linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3.4] capabilities: require CAP

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Date:   Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:26:37 +0200
From:   Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@...nel.org>,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Security Officers <security@...nel.org>,
        Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3.4] capabilities: require CAP_SETFCAP to map uid 0

On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 10:33:54AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 9:47 AM Christian Brauner
> <christian.brauner@...ntu.com> wrote:
> >
> > If there's no objections then Linus can probably just pick up the single
> > patch here directly:
> 
> I'm ok with that assuming I don't hear any last-minute concerns..
> 
> I'll plan on appling it later today, so anybody with concerns please
> holler quickly.
> 
> I don't want to leave it to much later in the week, and I may or may
> not be functional tomorrow (getting my second vaccine shot, some
> people react more strongly to it, so I'm leaving the possibility open
> of not getting out of bed ;)

We're a few short months away from that pleasure here... :)
At least the general plan is to still have 75% of the population
vaccinated by end of July (That's assuming supply holds up.).
And we're probably looking at another booster shot soon enough. With the
EU having cancelled J&J and AZ contracts for next year that's going to
be interesting as well. Let's hope they won't fumble it again.

Christian