1 files changed, 101 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/syslog-ng/cap_syslog.patch b/core/syslog-ng/cap_syslog.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6e6db6e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/syslog-ng/cap_syslog.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+diff --git a/lib/gprocess.h b/lib/gprocess.h
+index cda35b0..5c449f7 100644
+--- a/lib/gprocess.h
++++ b/lib/gprocess.h
+@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@
+ #include "syslog-ng.h"
+ 
+ #include <sys/types.h>
++#include <sys/utsname.h>
+ 
+ #if ENABLE_LINUX_CAPS
+ #  include <sys/capability.h>
++#
++#  ifndef CAP_SYSLOG
++#    define CAP_SYSLOG 34
++#  endif
+ #endif
+ 
+ typedef enum
+@@ -78,5 +83,8 @@ void g_process_finish(void);
+ 
+ void g_process_add_option_group(GOptionContext *ctx);
+ 
++extern int kernel_version;
++extern void get_kernel_version(void);
++#define LINUX_VERSION(x,y,z)    (0x10000*(x) + 0x100*(y) + z)
+ 
+ #endif
+diff --git a/modules/affile/affile.c b/modules/affile/affile.c
+index e145324..886fa72 100644
+--- a/modules/affile/affile.c
++++ b/modules/affile/affile.c
+@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ affile_open_file(gchar *name, gint flags,
+   if (privileged)
+     {
+       g_process_cap_modify(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH, TRUE);
+-      g_process_cap_modify(CAP_SYS_ADMIN, TRUE);
++      if (!kernel_version)
++        get_kernel_version();
++      if (kernel_version < LINUX_VERSION(2, 6, 38))
++        g_process_cap_modify(CAP_SYS_ADMIN, TRUE);
++      else
++        g_process_cap_modify(CAP_SYSLOG, TRUE);
+     }
+   else
+     {
+diff --git a/syslog-ng/main.c b/syslog-ng/main.c
+index 9880c1f..ee5031b 100644
+--- a/syslog-ng/main.c
++++ b/syslog-ng/main.c
+@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static gboolean syntax_only = FALSE;
+ static gboolean display_version = FALSE;
+ static gchar *ctlfilename = PATH_CONTROL_SOCKET;
+ static gchar *preprocess_into = NULL;
++int kernel_version;
+ 
+ static volatile sig_atomic_t sig_hup_received = FALSE;
+ static volatile sig_atomic_t sig_term_received = FALSE;
+@@ -363,6 +364,20 @@ version(void)
+          ON_OFF_STR(ENABLE_PACCT_MODULE));
+ }
+ 
++void
++get_kernel_version(void) {
++	static struct utsname uts;
++	int x = 0, y = 0, z = 0;
++
++	if (uname(&uts) == -1) {
++		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to retrieve kernel version.\n");
++		exit(1);
++	}
++
++	sscanf(uts.release, "%d.%d.%d", &x, &y, &z);
++	kernel_version = LINUX_VERSION(x, y, z);
++}
++
+ int 
+ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ {
+@@ -379,9 +394,20 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+    * indicate readability. Enabling/disabling cap_sys_admin on every poll
+    * invocation seems to be too expensive. So I enable it for now. */
+   
+-  g_process_set_caps("cap_net_bind_service,cap_net_broadcast,cap_net_raw,"
++  if (!kernel_version)
++    get_kernel_version();
++  if (kernel_version < LINUX_VERSION(2, 6, 34))
++    g_process_set_caps("cap_net_bind_service,cap_net_broadcast,cap_net_raw,"
+                      "cap_dac_read_search,cap_dac_override,cap_chown,cap_fowner=p "
+                      "cap_sys_admin=ep");
++  else if (kernel_version < LINUX_VERSION(2, 6, 38))
++    g_process_set_caps("cap_net_bind_service,cap_net_broadcast,cap_net_raw,"
++                     "cap_dac_read_search,cap_dac_override,cap_chown,cap_fowner,"
++                     "cap_sys_admin=p");
++  else
++    g_process_set_caps("cap_net_bind_service,cap_net_broadcast,cap_net_raw,"
++                     "cap_dac_read_search,cap_dac_override,cap_chown,cap_fowner,"
++                     "cap_syslog=p");
+   ctx = g_option_context_new("syslog-ng");
+   g_process_add_option_group(ctx);
+   msg_add_option_group(ctx);