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-rw-r--r--fs/proc/base.c26
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index f38da6bda26..773469703c6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -536,29 +536,15 @@ static int proc_fd_access_allowed(struct inode *inode)
{
struct task_struct *task;
int allowed = 0;
- /* Allow access to a task's file descriptors if either we may
- * use ptrace attach to the process and find out that
- * information, or if the task cannot possibly be ptraced
- * allow access if we have the proper capability.
+ /* Allow access to a task's file descriptors if it is us or we
+ * may use ptrace attach to the process and find out that
+ * information.
*/
task = get_proc_task(inode);
- if (task == current)
- allowed = 1;
- if (task && !allowed) {
- int alive;
-
- task_lock(task);
- alive = !!task->mm;
- task_unlock(task);
- if (alive)
- /* For a living task obey ptrace_may_attach */
- allowed = ptrace_may_attach(task);
- else
- /* For a special task simply check the capability */
- allowed = capable(CAP_SYS_PTRACE);
- }
- if (task)
+ if (task) {
+ allowed = ptrace_may_attach(task);
put_task_struct(task);
+ }
return allowed;
}