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net: allow CAP_NET_RAW to set socket options IP{,V6}_TRANSPARENT
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Up till now the IP{,V6}_TRANSPARENT socket options (which actually set
the same bit in the socket struct) have required CAP_NET_ADMIN
privileges to set or clear the option.

- we make clearing the bit not require any privileges.
- we allow CAP_NET_ADMIN to set the bit (as before this change)
- we allow CAP_NET_RAW to set this bit, because raw
  sockets already pretty much effectively allow you
  to emulate socket transparency.

Signed-off-by: Maciej Żenczykowski <maze@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Maciej Żenczykowski authored and David S. Miller committed Oct 20, 2011
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion include/linux/capability.h
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Expand Up @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct cpu_vfs_cap_data {
/* Allow modification of routing tables */
/* Allow setting arbitrary process / process group ownership on
sockets */
/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying */
/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying (also via NET_RAW) */
/* Allow setting TOS (type of service) */
/* Allow setting promiscuous mode */
/* Allow clearing driver statistics */
Expand All @@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ struct cpu_vfs_cap_data {

/* Allow use of RAW sockets */
/* Allow use of PACKET sockets */
/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying (also via NET_ADMIN) */

#define CAP_NET_RAW 13

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
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Expand Up @@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
break;

case IP_TRANSPARENT:
if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
if (!!val && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
err = -EPERM;
break;
}
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
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Expand Up @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
break;

case IPV6_TRANSPARENT:
if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
if (valbool && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN) && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW)) {
retv = -EPERM;
break;
}
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