1 files changed, 14 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 79713545cd63..f0e671dcfff0 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -45,26 +45,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_netlink_recv);
 /**
  * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
  * @tsk: The task to query
+ * @cred: The credentials to use
  * @cap: The capability to check for
  * @audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
  *
  * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
  * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
  *
- * NOTE WELL: cap_capable() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
- * function.  That is, it has the reverse semantics: cap_capable() returns 0
- * when a task has a capability, but the kernel's capable() returns 1 for this
- * case.
+ * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
+ * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
+ * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
+ * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
  */
-int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit)
+int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred, int cap,
+                int audit)
 {
-        __u32 cap_raised;
-
-        /* Derived from include/linux/sched.h:capable. */
-        rcu_read_lock();
-        cap_raised = cap_raised(__task_cred(tsk)->cap_effective, cap);
-        rcu_read_unlock();
-        return cap_raised ? 0 : -EPERM;
+        return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -160,7 +156,8 @@ static inline int cap_inh_is_capped(void)
         /* they are so limited unless the current task has the CAP_SETPCAP
          * capability
          */
-        if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) == 0)
+        if (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SETPCAP,
+                        SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) == 0)
                 return 0;
 #endif
         return 1;
@@ -869,7 +866,8 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
                      & (new->securebits ^ arg2))                        /*[1]*/
                     || ((new->securebits & SECURE_ALL_LOCKS & ~arg2))   /*[2]*/
                     || (arg2 & ~(SECURE_ALL_LOCKS | SECURE_ALL_BITS))   /*[3]*/
-                    || (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0) /*[4]*/
+                    || (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SETPCAP,
+                                    SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0)           /*[4]*/
                         /*
                          * [1] no changing of bits that are locked
                          * [2] no unlocking of locks
@@ -950,7 +948,8 @@ int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
         int cap_sys_admin = 0;
 
-        if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT) == 0)
+        if (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
+                        SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT) == 0)
                 cap_sys_admin = 1;
         return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
 }