capabilities set with setcap are not honoured
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iproute2 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Eoan |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Hi,
In Ubuntu 19.10 I set capabilities as;
setcap cap_net_
getcap /bin/ip
/bin/ip = cap_net_
but;
> ip addr add 20.20.20.20/32 dev lo
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not permitted
*exactly* the same works perfect on 18.04.3 LTS.
BTW the set of a silly address on "lo" is just an example.
Nothing works on Ubuntu 19.10
Regards,
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: libcap2-bin 1:2.25-2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 11 15:27:00 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-12-09 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
SourcePackage: libcap2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| Lars Ekman (uablrek) wrote | #1 |
| tags: | added: rls-ee-incoming |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in libcap2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in libcap2 (Ubuntu Eoan): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in libcap2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → New |
| tags: | added: id-5dfbada861bbb0737ab3648f |
| tags: | removed: rls-ee-incoming |
| Changed in iproute2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| affects: | libcap2 (Ubuntu) → iproute2 (Ubuntu) |
| Michael Hudson-Doyle (mwhudson) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in iproute2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Michael Hudson-Doyle (mwhudson) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in iproute2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Triaged → Won't Fix |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.