# \[PATCH v2 11/18\] fs: Ensure the mounter of a filesystem is privileged towards its inodes

- From: Seth Forshee \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-12-07 21:23:35 
- List: linux-raid
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2015/12/102854
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-bcache/2015/12/102821/t.md

```text
The mounter of a filesystem should be privileged towards the
inodes of that filesystem. Extend the checks in
inode_owner_or_capable() and capable_wrt_inode_uidgid() to
permit access by users priviliged in the user namespace of the
inode's superblock.

Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <redacted>
Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <redacted>
---
 fs/inode.c          |  3 +++
 kernel/capability.c | 13 +++++++++----
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 1be5f9003eb3..01c036fe1950 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1962,6 +1962,9 @@ bool inode_owner_or_capable(const struct inode *inode)
 	ns = current_user_ns();
 	if (ns_capable(ns, CAP_FOWNER) && kuid_has_mapping(ns, inode->i_uid))
 		return true;
+
+	if (ns_capable(inode->i_sb->s_user_ns, CAP_FOWNER))
+		return true;
 	return false;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_owner_or_capable);
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 45432b54d5c6..5137a38a5670 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -437,13 +437,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_ns_capable);
  *
  * Return true if the current task has the given capability targeted at
  * its own user namespace and that the given inode's uid and gid are
- * mapped into the current user namespace.
+ * mapped into the current user namespace, or if the current task has
+ * the capability towards the user namespace of the inode's superblock.
  */
 bool capable_wrt_inode_uidgid(const struct inode *inode, int cap)
 {
-	struct user_namespace *ns = current_user_ns();
+	struct user_namespace *ns;
 
-	return ns_capable(ns, cap) && kuid_has_mapping(ns, inode->i_uid) &&
-		kgid_has_mapping(ns, inode->i_gid);
+	ns = current_user_ns();
+	if (ns_capable(ns, cap) && kuid_has_mapping(ns, inode->i_uid) &&
+	    kgid_has_mapping(ns, inode->i_gid))
+		return true;
+
+	return ns_capable(inode->i_sb->s_user_ns, cap);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(capable_wrt_inode_uidgid);
-- 
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