8 files changed, 54 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index c1bbe86f4920..398a50ff2438 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2781,7 +2781,8 @@ static int mntns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *ns)
         struct path root;
 
         if (!ns_capable(mnt_ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
-            !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_CHROOT))
+            !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_CHROOT) ||
+            !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 return -EPERM;
 
         if (fs->users != 1)
diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
index cf3386a51de2..7c1fa451b0b0 100644
--- a/ipc/namespace.c
+++ b/ipc/namespace.c
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ static void ipcns_put(void *ns)
 static int ipcns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *new)
 {
         struct ipc_namespace *ns = new;
-        if (!ns_capable(ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+        if (!ns_capable(ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+            !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 return -EPERM;
 
         /* Ditch state from the old ipc namespace */
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 8888afb846e9..e0573a43c7df 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -372,6 +372,31 @@ error_put:
         return ret;
 }
 
+static bool cred_cap_issubset(const struct cred *set, const struct cred *subset)
+{
+        const struct user_namespace *set_ns = set->user_ns;
+        const struct user_namespace *subset_ns = subset->user_ns;
+
+        /* If the two credentials are in the same user namespace see if
+         * the capabilities of subset are a subset of set.
+         */
+        if (set_ns == subset_ns)
+                return cap_issubset(subset->cap_permitted, set->cap_permitted);
+
+        /* The credentials are in a different user namespaces
+         * therefore one is a subset of the other only if a set is an
+         * ancestor of subset and set->euid is owner of subset or one
+         * of subsets ancestors.
+         */
+        for (;subset_ns != &init_user_ns; subset_ns = subset_ns->parent) {
+                if ((set_ns == subset_ns->parent)  &&
+                    uid_eq(subset_ns->owner, set->euid))
+                        return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * commit_creds - Install new credentials upon the current task
  * @new: The credentials to be assigned
@@ -410,7 +435,7 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new)
             !gid_eq(old->egid, new->egid) ||
             !uid_eq(old->fsuid, new->fsuid) ||
             !gid_eq(old->fsgid, new->fsgid) ||
-            !cap_issubset(new->cap_permitted, old->cap_permitted)) {
+            !cred_cap_issubset(old, new)) {
                 if (task->mm)
                         set_dumpable(task->mm, suid_dumpable);
                 task->pdeath_signal = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 560da0dab230..fdbd0cdf271a 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ static int pidns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *ns)
         struct pid_namespace *active = task_active_pid_ns(current);
         struct pid_namespace *ancestor, *new = ns;
 
-        if (!ns_capable(new->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+        if (!ns_capable(new->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+            !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 return -EPERM;
 
         /*
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index f5975ccf9348..2b042c42fbc4 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static int userns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *ns)
         if (user_ns == current_user_ns())
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        /* Threaded many not enter a different user namespace */
+        /* Threaded processes may not enter a different user namespace */
         if (atomic_read(&current->mm->mm_users) > 1)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/kernel/utsname.c b/kernel/utsname.c
index f6336d51d64c..08b197e8c485 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname.c
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ static int utsns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *new)
 {
         struct uts_namespace *ns = new;
 
-        if (!ns_capable(ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+        if (!ns_capable(ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+            !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 return -EPERM;
 
         get_uts_ns(ns);
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 2e9a3132b8dd..8acce01b6dab 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ static int netns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *ns)
 {
         struct net *net = ns;
 
-        if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+        if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+            !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 return -EPERM;
 
         put_net(nsproxy->net_ns);
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 6dbae4650abe..7ee08c756d6b 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -76,24 +76,33 @@ int cap_netlink_send(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
                 int cap, int audit)
 {
-        for (;;) {
-                /* The owner of the user namespace has all caps. */
-                if (targ_ns != &init_user_ns && uid_eq(targ_ns->owner, cred->euid))
-                        return 0;
+        struct user_namespace *ns = targ_ns;
 
+        /* See if cred has the capability in the target user namespace
+         * by examining the target user namespace and all of the target
+         * user namespace's parents.
+         */
+        for (;;) {
                 /* Do we have the necessary capabilities? */
-                if (targ_ns == cred->user_ns)
+                if (ns == cred->user_ns)
                         return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
 
                 /* Have we tried all of the parent namespaces? */
-                if (targ_ns == &init_user_ns)
+                if (ns == &init_user_ns)
                         return -EPERM;
 
+                /* 
+                 * The owner of the user namespace in the parent of the
+                 * user namespace has all caps.
+                 */
+                if ((ns->parent == cred->user_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
+                        return 0;
+
                 /*
-                 *If you have a capability in a parent user ns, then you have
+                 * If you have a capability in a parent user ns, then you have
                  * it over all children user namespaces as well.
                  */
-                targ_ns = targ_ns->parent;
+                ns = ns->parent;
         }
 
         /* We never get here */