From: Herbert Xu Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 20:33:15 +0000 (-0700) Subject: [PATCH] Restrict socket policy loading to CAP_NET_ADMIN - CAN-2005-2555 X-Git-Tag: v2.6.12.6~7 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=332b8bee402fe1076e50d08dfa535a9f0a349cba;p=thirdparty%2Fkernel%2Fstable.git [PATCH] Restrict socket policy loading to CAP_NET_ADMIN - CAN-2005-2555 The interface needs much redesigning if we wish to allow normal users to do this in some way. Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu Signed-off-by: "David S. Miller" Signed-off-by: Chris Wright --- diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c index 47012b93cad2e..370e98ae81ee9 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c +++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c @@ -848,6 +848,9 @@ mc_msf_out: case IP_IPSEC_POLICY: case IP_XFRM_POLICY: + err = -EPERM; + if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) + break; err = xfrm_user_policy(sk, optname, optval, optlen); break; diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c index 279ab86be6620..855051ad1498b 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c +++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c @@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ done: break; case IPV6_IPSEC_POLICY: case IPV6_XFRM_POLICY: + retv = -EPERM; + if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) + break; retv = xfrm_user_policy(sk, optname, optval, optlen); break;