1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 72c09dea6526..afedcfab60e2 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/balloon_compaction.h>
 #include <linux/mmu_notifier.h>
 #include <linux/page_idle.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
@@ -1483,7 +1484,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(move_pages, pid_t, pid, unsigned long, nr_pages,
                 const int __user *, nodes,
                 int __user *, status, int, flags)
 {
-        const struct cred *cred = current_cred(), *tcred;
         struct task_struct *task;
         struct mm_struct *mm;
         int err;
@@ -1507,14 +1507,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(move_pages, pid_t, pid, unsigned long, nr_pages,
 
         /*
          * Check if this process has the right to modify the specified
-         * process. The right exists if the process has administrative
-         * capabilities, superuser privileges or the same
-         * userid as the target process.
+         * process. Use the regular "ptrace_may_access()" checks.
          */
-        tcred = __task_cred(task);
-        if (!uid_eq(cred->euid, tcred->suid) && !uid_eq(cred->euid, tcred->uid) &&
-            !uid_eq(cred->uid,  tcred->suid) && !uid_eq(cred->uid,  tcred->uid) &&
-            !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
+        if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_REALCREDS)) {
                 rcu_read_unlock();
                 err = -EPERM;
                 goto out;