3.16.77-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Ori Nimron <orinimron123@xxxxxxxxx> commit 0614e2b73768b502fc32a75349823356d98aae2c upstream. When creating a raw AF_AX25 socket, CAP_NET_RAW needs to be checked first. Signed-off-by: Ori Nimron <orinimron123@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/ax25/af_ax25.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) --- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c +++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c @@ -853,6 +853,8 @@ static int ax25_create(struct net *net, break; case SOCK_RAW: + if (!capable(CAP_NET_RAW)) + return -EPERM; break; default: return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;