1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 874e813e40c8..d7ffdc59816a 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,8 @@ void register_sysctl_root(struct ctl_table_root *root)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL
 /* Perform the actual read/write of a sysctl table entry. */
-static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table *table,
+static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table_root *root,
+                        struct ctl_table *table,
                         int __user *name, int nlen,
                         void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                         void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
@@ -1445,7 +1446,7 @@ static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table *table,
                 op |= 004;
         if (newval)
                 op |= 002;
-        if (sysctl_perm(table, op))
+        if (sysctl_perm(root, table, op))
                 return -EPERM;
 
         if (table->strategy) {
@@ -1471,6 +1472,7 @@ static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table *table,
 static int parse_table(int __user *name, int nlen,
                        void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
                        void __user *newval, size_t newlen,
+                       struct ctl_table_root *root,
                        struct ctl_table *table)
 {
         int n;
@@ -1485,14 +1487,14 @@ repeat:
                 if (n == table->ctl_name) {
                         int error;
                         if (table->child) {
-                                if (sysctl_perm(table, 001))
+                                if (sysctl_perm(root, table, 001))
                                         return -EPERM;
                                 name++;
                                 nlen--;
                                 table = table->child;
                                 goto repeat;
                         }
-                        error = do_sysctl_strategy(table, name, nlen,
+                        error = do_sysctl_strategy(root, table, name, nlen,
                                                    oldval, oldlenp,
                                                    newval, newlen);
                         return error;
@@ -1518,7 +1520,8 @@ int do_sysctl(int __user *name, int nlen, void __user *oldval, size_t __user *ol
         for (head = sysctl_head_next(NULL); head;
                         head = sysctl_head_next(head)) {
                 error = parse_table(name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, 
-                                        newval, newlen, head->ctl_table);
+                                        newval, newlen,
+                                        head->root, head->ctl_table);
                 if (error != -ENOTDIR) {
                         sysctl_head_finish(head);
                         break;
@@ -1564,13 +1567,21 @@ static int test_perm(int mode, int op)
         return -EACCES;
 }
 
-int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table *table, int op)
+int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table *table, int op)
 {
         int error;
+        int mode;
+
         error = security_sysctl(table, op);
         if (error)
                 return error;
-        return test_perm(table->mode, op);
+
+        if (root->permissions)
+                mode = root->permissions(root, current->nsproxy, table);
+        else
+                mode = table->mode;
+
+        return test_perm(mode, op);
 }
 
 static void sysctl_set_parent(struct ctl_table *parent, struct ctl_table *table)