[for .36,.37 stable] Re: [PATCH v2] Fix prlimit64 for suid/sgid processes

[Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>]

Ccing stable.

Merged as aa5bd67dcfdf9 and should go into:
->.36-stable (if maintained still)
->.37-stable

On 01/29/2011 12:21 AM, Kacper Kornet wrote:
> Since check_prlimit_permission always fails in the case of SUID/GUID
> processes, such processes are not able to read or set their own limits.
> This commit changes this by assuming that process can always read/change
> its own limits.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kacper Kornet <kornet@camk.edu.pl>
> ---
>  kernel/sys.c |    3 ++-
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
> index e9ad444..03bead7 100644
> --- a/kernel/sys.c
> +++ b/kernel/sys.c
> @@ -1375,7 +1375,8 @@ static int check_prlimit_permission(struct task_struct *task)
>  	const struct cred *cred = current_cred(), *tcred;
>  
>  	tcred = __task_cred(task);
> -	if ((cred->uid != tcred->euid ||
> +	if (current != task &&
> +	    (cred->uid != tcred->euid ||
>  	     cred->uid != tcred->suid ||
>  	     cred->uid != tcred->uid  ||
>  	     cred->gid != tcred->egid ||

thanks,
-- 
js
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