1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 2ea437e..1212062 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1669,6 +1669,12 @@ int __get_dumpable(unsigned long mm_flags)
 	return (ret > SUID_DUMP_USER) ? SUID_DUMP_ROOT : ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This returns the actual value of the suid_dumpable flag. For things
+ * that are using this for checking for privilege transitions, it must
+ * test against SUID_DUMP_USER rather than treating it as a boolean
+ * value.
+ */
 int get_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	return __get_dumpable(mm->flags);