bpf: Use bpf_capable() instead of CAP_SYS_ADMIN for blinding decision
authorYauheni Kaliuta <ykaliuta@redhat.com>
Mon, 5 Sep 2022 09:01:49 +0000 (12:01 +0300)
committerDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:11:57 +0000 (22:11 +0200)
commitbfeb7e399bacae4ee46ad978f5fce3e47f0978d6
tree0ee3057e1cda838babe5b1fcbe198c3fa377f3b1
parenta02c118ee9e898612cbae42121b9e8663455b515
bpf: Use bpf_capable() instead of CAP_SYS_ADMIN for blinding decision

The full CAP_SYS_ADMIN requirement for blinding looks too strict nowadays.
These days given unprivileged BPF is disabled by default, the main users
for constant blinding coming from unprivileged in particular via cBPF -> eBPF
migration (e.g. old-style socket filters).

Signed-off-by: Yauheni Kaliuta <ykaliuta@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220831090655.156434-1-ykaliuta@redhat.com
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220905090149.61221-1-ykaliuta@redhat.com
Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst
include/linux/filter.h