Merge tag 'fs.xattr.simple.noaudit.v6.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/idmapping

Pull xattr audit fix from Seth Forshee:
 "This is a single patch to remove auditing of the capability check in
  simple_xattr_list().

  This check is done to check whether trusted xattrs should be included
  by listxattr(2). SELinux will normally log a denial when capable() is
  called and the task's SELinux context doesn't have the corresponding
  capability permission allowed, which can end up spamming the log.

  Since a failed check here cannot be used to infer malicious intent,
  auditing is of no real value, and it makes sense to stop auditing the
  capability check"

* tag 'fs.xattr.simple.noaudit.v6.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/idmapping:
  fs: don't audit the capability check in simple_xattr_list()

Author: torvalds

fs/xattr.c

@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ static int xattr_list_one(char **buffer, ssize_t *remaining_size,
 ssize_t simple_xattr_list(struct inode *inode, struct simple_xattrs *xattrs,
 			  char *buffer, size_t size)
 {
-	bool trusted = capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
+	bool trusted = ns_capable_noaudit(&init_user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
 	struct simple_xattr *xattr;
 	ssize_t remaining_size = size;
 	int err = 0;