netdev - [PATCH net 2/2] net: Verify permission to link

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Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:20:07 -0600
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Eugene Yakubovich <eugene.yakubovich@...eos.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Subject: [PATCH net 2/2] net: Verify permission to link_net in newlink


When applicable verify that the caller has permisson to the underlying
network namespace for a newly created network device.

Similary checks exist for the network namespace a network device will
be created in.

Fixes: v4.0-rc1
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 net/core/rtnetlink.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 155e675f656c..0a0b1c081d68 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2134,6 +2134,9 @@ replay:
 				err =  -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
+			err = -EPERM;
+			if (!netlink_ns_capable(skb, link_net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+				goto out;
 		}
 
 		dev = rtnl_create_link(link_net ? : dest_net, ifname,
-- 
2.2.1

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