2 files changed, 30 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 21b6cead6a8e..88f752e8152c 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -330,15 +330,6 @@ static int cap_file_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int command,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int cap_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
-                         unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags,
-                         unsigned long addr, unsigned long addr_only)
-{
-        if ((addr < mmap_min_addr) && !capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
-                return -EACCES;
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int cap_file_mprotect(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long reqprot,
                              unsigned long prot)
 {
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 48b7e0228fa3..6bcf6e81e547 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -984,3 +984,33 @@ int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
                 cap_sys_admin = 1;
         return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
 }
+
+/*
+ * cap_file_mmap - check if able to map given addr
+ * @file: unused
+ * @reqprot: unused
+ * @prot: unused
+ * @flags: unused
+ * @addr: address attempting to be mapped
+ * @addr_only: unused
+ *
+ * If the process is attempting to map memory below mmap_min_addr they need
+ * CAP_SYS_RAWIO.  The other parameters to this function are unused by the
+ * capability security module.  Returns 0 if this mapping should be allowed
+ * -EPERM if not.
+ */
+int cap_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
+                  unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags,
+                  unsigned long addr, unsigned long addr_only)
+{
+        int ret = 0;
+
+        if (addr < mmap_min_addr) {
+                ret = cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SYS_RAWIO,
+                                  SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+                /* set PF_SUPERPRIV if it turns out we allow the low mmap */
+                if (ret == 0)
+                        current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
+        }
+        return ret;
+}