From: Ian Kelling <ian@iankelling.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:06:11 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: exim systemd hardening
X-Git-Url: https://iankelling.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=269510567a50e108782d262d053779df2d818ce1;p=distro-setup

exim systemd hardening
---

diff --git a/mail-setup b/mail-setup
index 5bc8af5..3176c33 100755
--- a/mail-setup
+++ b/mail-setup
@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@ EOF
     ;;
 esac
 
-# ** exim non-root
+# ** exim non-root related setting
 
 case $HOSTNAME in
   bk|je|li)
@@ -3475,11 +3475,10 @@ case $HOSTNAME in
         dirs+=($d)
       fi
     done
-    u /etc/systemd/system/exim4.service.d/nonroot.conf <<EOF
+    {
+     cat <<EOF
 [Service]
 # see 56.2 Root privilege in exim spec
-$(if $run_as_nonroot; then e AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE; fi)
-
 # https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/mastering-systemd
 # things that seem good and reasonabl.e
 PrivateTmp=yes
@@ -3492,13 +3491,36 @@ InaccessiblePaths=${dirs[@]}
 # socket bind() to port 25 for address (any IPv6) failed: Permission denied
 # but we also have to set the file capabilities to avoid the error.
 #NoNewPrivileges=yes
-ProtectSystem=yes
+ProtectSystem=full
 
 # when we get newer systemd
 #ProtectDevices=yes
+
+# based on systemd-analyze security exim4. todo: There are more options I haven't investigated.
+RestrictNamespaces=yes
+RestrictSUIDSGID=yes
+SystemCallArchitectures=native
+EOF
+
+    if $run_as_nonroot; then
+      cat <<'EOF'
+AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+
+# This is just duplicate of the setguid that it already has, but no harm to be safe and it gives green checkboxes in
+# systemd-analyze security exim4.
+User=Debian-exim
+Group=Debian-exim
+ExecStartPre=
+ExecStartPre=+/usr/sbin/update-exim4.conf $UPEX4OPTS
 EOF
+    fi
+    } | u /etc/systemd/system/exim4.service.d/nonroot.conf
+
 
     if $run_as_nonroot; then
+
+
       u /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/000_local-noroot <<'EOF'
     # see 56.2 Root privilege in exim spec
     deliver_drop_privilege = true
@@ -4258,7 +4280,7 @@ if [[ -e /nocow ]]; then
 After=local-fs.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStartPre=/usr/local/bin/exim-nn-iptables
+ExecStartPre=+/usr/local/bin/exim-nn-iptables
 EOF
   if ! mountpoint -q $sdir; then
     stopifactive exim4 exim4in