1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 6dbae4650abe..7ee08c756d6b 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -76,24 +76,33 @@ int cap_netlink_send(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
                 int cap, int audit)
 {
-        for (;;) {
-                /* The owner of the user namespace has all caps. */
-                if (targ_ns != &init_user_ns && uid_eq(targ_ns->owner, cred->euid))
-                        return 0;
+        struct user_namespace *ns = targ_ns;
 
+        /* See if cred has the capability in the target user namespace
+         * by examining the target user namespace and all of the target
+         * user namespace's parents.
+         */
+        for (;;) {
                 /* Do we have the necessary capabilities? */
-                if (targ_ns == cred->user_ns)
+                if (ns == cred->user_ns)
                         return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
 
                 /* Have we tried all of the parent namespaces? */
-                if (targ_ns == &init_user_ns)
+                if (ns == &init_user_ns)
                         return -EPERM;
 
+                /* 
+                 * The owner of the user namespace in the parent of the
+                 * user namespace has all caps.
+                 */
+                if ((ns->parent == cred->user_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
+                        return 0;
+
                 /*
-                 *If you have a capability in a parent user ns, then you have
+                 * If you have a capability in a parent user ns, then you have
                  * it over all children user namespaces as well.
                  */
-                targ_ns = targ_ns->parent;
+                ns = ns->parent;
         }
 
         /* We never get here */