[PATCH] security: commoncap: clarify CAP_FS_SET comment in cap_task_fix_setuid()
Adriano Cordova
adrianox at gmail.com
Sat Sep 19 13:01:12 UTC 2026
CAP_FS_SET is defined as exactly the capabilities an fsuid of 0
historically granted (see CAP_FS_MASK in include/linux/capability.h),
so dropping it when fsuid leaves 0 is correct by construction, not
"too harsh". Replace the stale FIXME with this explanation.
Signed-off-by: Adriano Cordova <adrianox at gmail.com>
---
security/commoncap.c | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 3399535808fe..e0a2f386c556 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -1169,11 +1169,13 @@ int cap_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, int flags)
break;
case LSM_SETID_FS:
- /* juggle the capabilities to follow FSUID changes, unless
- * otherwise suppressed
+ /* Juggle the capabilities to follow FSUID changes, unless
+ * otherwise suppressed.
*
- * FIXME - is fsuser used for all CAP_FS_MASK capabilities?
- * if not, we might be a bit too harsh here.
+ * CAP_FS_SET is exactly the set of capabilities that an
+ * fsuid of 0 historically granted (see CAP_FS_MASK in
+ * <linux/capability.h>), so dropping that set when fsuid
+ * leaves 0 is intentional rather than too harsh.
*/
if (!issecure(SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP)) {
kuid_t root_uid = make_kuid(old->user_ns, 0);
--
2.51.0
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