[PATCH GHAK16 V5 04/10] capabilities: use root_priveleged inline to clarify logic

From: Richard Guy Briggs
Date: Wed Oct 11 2017 - 20:58:58 EST


Introduce inline root_privileged() to make use of SECURE_NONROOT
easier to read.

Suggested-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Serge Hallyn <serge@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Okay-ished-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/commoncap.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 13661d3..9b8a6e7 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@ static int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool *effective, bool *has_f
return rc;
}

+static inline bool root_privileged(void) { return !issecure(SECURE_NOROOT); }
+
/*
* handle_privileged_root - Handle case of privileged root
* @bprm: The execution parameters, including the proposed creds
@@ -713,7 +715,7 @@ static void handle_privileged_root(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool has_fcap,
const struct cred *old = current_cred();
struct cred *new = bprm->cred;

- if (issecure(SECURE_NOROOT))
+ if (!root_privileged())
return;
/*
* If the legacy file capability is set, then don't set privs
@@ -838,7 +840,7 @@ int cap_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
if (__cap_grew(effective, ambient, new)) {
if (!__cap_full(effective, new) ||
!uid_eq(new->euid, root_uid) || !uid_eq(new->uid, root_uid) ||
- issecure(SECURE_NOROOT)) {
+ !root_privileged()) {
ret = audit_log_bprm_fcaps(bprm, new, old);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
--
1.8.3.1