Use mac_admin_ns_capable() to check corresponding capability to allow read/write IMA policy without CAP_SYS_ADMIN but with CAP_MAC_ADMIN. Signed-off-by: Denis Semakin <denis.semakin@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/capability.h | 6 ++++++ security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h index 65efb74c3585..991579178f32 100644 --- a/include/linux/capability.h +++ b/include/linux/capability.h @@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ static inline bool checkpoint_restore_ns_capable(struct user_namespace *ns) ns_capable(ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN); } +static inline bool mac_admin_ns_capable(struct user_namespace *ns) +{ + return ns_capable(ns, CAP_MAC_ADMIN) || + ns_capable(ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN); +} + /* audit system wants to get cap info from files as well */ int get_vfs_caps_from_disk(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, const struct dentry *dentry, diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c index a136d14f29ec..090ee85bfa3a 100644 --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int ima_open_policy(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) #else if ((filp->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY) return -EACCES; - if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) + if (!mac_admin_ns_capable(user_ns)) return -EPERM; return ima_seq_open(filp, &ima_policy_seqops); #endif -- 2.31.1