# Re: \[PATCH\] capabilities: Ambient capability set V1

- From: Christoph Lameter \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-02-23 16:41:57 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/02/4435779
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/02/4426512/t.md

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On Mon, 23 Feb 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote:

> If you set ambient caps and then run a setuid program (without
> no_new_privs), then the ambient set *must* be cleared by the kernel
> because that's what the setuid program expects.  Yes, the whole

Why would a setuid program expect that? I'd say we expect the ambient set
to remain in effect. What would break if the ambient set would stay
active?

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