I tested all the combinations:
 - just --no-ping: dnsmasq: process is missing required capability NET_ADMIN
 - --no-ping + --dhcp-broadcast=mgmt: dnsmasq: process is missing required
capability NET_ADMIN
 - --no-ping + --dhcp-broadcast: works fine

Best regards,
Martin

On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 1:07 AM Simon Kelley <si...@thekelleys.org.uk>
wrote:

> That would work, I think. Please try it and report back.
>
> Simon.
>
> On 20/02/2024 23:53, Martin Ivičič wrote:
> > Our intent is to run tests in CI where we can't use root user or set any
> > capabilities (eventually we'll be running with
> > --dhcp-alternate-port=1067,1068 as well)
> > What do you think about the following?
> >
> > diff --git a/src/dnsmasq.c b/src/dnsmasq.c
> > index 30fb419..5969e01 100644
> > --- a/src/dnsmasq.c
> > +++ b/src/dnsmasq.c
> > @@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
> >   #   ifdef HAVE_LINUX_NETWORK
> >         if (!option_bool(OPT_NO_PING))
> >      need_cap_net_raw = 1;
> > -      need_cap_net_admin = 1;
> > +      if (!option_bool(OPT_NO_PING) || daemon->force_broadcast == NULL
> > || daemon->force_broadcast->list != NULL)
> > +        need_cap_net_admin = 1;
> >   #   endif
> >       }
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Martin
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 10:21 AM Simon Kelley <si...@thekelleys.org.uk
> > <mailto:si...@thekelleys.org.uk>> wrote:
> >
> >     Ah, this is working because you include --dhcp-broadcast, which
> avoids
> >     the ARP-cache access.
> >
> >     I'm not clear why you want to avoid CAP_NET_ADMIN, but a correct
> patch
> >     to do that would only not set need_cap_netadmin when --broadcast is
> >     set,
> >     and only when it's set unconditionally, without tags.
> >
> >     Cheers,
> >
> >     Simon.
> >
> >
> >     On 20/02/2024 00:50, Martin Ivičič wrote:
> >      > I'm currently running dnsmasq (with my patch applied) using the
> >     following script and everything seems to work fine actually - no
> >     errors reported.
> >      > (I have only added CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE in order to be able to
> >     bind to port 67.)
> >      >
> >      > #!/bin/bash
> >      > set -euo pipefail
> >      > SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null
> >     && pwd )"
> >      >
> >      > PID_FILE=$SCRIPT_DIR/dnsmasq.pid
> >      >
> >      > dnsmasq \
> >      > --pid-file=$PID_FILE \
> >      > --dhcp-leasefile=$SCRIPT_DIR/dnsmasq.leases \
> >      > --strict-order \
> >      > --bind-interfaces \
> >      > --dhcp-authoritative \
> >      > --no-ping \
> >      > --dhcp-broadcast \
> >      > --port=0  \
> >      > --conf-file= \
> >      > --no-hosts  \
> >      > --interface=br-mgmt \
> >      > --listen-address=10.0.0.254 \
> >      >
> --dhcp-range=net:mgmt,10.0.0.1,10.0.0.250,255.255.255.0,10.0.0.255 \
> >      > --dhcp-option=mgmt,option:router \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:00:01,id:*,net:mgmt,10.0.0.1 \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:00:02,id:*,net:mgmt,10.0.0.2 \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:00:03,id:*,net:mgmt,10.0.0.3 \
> >      > \
> >      > --interface=br-dth \
> >      > --listen-address=10.0.1.254 \
> >      > --dhcp-range=net:dth,10.0.1.1,10.0.1.250,255.255.255.0,10.0.1.255
> \
> >      > --dhcp-option=dth,option:router \
> >      >
> >     --dhcp-option=dth,option:classless-static-route,
> 10.235.0.0/16,10.0.1.254 <http://10.235.0.0/16,10.0.1.254>  <
> http://10.235.0.0/16,10.0.1.254 <http://10.235.0.0/16,10.0.1.254>>  \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:01:01,id:*,net:dth,10.0.1.1 \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:01:02,id:*,net:dth,10.0.1.2 \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:01:03,id:*,net:dth,10.0.1.3 \
> >      > \
> >      > --interface=br-inet \
> >      > --listen-address=10.0.2.254 \
> >      >
> --dhcp-range=net:inet,10.0.2.1,10.0.2.250,255.255.255.0,10.0.2.255 \
> >      > --dhcp-option=inet,option:router,10.0.2.254 \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:02:01,id:*,net:inet,10.0.2.1 \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:02:02,id:*,net:inet,10.0.2.2 \
> >      > --dhcp-host=52:54:00:00:02:03,id:*,net:inet,10.0.2.3 \
> >      > \
> >      > --no-daemon
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > this is the output:
> >      >
> >      > dnsmasq: started, version 2.90deb2-1-g1ed783b DNS disabled
> >      > dnsmasq: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-DBus no-UBus
> >     no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack ipset no-nftset
> >     auth no-cryptohash no-DNSSEC loop-detect inotify dumpfile
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCP, IP range 10.0.2.1 -- 10.0.2.250, lease time 1h
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCP, IP range 10.0.1.1 -- 10.0.1.250, lease time 1h
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCP, IP range 10.0.0.1 -- 10.0.0.250, lease time 1h
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPDISCOVER(br-mgmt) 52:54:00:00:00:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPOFFER(br-mgmt) 10.0.0.1 52:54:00:00:00:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPDISCOVER(br-dth) 52:54:00:00:01:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPOFFER(br-dth) 10.0.1.1 52:54:00:00:01:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPDISCOVER(br-inet) 52:54:00:00:02:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPOFFER(br-inet) 10.0.2.1 52:54:00:00:02:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPREQUEST(br-mgmt) 10.0.0.1 52:54:00:00:00:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPACK(br-mgmt) 10.0.0.1 52:54:00:00:00:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPREQUEST(br-inet) 10.0.2.1 52:54:00:00:02:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPACK(br-inet) 10.0.2.1 52:54:00:00:02:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPREQUEST(br-dth) 10.0.1.1 52:54:00:00:01:01
> >      > dnsmasq-dhcp: DHCPACK(br-dth) 10.0.1.1 52:54:00:00:01:01
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > inside the VM:
> >      >
> >      > root@localhost:~# ip addr
> >      > 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state
> >     UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
> >      >      link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
> >      >      inet127.0.0.1/8  <http://127.0.0.1/8 <http://127.0.0.1/8>>
> >     scope host lo
> >      >         valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
> >      > 2: enp0s1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc
> >     pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
> >      >      link/ether 52:54:00:00:00:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> >      >      inet10.0.0.1/24  <http://10.0.0.1/24 <http://10.0.0.1/24>>
> >     metric 1024 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global dynamic enp0s1
> >      >         valid_lft 3525sec preferred_lft 3525sec
> >      > 3: enp0s2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc
> >     pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
> >      >      link/ether 52:54:00:00:01:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> >      >      inet10.0.1.1/24  <http://10.0.1.1/24 <http://10.0.1.1/24>>
> >     metric 1024 brd 10.0.1.255 scope global dynamic enp0s2
> >      >         valid_lft 3525sec preferred_lft 3525sec
> >      > 4: enp0s3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc
> >     pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
> >      >      link/ether 52:54:00:00:02:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> >      >      inet10.0.2.1/24  <http://10.0.2.1/24 <http://10.0.2.1/24>>
> >     metric 1024 brd 10.0.2.255 scope global dynamic enp0s3
> >      >         valid_lft 3525sec preferred_lft 3525sec
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > Best regards,
> >      > Martin
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM Simon Kelley
> >     <si...@thekelleys.org.uk <mailto:si...@thekelleys.org.uk>
> >      > <mailto:si...@thekelleys.org.uk
> >     <mailto:si...@thekelleys.org.uk>>> wrote:
> >      >
> >      >     If you're doing DHCP, even if you're not sending ICMP ping
> >     packets, you
> >      >     still need CAP_NET_ADMIN, because the DHCP server has to be
> >     able to
> >      >     manipulate the ARP table.
> >      >
> >      >     I guess you're starting dnsmasq without CAP_NET_ADMIN,
> dnsmasq is
> >      >     determining that it needs CPA_NET_ADMIN to run the DHCP
> >     server, and
> >      >     erroring out because it doesn't have it.
> >      >
> >      >
> >      >     Simon.
> >      >
> >      >
> >      >     On 19/02/2024 15:32, Martin Ivičič wrote:
> >      >      > Hello,
> >      >      >
> >      >      > I might have stumbled upon a minor bug in dnsmasq which
> causes
> >      >     NET_ADMIN
> >      >      > capability being required even if it's actually not needed
> >      >     (according to
> >      >      > provided command line arguments).
> >      >      >
> >      >      > diff --git a/src/dnsmasq.c b/src/dnsmasq.c
> >      >      > index 30fb419..cef42f6 100644
> >      >      > --- a/src/dnsmasq.c
> >      >      > +++ b/src/dnsmasq.c
> >      >      > @@ -313,9 +313,10 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
> >      >      >       {
> >      >      >         dhcp_init();
> >      >      >   #   ifdef HAVE_LINUX_NETWORK
> >      >      > -      if (!option_bool(OPT_NO_PING))
> >      >      > -   need_cap_net_raw = 1;
> >      >      > -      need_cap_net_admin = 1;
> >      >      > +      if (!option_bool(OPT_NO_PING)) {
> >      >      > +        need_cap_net_raw = 1;
> >      >      > +        need_cap_net_admin = 1;
> >      >      > +      }
> >      >      >   #   endif
> >      >      >       }
> >      >      >
> >      >      > Without this patch, with following arguments, dnsmasq ends
> >     with
> >      >      > "dnsmasq: process is missing required capability NET_ADMIN"
> >      >      >
> >      >      > src/dnsmasq  \
> >      >      > --strict-order \
> >      >      > --bind-interfaces \
> >      >      > --interface=br-mgmt \
> >      >      > --listen-address=10.0.0.254 \
> >      >      > --dhcp-range=10.0.0.1,10.0.0.250 \
> >      >      > --dhcp-authoritative \
> >      >      > --no-ping \
> >      >      > --dhcp-broadcast \
> >      >      > --port=0 \
> >      >      > --conf-file= \
> >      >      > --pid-file=/tmp/dnsmasq.pid \
> >      >      > --dhcp-leasefile=/tmp/dnsmasq.leases \
> >      >      > --dhcp-no-override \
> >      >      > --no-daemon
> >      >      >
> >      >      > After applying the patch dnsmasq starts and runs fine.
> >      >      >
> >      >      > Best regards,
> >      >      > Martin
> >      >      >
> >      >      >
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