+static bool cred_cap_issubset(const struct cred *set, const struct cred *subset)
+{
+ const struct user_namespace *set_ns = set->user_ns;
+ const struct user_namespace *subset_ns = subset->user_ns;
+
+ /* If the two credentials are in the same user namespace see if
+ * the capabilities of subset are a subset of set.
+ */
+ if (set_ns == subset_ns)
+ return cap_issubset(subset->cap_permitted, set->cap_permitted);
+
+ /* The credentials are in a different user namespaces
+ * therefore one is a subset of the other only if a set is an
+ * ancestor of subset and set->euid is owner of subset or one
+ * of subsets ancestors.
+ */
+ for (;subset_ns != &init_user_ns; subset_ns = subset_ns->parent) {
+ if ((set_ns == subset_ns->parent) &&
+ uid_eq(subset_ns->owner, set->euid))
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+