2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/user_namespace.h b/include/linux/user_namespace.h
index b6b215f13b45..14105c26a836 100644
--- a/include/linux/user_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/user_namespace.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct user_namespace {
         struct uid_gid_map      projid_map;
         atomic_t                count;
         struct user_namespace   *parent;
+        int                     level;
         kuid_t                  owner;
         kgid_t                  group;
         unsigned int            proc_inum;
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index 6e50a44610ee..9064b919a406 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ int create_user_ns(struct cred *new)
         kgid_t group = new->egid;
         int ret;
 
+        if (parent_ns->level > 32)
+                return -EUSERS;
+
         /*
          * Verify that we can not violate the policy of which files
          * may be accessed that is specified by the root directory,
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ int create_user_ns(struct cred *new)
         atomic_set(&ns->count, 1);
         /* Leave the new->user_ns reference with the new user namespace. */
         ns->parent = parent_ns;
+        ns->level = parent_ns->level + 1;
         ns->owner = owner;
         ns->group = group;