Re: [PATCH 4.19 1/1] vfs: move cap_convert_nscap() call into vfs_setxattr()

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On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 06:26:21PM +0200, hsimeliere.opensource@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> commit 7c03e2cda4a584cadc398e8f6641ca9988a39d52 upstream.
> 
> cap_convert_nscap() does permission checking as well as conversion of the
> xattr value conditionally based on fs's user-ns.
> 
> This is needed by overlayfs and probably other layered fs (ecryptfs) and is
> what vfs_foo() is supposed to do anyway.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: James Morris <jamorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Hugo SIMELIERE <hsimeliere.opensource@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/xattr.c                 | 17 +++++++++++------
>  include/linux/capability.h |  2 +-
>  security/commoncap.c       |  3 +--
>  3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Again, we can not take chagnes for only older kernels and not newer
ones.  Please resend for all applicable releases.

thanks,

greg k-h




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