Re: [PATCH] fs: switch order of CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE and CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH checks

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On Fri, 10 Mar 2017, Stephen Smalley wrote:

> generic_permission() presently checks CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE prior to
> CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH.  This can cause misleading audit messages when
> using a LSM such as SELinux or AppArmor, since CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE
> may not be required for the operation.  Flip the order of the
> tests so that CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE is only checked when required for
> the operation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Smalley <sds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Acked-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@xxxxxxxxxx>


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James Morris
<jmorris@xxxxxxxxx>




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