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[v7] security: add trace event for cap_capable

Message ID 20241128153733.1542817-1-linux@jordanrome.com (mailing list archive)
State New
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Series [v7] security: add trace event for cap_capable | expand

Commit Message

Jordan Rome Nov. 28, 2024, 3:37 p.m. UTC
In cases where we want a stable way to observe/trace
cap_capable (e.g. protection from inlining and API updates)
add a tracepoint that passes:
- The credentials used
- The user namespace of the resource being accessed
- The user namespace in which the credential provides the
capability to access the targeted resource
- The capability to check for
- Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
- The return value of the check

Signed-off-by: Jordan Rome <linux@jordanrome.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                       |  1 +
 include/trace/events/capability.h | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 security/commoncap.c              | 57 +++++++++++++++++++----------
 3 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/trace/events/capability.h

--
2.43.5

Comments

Serge E. Hallyn Nov. 28, 2024, 4:34 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 07:37:33AM -0800, Jordan Rome wrote:
> In cases where we want a stable way to observe/trace
> cap_capable (e.g. protection from inlining and API updates)
> add a tracepoint that passes:
> - The credentials used
> - The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> - The user namespace in which the credential provides the
> capability to access the targeted resource
> - The capability to check for
> - Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> - The return value of the check
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jordan Rome <linux@jordanrome.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                       |  1 +
>  include/trace/events/capability.h | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  security/commoncap.c              | 57 +++++++++++++++++++----------
>  3 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/trace/events/capability.h
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index f870842fad9c..b90df58f6030 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -5103,6 +5103,7 @@ M:	Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com>
>  L:	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
>  S:	Supported
>  F:	include/linux/capability.h
> +F:	include/trace/events/capability.h
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/capability.h
>  F:	kernel/capability.c
>  F:	security/commoncap.c
> diff --git a/include/trace/events/capability.h b/include/trace/events/capability.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..65311c2652f7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/trace/events/capability.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
> +#define TRACE_SYSTEM capability
> +
> +#if !defined(_TRACE_CAPABILITY_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
> +#define _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H
> +
> +#include <linux/cred.h>
> +#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
> +#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
> +
> +/**
> + * cap_capable - called after it's determined if a task has a particular
> + * effective capability
> + *
> + * @cred: The credentials used
> + * @target_ns: The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> + * @capable_ns: The user namespace in which the credential provides the
> + *              capability to access the targeted resource.
> + *              This will be NULL if ret is not 0.
> + * @cap: The capability to check for
> + * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> + * @ret: The return value of the check: 0 if it does, -ve if it does not
> + *
> + * Allows to trace calls to cap_capable in commoncap.c
> + */
> +TRACE_EVENT(cap_capable,
> +
> +	TP_PROTO(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> +		const struct user_namespace *capable_ns, int cap, unsigned int opts, int ret),

Hi,

you're still sending opts in here.  Will that really be helpful for
your use case, given that cap_capable() ignores it as Linus pointed
out?

> +
> +	TP_ARGS(cred, target_ns, capable_ns, cap, opts, ret),
> +
> +	TP_STRUCT__entry(
> +		__field(const struct cred *, cred)
> +		__field(struct user_namespace *, target_ns)
> +		__field(const struct user_namespace *, capable_ns)
> +		__field(int, cap)
> +		__field(unsigned int, opts)
> +		__field(int, ret)
> +	),
> +
> +	TP_fast_assign(
> +		__entry->cred       = cred;
> +		__entry->target_ns    = target_ns;
> +		__entry->capable_ns = ret == 0 ? capable_ns : NULL;
> +		__entry->cap        = cap;
> +		__entry->opts       = opts;
> +		__entry->ret        = ret;
> +	),
> +
> +	TP_printk("cred %p, target_ns %p, capable_ns %p, cap %d, opts %u, ret %d",
> +		__entry->cred, __entry->target_ns, __entry->capable_ns, __entry->cap,
> +		__entry->opts, __entry->ret)
> +);
> +
> +#endif /* _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H */
> +
> +/* This part must be outside protection */
> +#include <trace/define_trace.h>
> diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
> index cefad323a0b1..9fa9aba3961d 100644
> --- a/security/commoncap.c
> +++ b/security/commoncap.c
> @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
>  #include <linux/mnt_idmapping.h>
>  #include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
> 
> +#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> +#include <trace/events/capability.h>
> +
>  /*
>   * If a non-root user executes a setuid-root binary in
>   * !secure(SECURE_NOROOT) mode, then we raise capabilities.
> @@ -50,24 +53,17 @@ static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(const char *fname)
>  }
> 
>  /**
> - * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
> - * @cred: The credentials to use
> - * @targ_ns:  The user namespace in which we need the capability
> - * @cap: The capability to check for
> - * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> + * cap_capable_helper - Determine whether a task has a particular effective
> + * capability.
>   *
> - * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
> - * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
> - *
> - * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
> - * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
> - * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
> - * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
> + * See cap_capable for more details.
>   */
> -int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
> -		int cap, unsigned int opts)
> +static inline int cap_capable_helper(const struct cred *cred,
> +				     struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> +				     const struct user_namespace *cred_ns,
> +				     int cap)
>  {
> -	struct user_namespace *ns = targ_ns;
> +	struct user_namespace *ns = target_ns;
> 
>  	/* See if cred has the capability in the target user namespace
>  	 * by examining the target user namespace and all of the target
> @@ -75,21 +71,21 @@ int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
>  	 */
>  	for (;;) {
>  		/* Do we have the necessary capabilities? */
> -		if (ns == cred->user_ns)
> +		if (likely(ns == cred_ns))
>  			return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
> 
>  		/*
>  		 * If we're already at a lower level than we're looking for,
>  		 * we're done searching.
>  		 */
> -		if (ns->level <= cred->user_ns->level)
> +		if (ns->level <= cred_ns->level)
>  			return -EPERM;
> 
>  		/*
>  		 * The owner of the user namespace in the parent of the
>  		 * user namespace has all caps.
>  		 */
> -		if ((ns->parent == cred->user_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
> +		if ((ns->parent == cred_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
>  			return 0;
> 
>  		/*
> @@ -102,6 +98,31 @@ int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
>  	/* We never get here */
>  }
> 
> +/**
> + * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
> + * @cred: The credentials to use
> + * @target_ns:  The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> + * @cap: The capability to check for
> + * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> + *
> + * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
> + * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
> + *
> + * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
> + * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
> + * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
> + * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
> + */
> +int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> +		int cap, unsigned int opts)
> +{
> +	const struct user_namespace *cred_ns = cred->user_ns;
> +	int ret = cap_capable_helper(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap);
> +
> +	trace_cap_capable(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap, opts, ret);
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * cap_settime - Determine whether the current process may set the system clock
>   * @ts: The time to set
> --
> 2.43.5
>
Jordan Rome Nov. 28, 2024, 5:09 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM Serge E. Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 07:37:33AM -0800, Jordan Rome wrote:
> > In cases where we want a stable way to observe/trace
> > cap_capable (e.g. protection from inlining and API updates)
> > add a tracepoint that passes:
> > - The credentials used
> > - The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> > - The user namespace in which the credential provides the
> > capability to access the targeted resource
> > - The capability to check for
> > - Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > - The return value of the check
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jordan Rome <linux@jordanrome.com>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS                       |  1 +
> >  include/trace/events/capability.h | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  security/commoncap.c              | 57 +++++++++++++++++++----------
> >  3 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 include/trace/events/capability.h
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index f870842fad9c..b90df58f6030 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -5103,6 +5103,7 @@ M:      Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com>
> >  L:   linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
> >  S:   Supported
> >  F:   include/linux/capability.h
> > +F:   include/trace/events/capability.h
> >  F:   include/uapi/linux/capability.h
> >  F:   kernel/capability.c
> >  F:   security/commoncap.c
> > diff --git a/include/trace/events/capability.h b/include/trace/events/capability.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..65311c2652f7
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/trace/events/capability.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
> > +#define TRACE_SYSTEM capability
> > +
> > +#if !defined(_TRACE_CAPABILITY_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
> > +#define _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H
> > +
> > +#include <linux/cred.h>
> > +#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
> > +#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * cap_capable - called after it's determined if a task has a particular
> > + * effective capability
> > + *
> > + * @cred: The credentials used
> > + * @target_ns: The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> > + * @capable_ns: The user namespace in which the credential provides the
> > + *              capability to access the targeted resource.
> > + *              This will be NULL if ret is not 0.
> > + * @cap: The capability to check for
> > + * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > + * @ret: The return value of the check: 0 if it does, -ve if it does not
> > + *
> > + * Allows to trace calls to cap_capable in commoncap.c
> > + */
> > +TRACE_EVENT(cap_capable,
> > +
> > +     TP_PROTO(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> > +             const struct user_namespace *capable_ns, int cap, unsigned int opts, int ret),
>
> Hi,
>
> you're still sending opts in here.  Will that really be helpful for
> your use case, given that cap_capable() ignores it as Linus pointed
> out?
>

Ah, my bad. I'll remove.

> > +
> > +     TP_ARGS(cred, target_ns, capable_ns, cap, opts, ret),
> > +
> > +     TP_STRUCT__entry(
> > +             __field(const struct cred *, cred)
> > +             __field(struct user_namespace *, target_ns)
> > +             __field(const struct user_namespace *, capable_ns)
> > +             __field(int, cap)
> > +             __field(unsigned int, opts)
> > +             __field(int, ret)
> > +     ),
> > +
> > +     TP_fast_assign(
> > +             __entry->cred       = cred;
> > +             __entry->target_ns    = target_ns;
> > +             __entry->capable_ns = ret == 0 ? capable_ns : NULL;
> > +             __entry->cap        = cap;
> > +             __entry->opts       = opts;
> > +             __entry->ret        = ret;
> > +     ),
> > +
> > +     TP_printk("cred %p, target_ns %p, capable_ns %p, cap %d, opts %u, ret %d",
> > +             __entry->cred, __entry->target_ns, __entry->capable_ns, __entry->cap,
> > +             __entry->opts, __entry->ret)
> > +);
> > +
> > +#endif /* _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H */
> > +
> > +/* This part must be outside protection */
> > +#include <trace/define_trace.h>
> > diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
> > index cefad323a0b1..9fa9aba3961d 100644
> > --- a/security/commoncap.c
> > +++ b/security/commoncap.c
> > @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
> >  #include <linux/mnt_idmapping.h>
> >  #include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
> >
> > +#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> > +#include <trace/events/capability.h>
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * If a non-root user executes a setuid-root binary in
> >   * !secure(SECURE_NOROOT) mode, then we raise capabilities.
> > @@ -50,24 +53,17 @@ static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(const char *fname)
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> > - * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
> > - * @cred: The credentials to use
> > - * @targ_ns:  The user namespace in which we need the capability
> > - * @cap: The capability to check for
> > - * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > + * cap_capable_helper - Determine whether a task has a particular effective
> > + * capability.
> >   *
> > - * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
> > - * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
> > - *
> > - * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
> > - * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
> > - * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
> > - * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
> > + * See cap_capable for more details.
> >   */
> > -int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
> > -             int cap, unsigned int opts)
> > +static inline int cap_capable_helper(const struct cred *cred,
> > +                                  struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> > +                                  const struct user_namespace *cred_ns,
> > +                                  int cap)
> >  {
> > -     struct user_namespace *ns = targ_ns;
> > +     struct user_namespace *ns = target_ns;
> >
> >       /* See if cred has the capability in the target user namespace
> >        * by examining the target user namespace and all of the target
> > @@ -75,21 +71,21 @@ int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
> >        */
> >       for (;;) {
> >               /* Do we have the necessary capabilities? */
> > -             if (ns == cred->user_ns)
> > +             if (likely(ns == cred_ns))
> >                       return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
> >
> >               /*
> >                * If we're already at a lower level than we're looking for,
> >                * we're done searching.
> >                */
> > -             if (ns->level <= cred->user_ns->level)
> > +             if (ns->level <= cred_ns->level)
> >                       return -EPERM;
> >
> >               /*
> >                * The owner of the user namespace in the parent of the
> >                * user namespace has all caps.
> >                */
> > -             if ((ns->parent == cred->user_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
> > +             if ((ns->parent == cred_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
> >                       return 0;
> >
> >               /*
> > @@ -102,6 +98,31 @@ int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
> >       /* We never get here */
> >  }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
> > + * @cred: The credentials to use
> > + * @target_ns:  The user namespace of the resource being accessed
> > + * @cap: The capability to check for
> > + * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
> > + *
> > + * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
> > + * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
> > + *
> > + * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
> > + * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
> > + * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
> > + * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
> > + */
> > +int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
> > +             int cap, unsigned int opts)
> > +{
> > +     const struct user_namespace *cred_ns = cred->user_ns;
> > +     int ret = cap_capable_helper(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap);
> > +
> > +     trace_cap_capable(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap, opts, ret);
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> >  /**
> >   * cap_settime - Determine whether the current process may set the system clock
> >   * @ts: The time to set
> > --
> > 2.43.5
> >
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Patch

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f870842fad9c..b90df58f6030 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5103,6 +5103,7 @@  M:	Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com>
 L:	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Supported
 F:	include/linux/capability.h
+F:	include/trace/events/capability.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/capability.h
 F:	kernel/capability.c
 F:	security/commoncap.c
diff --git a/include/trace/events/capability.h b/include/trace/events/capability.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65311c2652f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/trace/events/capability.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM capability
+
+#if !defined(_TRACE_CAPABILITY_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+#define _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H
+
+#include <linux/cred.h>
+#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
+
+/**
+ * cap_capable - called after it's determined if a task has a particular
+ * effective capability
+ *
+ * @cred: The credentials used
+ * @target_ns: The user namespace of the resource being accessed
+ * @capable_ns: The user namespace in which the credential provides the
+ *              capability to access the targeted resource.
+ *              This will be NULL if ret is not 0.
+ * @cap: The capability to check for
+ * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
+ * @ret: The return value of the check: 0 if it does, -ve if it does not
+ *
+ * Allows to trace calls to cap_capable in commoncap.c
+ */
+TRACE_EVENT(cap_capable,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
+		const struct user_namespace *capable_ns, int cap, unsigned int opts, int ret),
+
+	TP_ARGS(cred, target_ns, capable_ns, cap, opts, ret),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(const struct cred *, cred)
+		__field(struct user_namespace *, target_ns)
+		__field(const struct user_namespace *, capable_ns)
+		__field(int, cap)
+		__field(unsigned int, opts)
+		__field(int, ret)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->cred       = cred;
+		__entry->target_ns    = target_ns;
+		__entry->capable_ns = ret == 0 ? capable_ns : NULL;
+		__entry->cap        = cap;
+		__entry->opts       = opts;
+		__entry->ret        = ret;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("cred %p, target_ns %p, capable_ns %p, cap %d, opts %u, ret %d",
+		__entry->cred, __entry->target_ns, __entry->capable_ns, __entry->cap,
+		__entry->opts, __entry->ret)
+);
+
+#endif /* _TRACE_CAPABILITY_H */
+
+/* This part must be outside protection */
+#include <trace/define_trace.h>
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index cefad323a0b1..9fa9aba3961d 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ 
 #include <linux/mnt_idmapping.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>

+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+#include <trace/events/capability.h>
+
 /*
  * If a non-root user executes a setuid-root binary in
  * !secure(SECURE_NOROOT) mode, then we raise capabilities.
@@ -50,24 +53,17 @@  static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(const char *fname)
 }

 /**
- * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
- * @cred: The credentials to use
- * @targ_ns:  The user namespace in which we need the capability
- * @cap: The capability to check for
- * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
+ * cap_capable_helper - Determine whether a task has a particular effective
+ * capability.
  *
- * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
- * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
- *
- * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
- * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
- * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
- * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
+ * See cap_capable for more details.
  */
-int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
-		int cap, unsigned int opts)
+static inline int cap_capable_helper(const struct cred *cred,
+				     struct user_namespace *target_ns,
+				     const struct user_namespace *cred_ns,
+				     int cap)
 {
-	struct user_namespace *ns = targ_ns;
+	struct user_namespace *ns = target_ns;

 	/* See if cred has the capability in the target user namespace
 	 * by examining the target user namespace and all of the target
@@ -75,21 +71,21 @@  int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
 	 */
 	for (;;) {
 		/* Do we have the necessary capabilities? */
-		if (ns == cred->user_ns)
+		if (likely(ns == cred_ns))
 			return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;

 		/*
 		 * If we're already at a lower level than we're looking for,
 		 * we're done searching.
 		 */
-		if (ns->level <= cred->user_ns->level)
+		if (ns->level <= cred_ns->level)
 			return -EPERM;

 		/*
 		 * The owner of the user namespace in the parent of the
 		 * user namespace has all caps.
 		 */
-		if ((ns->parent == cred->user_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
+		if ((ns->parent == cred_ns) && uid_eq(ns->owner, cred->euid))
 			return 0;

 		/*
@@ -102,6 +98,31 @@  int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *targ_ns,
 	/* We never get here */
 }

+/**
+ * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
+ * @cred: The credentials to use
+ * @target_ns:  The user namespace of the resource being accessed
+ * @cap: The capability to check for
+ * @opts: Bitmask of options defined in include/linux/security.h
+ *
+ * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
+ * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
+ *
+ * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
+ * and has_capability() functions.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
+ * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
+ * kernel's capable() and has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
+ */
+int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *target_ns,
+		int cap, unsigned int opts)
+{
+	const struct user_namespace *cred_ns = cred->user_ns;
+	int ret = cap_capable_helper(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap);
+
+	trace_cap_capable(cred, target_ns, cred_ns, cap, opts, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * cap_settime - Determine whether the current process may set the system clock
  * @ts: The time to set