netdev - IP_TRANSPARENT requires CAP_NET_ADMIN

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Date:	Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:45:54 -0700
From:	Maciej Żenczykowski <zenczykowski@...il.com>
To:	Linux NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: IP_TRANSPARENT requires CAP_NET_ADMIN - why?

Hi,

I'm curious why transparent sockets [setsockopt(IP{,V6}_TRANSPARENT),
ie. inet_sk(sk)->transparent bit] require CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges.

Wouldn't CAP_NET_RAW be more appropriate?

Looks to me like CAP_NET_RAW is all about raw sockets.
Transparent sockets are dangerous because they effectively allow spoofing.
But this seems to be the same sort of thing that CAP_NET_RAW protects
against.

Is there something I'm missing?
Is there any reason why having CAP_NET_RAW privs shouldn't allow one
to set the transparent bit on a socket?

Would people be opposed to relaxing the check on setting sk->transparent
to be either CAP_NET_ADMIN or CAP_NET_RAW?

Thanks,
Maciej
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