1 files changed, 1 insertions, 67 deletions
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd.c b/src/timesync/timesyncd.c
index a56bbc30ca..27f6b2d226 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd.c
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd.c
@@ -1196,72 +1196,6 @@ static int manager_network_monitor_listen(Manager *m) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int drop_privileges(uid_t uid, gid_t gid) {
-
-        static const cap_value_t bits[] = {
-                CAP_SYS_TIME,
-        };
-
-        _cleanup_cap_free_ cap_t d = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        /* Unfortunately we cannot leave privilege dropping to PID 1
-         * here, since we want to run as user but want to keep te
-         * CAP_SYS_TIME capability. Since file capabilities have been
-         * introduced this cannot be done across exec() anymore,
-         * unless our binary has the capability configured in the file
-         * system, which we want to avoid. */
-
-        if (setresgid(gid, gid, gid) < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed change group ID: %m");
-                return -errno;
-        }
-
-        if (setgroups(0, NULL) < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to drop auxiliary groups list: %m");
-                return -errno;
-        }
-
-        if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1) < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to enable keep capabilities flag: %m");
-                return -errno;
-        }
-
-        r = setresuid(uid, uid, uid);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed change user ID: %m");
-                return -errno;
-        }
-
-        if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 0) < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to disable keep capabilities flag: %m");
-                return -errno;
-        }
-
-        r = capability_bounding_set_drop(~(1ULL << CAP_SYS_TIME), true);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to drop capabilities: %s", strerror(-r));
-                return r;
-        }
-
-        d = cap_init();
-        if (!d)
-                return log_oom();
-
-        if (cap_set_flag(d, CAP_EFFECTIVE, ELEMENTSOF(bits), bits, CAP_SET) < 0 ||
-            cap_set_flag(d, CAP_PERMITTED, ELEMENTSOF(bits), bits, CAP_SET) < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to enable capabilities bits: %m");
-                return -errno;
-        }
-
-        if (cap_set_proc(d) < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to increase capabilities: %m");
-                return -errno;
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         const char *user = "systemd-timesync";
         _cleanup_manager_free_ Manager *m = NULL;
@@ -1291,7 +1225,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (r < 0)
                 goto out;
 
-        r = drop_privileges(uid, gid);
+        r = drop_privileges(uid, gid, (1ULL << CAP_SYS_TIME));
         if (r < 0)
                 goto out;