+static int drop_priviliges(void) {
+ static const cap_value_t bits[] = {
+ CAP_SYS_TIME,
+ };
+
+ _cleanup_cap_free_ cap_t d = NULL;
+ const char *name = "systemd-timesync";
+ uid_t uid;
+ gid_t gid;
+ int r;
+
+ /* Unfortunately we cannot leave privilige dropping to PID 1
+ * here, since we want to run as user but want to keep te
+ * CAP_SYS_TIME capability. Since file capabilities have been
+ * introduced this cannot be done across exec() anymore,
+ * unless our binary has the capability configured in the file
+ * system, which we want to avoid. */
+
+ r = get_user_creds(&name, &uid, &gid, NULL, NULL);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ log_error("Cannot resolve user name %s: %s", name, strerror(-r));
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (setresgid(gid, gid, gid) < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed change group ID: %m");
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ if (setgroups(0, NULL) < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed to drop auxiliary groups list: %m");
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1) < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed to enable keep capabilities flag: %m");
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ r = setresuid(uid, uid, uid);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed change user ID: %m");
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 0) < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed to disable keep capabilities flag: %m");
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ r = capability_bounding_set_drop(~(1ULL << CAP_SYS_TIME), true);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed to drop capabilities: %s", strerror(-r));
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ d = cap_init();
+ if (!d)
+ return log_oom();
+
+ if (cap_set_flag(d, CAP_EFFECTIVE, ELEMENTSOF(bits), bits, CAP_SET) < 0 ||
+ cap_set_flag(d, CAP_PERMITTED, ELEMENTSOF(bits), bits, CAP_SET) < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed to enable capabilities bits: %m");
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ if (cap_set_proc(d) < 0) {
+ log_error("Failed to increase capabilities: %m");
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+