netdev - [PATCH 2/3] Expose may_setuid() in user.h and add may

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Date:	Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:28:03 -0700
From:	Dan Smith <danms@...ibm.com>
To:	containers@...ts.osdl.org
Cc:	orenl@...rato.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Expose may_setuid() in user.h and add may_setgid() (v2)

Make these helpers available to others.

Changes in v2:
 - Avoid checking the groupinfo in ctx->realcred against the current in
   may_setgid()

Cc: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan Smith <danms@...ibm.com>
---
 include/linux/user.h |    9 +++++++++
 kernel/user.c        |   13 ++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/user.h b/include/linux/user.h
index 68daf84..c231e9c 100644
--- a/include/linux/user.h
+++ b/include/linux/user.h
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_USER_H
+#define _LINUX_USER_H
+
 #include <asm/user.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+extern int may_setuid(struct user_namespace *ns, uid_t uid);
+extern int may_setgid(gid_t gid);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/user.c b/kernel/user.c
index a535ed6..a78fde7 100644
--- a/kernel/user.c
+++ b/kernel/user.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ int checkpoint_user(struct ckpt_ctx *ctx, void *ptr)
 	return do_checkpoint_user(ctx, (struct user_struct *) ptr);
 }
 
-static int may_setuid(struct user_namespace *ns, uid_t uid)
+int may_setuid(struct user_namespace *ns, uid_t uid)
 {
 	/*
 	 * this next check will one day become
@@ -631,6 +631,17 @@ static int may_setuid(struct user_namespace *ns, uid_t uid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int may_setgid(gid_t gid)
+{
+	if (capable(CAP_SETGID))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (in_egroup_p(gid))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct user_struct *do_restore_user(struct ckpt_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct user_struct *u;
-- 
1.6.2.5

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