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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 2855ee73acd0..9aebc2935013 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1896,15 +1896,11 @@ static int validate_prctl_map(struct prctl_mm_map *prctl_map)
/*
* Finally, make sure the caller has the rights to
- * change /proc/pid/exe link: only local root should
+ * change /proc/pid/exe link: only local sys admin should
* be allowed to.
*/
if (prctl_map->exe_fd != (u32)-1) {
- struct user_namespace *ns = current_user_ns();
- const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
-
- if (!uid_eq(cred->uid, make_kuid(ns, 0)) ||
- !gid_eq(cred->gid, make_kgid(ns, 0)))
+ if (!ns_capable(current_user_ns(), CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
goto out;
}