1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 68921d9..b55440b 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask,
 	/*
 	 * Searching includes executable on directories, else just read.
 	 */
+	mask &= MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC;
 	if (mask == MAY_READ || (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && !(mask & MAY_WRITE)))
 		if (capable(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
 			return 0;