diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index e22f48c2a46f78d2d40932afaaefb9afae2d3602..5b8a13214451b4b596a9d69559e2960133674999 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -529,8 +529,21 @@ extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_init_eff_set;
  *
  * Note that this does not set PF_SUPERPRIV on the task.
  */
-#define has_capability(t, cap) (security_capable((t), (cap)) == 0)
-#define has_capability_noaudit(t, cap) (security_capable_noaudit((t), (cap)) == 0)
+#define has_capability(t, cap) (security_task_capable((t), (cap)) == 0)
+
+/**
+ * has_capability_noaudit - Determine if a task has a superior capability available (unaudited)
+ * @t: The task in question
+ * @cap: The capability to be tested for
+ *
+ * Return true if the specified task has the given superior capability
+ * currently in effect, false if not, but don't write an audit message for the
+ * check.
+ *
+ * Note that this does not set PF_SUPERPRIV on the task.
+ */
+#define has_capability_noaudit(t, cap) \
+	(security_task_capable_noaudit((t), (cap)) == 0)
 
 extern int capable(int cap);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 3416cb85e77becc52a5c702904d4cc51bdbcdfbe..76989b8bc34f0a4044976afb81ae15108fa38096 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ struct audit_krule;
  * These functions are in security/capability.c and are used
  * as the default capabilities functions
  */
-extern int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit);
+extern int cap_capable(int cap, int audit);
+extern int cap_task_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred,
+			    int cap, int audit);
 extern int cap_settime(struct timespec *ts, struct timezone *tz);
 extern int cap_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
 extern int cap_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
@@ -1195,9 +1197,18 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
  *	@permitted contains the permitted capability set.
  *	Return 0 and update @new if permission is granted.
  * @capable:
- *	Check whether the @tsk process has the @cap capability.
+ *	Check whether the current process has the @cap capability in its
+ *      subjective/effective credentials.
+ *	@cap contains the capability <include/linux/capability.h>.
+ *	@audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
+ *	Return 0 if the capability is granted for @tsk.
+ * @task_capable:
+ *	Check whether the @tsk process has the @cap capability in its
+ *      objective/real credentials.
  *	@tsk contains the task_struct for the process.
+ *	@cred contains the credentials to use.
  *	@cap contains the capability <include/linux/capability.h>.
+ *	@audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
  *	Return 0 if the capability is granted for @tsk.
  * @acct:
  *	Check permission before enabling or disabling process accounting.  If
@@ -1290,7 +1301,9 @@ struct security_operations {
 		       const kernel_cap_t *effective,
 		       const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
 		       const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-	int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit);
+	int (*capable) (int cap, int audit);
+	int (*task_capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred,
+			     int cap, int audit);
 	int (*acct) (struct file *file);
 	int (*sysctl) (struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 	int (*quotactl) (int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
@@ -1556,8 +1569,9 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *effective,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
 		    const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-int security_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
-int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
+int security_capable(int cap);
+int security_task_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
+int security_task_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_acct(struct file *file);
 int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
@@ -1754,14 +1768,31 @@ static inline int security_capset(struct cred *new,
 	return cap_capset(new, old, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static inline int security_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+static inline int security_capable(int cap)
 {
-	return cap_capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	return cap_capable(cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
-static inline int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+static inline int security_task_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
 {
-	return cap_capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
+	int ret;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ret = cap_task_capable(tsk, __task_cred(tsk), cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline
+int security_task_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ret = cap_task_capable(tsk, __task_cred(tsk), cap,
+			       SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static inline int security_acct(struct file *file)
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 36b4b4daebec0a465fb8490c9531ed71d694ae59..df62f53f84acc03be44c318c50a6a5b198d7e3b1 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int capable(int cap)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (has_capability(current, cap)) {
+	if (security_capable(cap) == 0) {
 		current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 2dce66fcb992a106196054847c21f93cd87c5eeb..fd1493da4f8d1b5868c17bafc2f200fff53362b6 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ void security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops)
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, capset);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, acct);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, capable);
+	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_capable);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, quotactl);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, quota_on);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, sysctl);
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 79713545cd631158fc4acd69dbfdcdd3c098e384..7f0b2a68717d6fd8d57837308dfe219848c8e30d 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -43,28 +43,44 @@ int cap_netlink_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, int cap)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_netlink_recv);
 
 /**
- * cap_capable - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
- * @tsk: The task to query
+ * cap_capable - Determine whether current has a particular effective capability
  * @cap: The capability to check for
  * @audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
  *
  * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
- * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.
+ * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.  Note that
+ * this uses current's subjective/effective credentials.
  *
  * NOTE WELL: cap_capable() cannot be used like the kernel's capable()
  * function.  That is, it has the reverse semantics: cap_capable() returns 0
  * when a task has a capability, but the kernel's capable() returns 1 for this
  * case.
  */
-int cap_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit)
+int cap_capable(int cap, int audit)
 {
-	__u32 cap_raised;
+	return cap_raised(current_cap(), cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
+}
 
-	/* Derived from include/linux/sched.h:capable. */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	cap_raised = cap_raised(__task_cred(tsk)->cap_effective, cap);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return cap_raised ? 0 : -EPERM;
+/**
+ * cap_has_capability - Determine whether a task has a particular effective capability
+ * @tsk: The task to query
+ * @cred: The credentials to use
+ * @cap: The capability to check for
+ * @audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
+ *
+ * Determine whether the nominated task has the specified capability amongst
+ * its effective set, returning 0 if it does, -ve if it does not.  Note that
+ * this uses the task's objective/real credentials.
+ *
+ * NOTE WELL: cap_has_capability() cannot be used like the kernel's
+ * has_capability() function.  That is, it has the reverse semantics:
+ * cap_has_capability() returns 0 when a task has a capability, but the
+ * kernel's has_capability() returns 1 for this case.
+ */
+int cap_task_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred, int cap,
+		     int audit)
+{
+	return cap_raised(cred->cap_effective, cap) ? 0 : -EPERM;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -160,7 +176,7 @@ static inline int cap_inh_is_capped(void)
 	/* they are so limited unless the current task has the CAP_SETPCAP
 	 * capability
 	 */
-	if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) == 0)
+	if (cap_capable(CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) == 0)
 		return 0;
 #endif
 	return 1;
@@ -869,7 +885,7 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 		     & (new->securebits ^ arg2))			/*[1]*/
 		    || ((new->securebits & SECURE_ALL_LOCKS & ~arg2))	/*[2]*/
 		    || (arg2 & ~(SECURE_ALL_LOCKS | SECURE_ALL_BITS))	/*[3]*/
-		    || (cap_capable(current, CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0) /*[4]*/
+		    || (cap_capable(CAP_SETPCAP, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) != 0) /*[4]*/
 			/*
 			 * [1] no changing of bits that are locked
 			 * [2] no unlocking of locks
@@ -950,7 +966,7 @@ int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
 	int cap_sys_admin = 0;
 
-	if (cap_capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT) == 0)
+	if (cap_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT) == 0)
 		cap_sys_admin = 1;
 	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
 }
diff --git a/security/root_plug.c b/security/root_plug.c
index 40fb4f15e27b6d360e1634c4d0f795e0edf621c1..559578f8ac66f864218886a7262fcebb17ce3562 100644
--- a/security/root_plug.c
+++ b/security/root_plug.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static struct security_operations rootplug_security_ops = {
 	.capget =			cap_capget,
 	.capset =			cap_capset,
 	.capable =			cap_capable,
+	.task_capable =			cap_task_capable,
 
 	.bprm_set_creds =		cap_bprm_set_creds,
 
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index d85dbb37c97261a37b96e5ddfee3e8ea1599ff3d..9bbc8e57b8c6744627c02df9d5ea76ca8fc1e765 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -154,14 +154,31 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 				    effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-int security_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+int security_capable(int cap)
 {
-	return security_ops->capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	return security_ops->capable(cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
 }
 
-int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+int security_task_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
 {
-	return security_ops->capable(tsk, cap, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
+	const struct cred *cred;
+	int ret;
+
+	cred = get_task_cred(tsk);
+	ret = security_ops->task_capable(tsk, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+	put_cred(cred);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int security_task_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+{
+	const struct cred *cred;
+	int ret;
+
+	cred = get_task_cred(tsk);
+	ret = security_ops->task_capable(tsk, cred, cap, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
+	put_cred(cred);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int security_acct(struct file *file)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index df30a7555d8aa4f8e4ae71f60426c6368ba6dea7..eb6c45107a0575a8151e9e28146d0f54bdca11c5 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1433,12 +1433,13 @@ static int current_has_perm(const struct task_struct *tsk,
 
 /* Check whether a task is allowed to use a capability. */
 static int task_has_capability(struct task_struct *tsk,
+			       const struct cred *cred,
 			       int cap, int audit)
 {
 	struct avc_audit_data ad;
 	struct av_decision avd;
 	u16 sclass;
-	u32 sid = task_sid(tsk);
+	u32 sid = cred_sid(cred);
 	u32 av = CAP_TO_MASK(cap);
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1865,15 +1866,27 @@ static int selinux_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 	return cred_has_perm(old, new, PROCESS__SETCAP);
 }
 
-static int selinux_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit)
+static int selinux_capable(int cap, int audit)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = secondary_ops->capable(cap, audit);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	return task_has_capability(current, current_cred(), cap, audit);
+}
+
+static int selinux_task_capable(struct task_struct *tsk,
+				const struct cred *cred, int cap, int audit)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = secondary_ops->capable(tsk, cap, audit);
+	rc = secondary_ops->task_capable(tsk, cred, cap, audit);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	return task_has_capability(tsk, cap, audit);
+	return task_has_capability(tsk, cred, cap, audit);
 }
 
 static int selinux_sysctl_get_sid(ctl_table *table, u16 tclass, u32 *sid)
@@ -2037,7 +2050,7 @@ static int selinux_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 {
 	int rc, cap_sys_admin = 0;
 
-	rc = selinux_capable(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
+	rc = selinux_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
 	if (rc == 0)
 		cap_sys_admin = 1;
 
@@ -2880,7 +2893,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_getsecurity(const struct inode *inode, const char *name
 	 * and lack of permission just means that we fall back to the
 	 * in-core context value, not a denial.
 	 */
-	error = selinux_capable(current, CAP_MAC_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
+	error = selinux_capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN, SECURITY_CAP_NOAUDIT);
 	if (!error)
 		error = security_sid_to_context_force(isec->sid, &context,
 						      &size);
@@ -5568,6 +5581,7 @@ static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
 	.capset =			selinux_capset,
 	.sysctl =			selinux_sysctl,
 	.capable =			selinux_capable,
+	.task_capable =			selinux_task_capable,
 	.quotactl =			selinux_quotactl,
 	.quota_on =			selinux_quota_on,
 	.syslog =			selinux_syslog,
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 6bfaba6177c25e94a090e2bf447113261c094502..7f12cc7015b65a9551ef3c4ba379b447e40cc101 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -2827,6 +2827,7 @@ struct security_operations smack_ops = {
 	.capget = 			cap_capget,
 	.capset = 			cap_capset,
 	.capable = 			cap_capable,
+	.task_capable = 		cap_task_capable,
 	.syslog = 			smack_syslog,
 	.settime = 			cap_settime,
 	.vm_enough_memory = 		cap_vm_enough_memory,