diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user.c b/crypto/crypto_user.c
index 1512e41..43665d0 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
 	type -= CRYPTO_MSG_BASE;
 	link = &crypto_dispatch[type];
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((type == (CRYPTO_MSG_GETALG - CRYPTO_MSG_BASE) &&
diff --git a/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c b/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c
index 148d707..ccdd4c7 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	/* Can only change if privileged. */
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+	if (!__netlink_ns_capable(nsp, &init_user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 		err = EPERM;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
index fe30ea9..109802f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 			goto next_msg;
 		}
 
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+		if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
 			err = -EPERM;
 			goto next_msg;
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 7c28936..47845c5 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -643,13 +643,13 @@
 		if ((task_active_pid_ns(current) != &init_pid_ns))
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		if (!capable(CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL))
+		if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL))
 			err = -EPERM;
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_USER:
 	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
 	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG2 ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG2:
-		if (!capable(CAP_AUDIT_WRITE))
+		if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_AUDIT_WRITE))
 			err = -EPERM;
 		break;
 	default:  /* bad msg */
diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index ac31891..050a211 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 	u8 limhops = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(*r))
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@
 	u8 limhops = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(*r))
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index d4ff417..64ad17d 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1395,7 +1395,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
+static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+		      struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 		      struct nlattr **tb, char *ifname, int modified)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
@@ -1407,7 +1408,7 @@
 			err = PTR_ERR(net);
 			goto errout;
 		}
-		if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+		if (!netlink_ns_capable(skb, net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 			err = -EPERM;
 			goto errout;
 		}
@@ -1661,7 +1662,7 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
 
-	err = do_setlink(dev, ifm, tb, ifname, 0);
+	err = do_setlink(skb, dev, ifm, tb, ifname, 0);
 errout:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1778,7 +1779,8 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_create_link);
 
-static int rtnl_group_changelink(struct net *net, int group,
+static int rtnl_group_changelink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
+		struct net *net, int group,
 		struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 		struct nlattr **tb)
 {
@@ -1787,7 +1789,7 @@
 
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
 		if (dev->group == group) {
-			err = do_setlink(dev, ifm, tb, NULL, 0);
+			err = do_setlink(skb, dev, ifm, tb, NULL, 0);
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
@@ -1929,12 +1931,12 @@
 				modified = 1;
 			}
 
-			return do_setlink(dev, ifm, tb, ifname, modified);
+			return do_setlink(skb, dev, ifm, tb, ifname, modified);
 		}
 
 		if (!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 			if (ifm->ifi_index == 0 && tb[IFLA_GROUP])
-				return rtnl_group_changelink(net,
+				return rtnl_group_changelink(skb, net,
 						nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_GROUP]),
 						ifm, tb);
 			return -ENODEV;
@@ -2321,7 +2323,7 @@
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	__u8 *addr;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ndm), tb, NDA_MAX, NULL);
@@ -2773,7 +2775,7 @@
 	sz_idx = type>>2;
 	kind = type&3;
 
-	if (kind != 2 && !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (kind != 2 && !netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (kind == 2 && nlh->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_DUMP) {
diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index 5536444..f8b98d8 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@
 	struct nlmsghdr *reply_nlh = NULL;
 	const struct reply_func *fn;
 
-	if ((nlh->nlmsg_type == RTM_SETDCB) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((nlh->nlmsg_type == RTM_SETDCB) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ret = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*dcb), tb, DCB_ATTR_MAX,
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index a603823..3b726f3 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
 	struct dn_ifaddr __rcu **ifap;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
 	struct dn_ifaddr *ifa;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
index 57dc159..d332aef 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_fib.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 	struct nlattr *attrs[RTA_MAX+1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 	struct nlattr *attrs[RTA_MAX+1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
diff --git a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
index e83015c..e4d9560 100644
--- a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
+++ b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(*nlh) || skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)
 		return;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		RCV_SKB_FAIL(-EPERM);
 
 	/* Eventually we might send routing messages too */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index e8138da..84392f3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 	    skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)
 		return;
 
-	if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+	if (!netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 		netlink_ack(skb, nlh, -EPERM);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index b1dcdb9..a3ba3ca 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if ((ops->flags & GENL_ADMIN_PERM) &&
-	    !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	    !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP) == NLM_F_DUMP) {
diff --git a/net/packet/diag.c b/net/packet/diag.c
index b34d0de..92f2c71 100644
--- a/net/packet/diag.c
+++ b/net/packet/diag.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
 	net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	req = nlmsg_data(cb->nlh);
-	may_report_filterinfo = ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN);
+	may_report_filterinfo = netlink_net_capable(cb->skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN);
 
 	mutex_lock(&net->packet.sklist_lock);
 	sk_for_each(sk, &net->packet.sklist) {
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
index dc15f43..b64151a 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
 	int err;
 	u8 pnaddr;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@
 	int err;
 	u8 dst;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 8a5ba5a..648778a 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@
 	u32 portid = skb ? NETLINK_CB(skb).portid : 0;
 	int ret = 0, ovr = 0;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETACTION) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETACTION) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ret = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(struct tcamsg), tca, TCA_ACT_MAX, NULL);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 29a30a1..bdbdb1a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 	int err;
 	int tp_created = 0;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTFILTER) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTFILTER) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 replay:
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index a0b84e0..4007690 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@
 	struct Qdisc *p = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETQDISC) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETQDISC) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(*tcm), tca, TCA_MAX, NULL);
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@
 	struct Qdisc *q, *p;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 replay:
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@
 	u32 qid;
 	int err;
 
-	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTCLASS) && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETTCLASS) && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(n, sizeof(*tcm), tca, TCA_MAX, NULL);
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index 3aaf73d..ad844d3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	int hdr_space = nlmsg_total_size(GENL_HDRLEN + TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN);
 	u16 cmd;
 
-	if ((req_userhdr->cmd & 0xC000) && (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)))
+	if ((req_userhdr->cmd & 0xC000) && (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)))
 		cmd = TIPC_CMD_NOT_NET_ADMIN;
 	else
 		cmd = req_userhdr->cmd;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 8f131c1..51398ae 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2377,7 +2377,7 @@
 	link = &xfrm_dispatch[type];
 
 	/* All operations require privileges, even GET */
-	if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((type == (XFRM_MSG_GETSA - XFRM_MSG_BASE) ||