the ruleset to the current process and all future children. Dies on error. get_abi_version() Int, returns the ABI version of the Landlock kernel module. Can be called as a static method. A version < 1 means that Landlock is not available. add_path_beneath_rule($path, @allowed) Add a rule to the ruleset that allows the specified access to the given path. $path can be a file or a directory. @allowed is a list of access rights to allow. Possible access rights are: execute write_file read_file read_dir remove_dir remove_file make_char make_dir make_reg make_sock make_fifo make_block make_sym refer truncate See for all possible access rights. add_net_port_rule($port, @allowed) Add a rule to the ruleset that allows the specified access to the given port. $port is allowed port, @allowed is a list of allowed operations. Possible operations are: bind_tcp connect_tcp allow_perl_inc_access() A convenience method that adds rules to allow reading files and directories in all directories in @INC. new([handled_fs_actions => \@fs_actions, handled_net_actions => \@net_actions]) Create a new Linux::Landlock instance. "handled_fs_actions" and "handled_net_actions" restrict the set of actions that can be used in rules and that will be prevented if not allowed by any rule. By default, all actions supported by the kernel and known to this module are covered. This should usually not be changed. LIMITATIONS This module requires a Linux system supporting the Landlock functionality. As of 2024, this is the case for almost all distributions, however, the version of the available Landlock ABI varies. Notably, the "TRUNCATE" access right is only supported by the kernel since ABI version 3 (kernel version 6.2 or newer, unless backported). Network functionality is only available since ABI version 4. AUTHOR Marc Ballarin, COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (C) 2024 by Marc Ballarin This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.