Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6:
  security: Fix setting of PF_SUPERPRIV by __capable()
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Linus Torvalds
2008-08-15 15:32:13 -07:00
11 changed files with 137 additions and 63 deletions
+13 -8
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@@ -486,17 +486,22 @@ asmlinkage long sys_capset(cap_user_header_t header, const cap_user_data_t data)
return ret;
}
int __capable(struct task_struct *t, int cap)
/**
* capable - Determine if the current task has a superior capability in effect
* @cap: The capability to be tested for
*
* Return true if the current task has the given superior capability currently
* available for use, false if not.
*
* This sets PF_SUPERPRIV on the task if the capability is available on the
* assumption that it's about to be used.
*/
int capable(int cap)
{
if (security_capable(t, cap) == 0) {
t->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
if (has_capability(current, cap)) {
current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
int capable(int cap)
{
return __capable(current, cap);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(capable);
+2 -3
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@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
if (!dumpable && !capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
return -EPERM;
return security_ptrace(current, task, mode);
return security_ptrace_may_access(task, mode);
}
bool ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
@@ -499,8 +499,7 @@ repeat:
goto repeat;
}
ret = security_ptrace(current->parent, current,
PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);
ret = security_ptrace_traceme(current->parent);
/*
* Set the ptrace bit in the process ptrace flags.