1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 4642a5c439eb..f64b8997fc76 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
          * at open time.
          */
         if (type == SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN || !from_file) {
-                if (dmesg_restrict && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                        return -EPERM;
+                if (dmesg_restrict && !capable(CAP_SYSLOG))
+                        goto warn; /* switch to return -EPERM after 2.6.39 */
                 if ((type != SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL &&
                      type != SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER) &&
-                    !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-                        return -EPERM;
+                    !capable(CAP_SYSLOG))
+                        goto warn; /* switch to return -EPERM after 2.6.39 */
         }
 
         error = security_syslog(type);
@@ -422,6 +422,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
         }
 out:
         return error;
+warn:
+        /* remove after 2.6.39 */
+        if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+                WARN_ONCE(1, "Attempt to access syslog with CAP_SYS_ADMIN "
+                  "but no CAP_SYSLOG (deprecated and denied).\n");
+        return -EPERM;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(syslog, int, type, char __user *, buf, int, len)