I don't think you properly compile tested this code: diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c index c00e307..b79ce1e 100644 --- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c +++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int dn_dev_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg) case SIOCGIFADDR: break; case SIOCSIFADDR: - if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) + if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) return -EACCES; if (sdn->sdn_family != AF_DECnet) return -EINVAL; There is no "skb" variable in this function. I think we're at the point where this backport makes no sense to submit to the -stable tree. Multiple rounds of attempting to backport these changes has been tries and all such attempts have had problems. Compile problems, authorship errors, lack of follow-up bug fixes, etc. This is why I did not try to backport these changes to v3.4 and earlier. The possiblity for introducing more regressions is larger than the benefit from including these changes. Please do not ask me to include this backport into my v3.4 -stable series submissions any longer, thank you. Sorry. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html