1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 68921d9b5302..b55440baf7ab 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
         /*
          * Searching includes executable on directories, else just read.
          */
+        mask &= MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC;
         if (mask == MAY_READ || (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && !(mask & MAY_WRITE)))
                 if (capable(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
                         return 0;