Re: [PATCH net v2] macsec: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 20:44:34 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:33:10 +0100 you wrote:
> macsec_changelink() operates on two netns: dev_net(dev) and the netns
> of macsec->real_dev. They differ once the macsec device is created in
> or moved to a netns other than the one holding the real device. The
> rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so
> a caller privileged there but not in dev_net(real_dev) can reach
> real_dev's driver:
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net,v2] macsec: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ed502e485685

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