Merge branch 'netlink-caps'

Eric W. Biederman says:

====================
netlink: Preventing abuse when passing file descriptors.

Andy Lutomirski when looking at the networking stack noticed that it is
possible to trick privilged processes into calling write on a netlink
socket and send netlink messages they did not intend.

In particular from time to time there are suid applications that will
write to stdout or stderr without checking exactly what kind of file
descriptors those are and can be tricked into acting as a limited form
of suid cat.  In other conversations the magic string CVE-2014-0181 has
been used to talk about this issue.

This patchset cleans things up a bit, adds some clean abstractions that
when used prevent this kind of problem and then finally changes all of
the handlers of netlink messages that I could find that call capable to
use netlink_ns_capable or an appropriate wrapper.

The abstraction netlink_ns_capable verifies that the original creator of
the netlink socket a message is sent from had the necessary capabilities
as well as verifying that the current sender of a netlink packet has the
necessary capabilities.

The idea is to prevent file descriptor passing of any form from
resulting in a file descriptor that can do more than it can for the
creator of the file descriptor.
====================

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

18 files changed, 159 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index ac31891967da..050a2110d43f 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ static int cgw_create_job(struct sk_buff *skb,  struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	u8 limhops = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(*r))
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static int cgw_remove_job(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	u8 limhops = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(*r))
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index d4ff41739b0f..64ad17d077ed 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1395,7 +1395,8 @@ static int do_set_master(struct net_device *dev, int ifindex)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
+static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+		      struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 		      struct nlattr **tb, char *ifname, int modified)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
@@ -1407,7 +1408,7 @@ static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 			err = PTR_ERR(net);
 			goto errout;
 		}
-		if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+		if (!netlink_ns_capable(skb, net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 			err = -EPERM;
 			goto errout;
 		}
@@ -1661,7 +1662,7 @@ static int rtnl_setlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
-	err = do_setlink(dev, ifm, tb, ifname, 0);
+	err = do_setlink(skb, dev, ifm, tb, ifname, 0);
 errout:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1778,7 +1779,8 @@ err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_create_link);
 
-static int rtnl_group_changelink(struct net *net, int group,
+static int rtnl_group_changelink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+		struct net *net, int group,
 		struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 		struct nlattr **tb)
 {
@@ -1787,7 +1789,7 @@ static int rtnl_group_changelink(struct net *net, int group,
 
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
 		if (dev->group == group) {
-			err = do_setlink(dev, ifm, tb, NULL, 0);
+			err = do_setlink(skb, dev, ifm, tb, NULL, 0);
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
@@ -1929,12 +1931,12 @@ replay:
 				modified = 1;
 			}
 
-			return do_setlink(dev, ifm, tb, ifname, modified);
+			return do_setlink(skb, dev, ifm, tb, ifname, modified);
 		}
 
 		if (!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 			if (ifm->ifi_index == 0 && tb[IFLA_GROUP])
-				return rtnl_group_changelink(net,
+				return rtnl_group_changelink(skb, net,
 						nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_GROUP]),
 						ifm, tb);
 			return -ENODEV;
@@ -2321,7 +2323,7 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	__u8 *addr;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ndm), tb, NDA_MAX, NULL);
@@ -2773,7 +2775,7 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	sz_idx = type>>2;
 	kind = type&3;
 
-	if (kind != 2 && !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (kind != 2 && !netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (kind == 2 && nlh->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_DUMP) {
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index b4fff008136f..664ee4295b6f 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -145,6 +145,55 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(proto_list_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(proto_list);
 
+/**
+ * sk_ns_capable - General socket capability test
+ * @sk: Socket to use a capability on or through
+ * @user_ns: The user namespace of the capability to use
+ * @cap: The capability to use
+ *
+ * Test to see if the opener of the socket had when the socket was
+ * created and the current process has the capability @cap in the user
+ * namespace @user_ns.
+ */
+bool sk_ns_capable(const struct sock *sk,
+		   struct user_namespace *user_ns, int cap)
+{
+	return file_ns_capable(sk->sk_socket->file, user_ns, cap) &&
+		ns_capable(user_ns, cap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sk_ns_capable);
+
+/**
+ * sk_capable - Socket global capability test
+ * @sk: Socket to use a capability on or through
+ * @cap: The global capbility to use
+ *
+ * Test to see if the opener of the socket had when the socket was
+ * created and the current process has the capability @cap in all user
+ * namespaces.
+ */
+bool sk_capable(const struct sock *sk, int cap)
+{
+	return sk_ns_capable(sk, &init_user_ns, cap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sk_capable);
+
+/**
+ * sk_net_capable - Network namespace socket capability test
+ * @sk: Socket to use a capability on or through
+ * @cap: The capability to use
+ *
+ * Test to see if the opener of the socket had when the socke was created
+ * and the current process has the capability @cap over the network namespace
+ * the socket is a member of.
+ */
+bool sk_net_capable(const struct sock *sk, int cap)
+{
+	return sk_ns_capable(sk, sock_net(sk)->user_ns, cap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sk_net_capable);
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG_KMEM
 int mem_cgroup_sockets_init(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, struct cgroup_subsys *ss)
 {
diff --git a/net/core/sock_diag.c b/net/core/sock_diag.c
index 9deb6abd6cf6..a4216a4c9572 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_diag.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_diag.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int sock_diag_put_meminfo(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sock_diag_put_meminfo);
 
-int sock_diag_put_filterinfo(struct sock *sk,
+int sock_diag_put_filterinfo(bool may_report_filterinfo, struct sock *sk,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
 {
 	struct sock_fprog_kern *fprog;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int sock_diag_put_filterinfo(struct sock *sk,
 	unsigned int flen;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!ns_capable(sock_net(sk)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+	if (!may_report_filterinfo) {
 		nla_reserve(skb, attrtype, 0);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index 553644402670..f8b98d89c285 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ static int dcb_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	struct nlmsghdr *reply_nlh = NULL;
 	const struct reply_func *fn;
 
-	if ((nlh->nlmsg_type == RTM_SETDCB) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((nlh->nlmsg_type == RTM_SETDCB) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ret = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*dcb), tb, DCB_ATTR_MAX,
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index a603823a3e27..3b726f31c64c 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int dn_nl_deladdr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	struct dn_ifaddr __rcu **ifap;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int dn_nl_newaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	struct dn_ifaddr *ifa;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
index 57dc159245ec..d332aefb0846 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int dn_fib_rtm_delroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[RTA_MAX+1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static int dn_fib_rtm_newroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[RTA_MAX+1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
diff --git a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
index e83015cecfa7..e4d9560a910b 100644
--- a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
+++ b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static inline void dnrmg_receive_user_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(*nlh) || skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)
 		return;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		RCV_SKB_FAIL(-EPERM);
 
 	/* Eventually we might send routing messages too */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index e8138da4c14f..84392f3237c1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static void nfnetlink_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	    skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)
 		return;
 
-	if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+	if (!netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 		netlink_ack(skb, nlh, -EPERM);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 894cda0206bb..81dca96d2be6 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1360,7 +1360,72 @@ retry:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static inline int netlink_capable(const struct socket *sock, unsigned int flag)
+/**
+ * __netlink_ns_capable - General netlink message capability test
+ * @nsp: NETLINK_CB of the socket buffer holding a netlink command from userspace.
+ * @user_ns: The user namespace of the capability to use
+ * @cap: The capability to use
+ *
+ * Test to see if the opener of the socket we received the message
+ * from had when the netlink socket was created and the sender of the
+ * message has has the capability @cap in the user namespace @user_ns.
+ */
+bool __netlink_ns_capable(const struct netlink_skb_parms *nsp,
+			struct user_namespace *user_ns, int cap)
+{
+	return sk_ns_capable(nsp->sk, user_ns, cap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__netlink_ns_capable);
+
+/**
+ * netlink_ns_capable - General netlink message capability test
+ * @skb: socket buffer holding a netlink command from userspace
+ * @user_ns: The user namespace of the capability to use
+ * @cap: The capability to use
+ *
+ * Test to see if the opener of the socket we received the message
+ * from had when the netlink socket was created and the sender of the
+ * message has has the capability @cap in the user namespace @user_ns.
+ */
+bool netlink_ns_capable(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+			struct user_namespace *user_ns, int cap)
+{
+	return __netlink_ns_capable(&NETLINK_CB(skb), user_ns, cap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_ns_capable);
+
+/**
+ * netlink_capable - Netlink global message capability test
+ * @skb: socket buffer holding a netlink command from userspace
+ * @cap: The capability to use
+ *
+ * Test to see if the opener of the socket we received the message
+ * from had when the netlink socket was created and the sender of the
+ * message has has the capability @cap in all user namespaces.
+ */
+bool netlink_capable(const struct sk_buff *skb, int cap)
+{
+	return netlink_ns_capable(skb, &init_user_ns, cap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_capable);
+
+/**
+ * netlink_net_capable - Netlink network namespace message capability test
+ * @skb: socket buffer holding a netlink command from userspace
+ * @cap: The capability to use
+ *
+ * Test to see if the opener of the socket we received the message
+ * from had when the netlink socket was created and the sender of the
+ * message has has the capability @cap over the network namespace of
+ * the socket we received the message from.
+ */
+bool netlink_net_capable(const struct sk_buff *skb, int cap)
+{
+	return netlink_ns_capable(skb, sock_net(skb->sk)->user_ns, cap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netlink_net_capable);
+
+static inline int netlink_allowed(const struct socket *sock, unsigned int flag)
 {
 	return (nl_table[sock->sk->sk_protocol].flags & flag) ||
 		ns_capable(sock_net(sock->sk)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN);
@@ -1428,7 +1493,7 @@ static int netlink_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 	/* Only superuser is allowed to listen multicasts */
 	if (nladdr->nl_groups) {
-		if (!netlink_capable(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV))
+		if (!netlink_allowed(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV))
 			return -EPERM;
 		err = netlink_realloc_groups(sk);
 		if (err)
@@ -1490,7 +1555,7 @@ static int netlink_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((nladdr->nl_groups || nladdr->nl_pid) &&
-	    !netlink_capable(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_SEND))
+	    !netlink_allowed(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_SEND))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!nlk->portid)
@@ -2096,7 +2161,7 @@ static int netlink_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		break;
 	case NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP:
 	case NETLINK_DROP_MEMBERSHIP: {
-		if (!netlink_capable(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV))
+		if (!netlink_allowed(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV))
 			return -EPERM;
 		err = netlink_realloc_groups(sk);
 		if (err)
@@ -2247,7 +2312,7 @@ static int netlink_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 		dst_group = ffs(addr->nl_groups);
 		err =  -EPERM;
 		if ((dst_group || dst_portid) &&
-		    !netlink_capable(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_SEND))
+		    !netlink_allowed(sock, NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_SEND))
 			goto out;
 	} else {
 		dst_portid = nlk->dst_portid;
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index b1dcdb932a86..a3ba3ca0ff92 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static int genl_family_rcv_msg(struct genl_family *family,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if ((ops->flags & GENL_ADMIN_PERM) &&
-	    !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	    !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP) == NLM_F_DUMP) {
diff --git a/net/packet/diag.c b/net/packet/diag.c
index 435ff99ba8c7..92f2c7107eec 100644
--- a/net/packet/diag.c
+++ b/net/packet/diag.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static int pdiag_put_fanout(struct packet_sock *po, struct sk_buff *nlskb)
 
 static int sk_diag_fill(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			struct packet_diag_req *req,
+			bool may_report_filterinfo,
 			struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 			u32 portid, u32 seq, u32 flags, int sk_ino)
 {
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ static int sk_diag_fill(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto out_nlmsg_trim;
 
 	if ((req->pdiag_show & PACKET_SHOW_FILTER) &&
-	    sock_diag_put_filterinfo(sk, skb, PACKET_DIAG_FILTER))
+	    sock_diag_put_filterinfo(may_report_filterinfo, sk, skb,
+				     PACKET_DIAG_FILTER))
 		goto out_nlmsg_trim;
 
 	return nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
@@ -188,9 +190,11 @@ static int packet_diag_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	struct packet_diag_req *req;
 	struct net *net;
 	struct sock *sk;
+	bool may_report_filterinfo;
 
 	net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	req = nlmsg_data(cb->nlh);
+	may_report_filterinfo = netlink_net_capable(cb->skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN);
 
 	mutex_lock(&net->packet.sklist_lock);
 	sk_for_each(sk, &net->packet.sklist) {
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ static int packet_diag_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			goto next;
 
 		if (sk_diag_fill(sk, skb, req,
+				 may_report_filterinfo,
 				 sk_user_ns(NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).sk),
 				 NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
 				 cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
index dc15f4300808..b64151ade6b3 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ static int addr_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	int err;
 	u8 pnaddr;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ static int route_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	int err;
 	u8 dst;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 8a5ba5add4bc..648778aef1a2 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_action(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 	u32 portid = skb ? NETLINK_CB(skb).portid : 0;
 	int ret = 0, ovr = 0;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETACTION) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETACTION) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ret = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(struct tcamsg), tca, TCA_ACT_MAX, NULL);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 29a30a14c315..bdbdb1a7920a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 	int err;
 	int tp_created = 0;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTFILTER) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTFILTER) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 replay:
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index a0b84e0e22de..400769014bbd 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static int tc_get_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 	struct Qdisc *p = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETQDISC) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETQDISC) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(*tcm), tca, TCA_MAX, NULL);
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ static int tc_modify_qdisc(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 	struct Qdisc *q, *p;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 replay:
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_tclass(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n)
 	u32 qid;
 	int err;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTCLASS) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTCLASS) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(*tcm), tca, TCA_MAX, NULL);
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index 3aaf73de9e2d..ad844d365340 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int handle_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	int hdr_space = nlmsg_total_size(GENL_HDRLEN + TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN);
 	u16 cmd;
 
-	if ((req_userhdr->cmd & 0xC000) && (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)))
+	if ((req_userhdr->cmd & 0xC000) && (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)))
 		cmd = TIPC_CMD_NOT_NET_ADMIN;
 	else
 		cmd = req_userhdr->cmd;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 8f131c10a6f3..51398ae6cda8 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2377,7 +2377,7 @@ static int xfrm_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	link = &xfrm_dispatch[type];
 
 	/* All operations require privileges, even GET */
-	if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((type == (XFRM_MSG_GETSA - XFRM_MSG_BASE) ||