1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 677fad9d5cba..cf01b2eebb60 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -897,9 +897,10 @@ error:
 int cap_syslog(int type, bool from_file)
 {
         /* /proc/kmsg can open be opened by CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
-        if (type != 1 && from_file)
+        if (type != SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN && from_file)
                 return 0;
-        if ((type != 3 && type != 10) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+        if ((type != SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL &&
+             type != SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
                 return -EPERM;
         return 0;
 }