1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions

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;