2.6.37-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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From: Chris Wright <[email protected]>

commit 6037b715d6fab139742c3df8851db4c823081561 upstream.

Expand security_capable() to include cred, so that it can be usable in a
wider range of call sites.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: James Morris <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>

---
 include/linux/security.h |    6 +++---
 kernel/capability.c      |    2 +-
 security/security.c      |    5 ++---
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, co
                    const kernel_cap_t *effective,
                    const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
                    const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-int security_capable(int cap);
+int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap);
 int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
@@ -1857,9 +1857,9 @@ static inline int security_capset(struct
        return cap_capset(new, old, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static inline int security_capable(int cap)
+static inline int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap)
 {
-       return cap_capable(current, current_cred(), cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+       return cap_capable(current, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
 static inline int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int capable(int cap)
                BUG();
        }
 
-       if (security_capable(cap) == 0) {
+       if (security_capable(current_cred(), cap) == 0) {
                current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
                return 1;
        }
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, co
                                    effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-int security_capable(int cap)
+int security_capable(const struct cred *cred, int cap)
 {
-       return security_ops->capable(current, current_cred(), cap,
-                                    SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+       return security_ops->capable(current, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
 int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)


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