diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index b541927..51dfa11 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
 static inline void bprm_clear_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
-	cap_clear(bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted);
+	cap_clear(bprm->cred->cap_permitted);
 	bprm->cap_effective = false;
 }
 
@@ -198,15 +198,15 @@
 }
 
 static inline int bprm_caps_from_vfs_caps(struct cpu_vfs_cap_data *caps,
-					  struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+					  struct linux_binprm *bprm,
+					  bool *effective)
 {
+	struct cred *new = bprm->cred;
 	unsigned i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (caps->magic_etc & VFS_CAP_FLAGS_EFFECTIVE)
-		bprm->cap_effective = true;
-	else
-		bprm->cap_effective = false;
+		*effective = true;
 
 	CAP_FOR_EACH_U32(i) {
 		__u32 permitted = caps->permitted.cap[i];
@@ -215,16 +215,13 @@
 		/*
 		 * pP' = (X & fP) | (pI & fI)
 		 */
-		bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted.cap[i] =
-			(current->cred->cap_bset.cap[i] & permitted) |
-			(current->cred->cap_inheritable.cap[i] & inheritable);
+		new->cap_permitted.cap[i] =
+			(new->cap_bset.cap[i] & permitted) |
+			(new->cap_inheritable.cap[i] & inheritable);
 
-		if (permitted & ~bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted.cap[i]) {
-			/*
-			 * insufficient to execute correctly
-			 */
+		if (permitted & ~new->cap_permitted.cap[i])
+			/* insufficient to execute correctly */
 			ret = -EPERM;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@
 	 * do not have enough capabilities, we return an error if they are
 	 * missing some "forced" (aka file-permitted) capabilities.
 	 */
-	return bprm->cap_effective ? ret : 0;
+	return *effective ? ret : 0;
 }
 
 int get_vfs_caps_from_disk(const struct dentry *dentry, struct cpu_vfs_cap_data *cpu_caps)
@@ -250,10 +247,9 @@
 
 	size = inode->i_op->getxattr((struct dentry *)dentry, XATTR_NAME_CAPS, &caps,
 				   XATTR_CAPS_SZ);
-	if (size == -ENODATA || size == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
+	if (size == -ENODATA || size == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 		/* no data, that's ok */
 		return -ENODATA;
-	}
 	if (size < 0)
 		return size;
 
@@ -262,7 +258,7 @@
 
 	cpu_caps->magic_etc = magic_etc = le32_to_cpu(caps.magic_etc);
 
-	switch ((magic_etc & VFS_CAP_REVISION_MASK)) {
+	switch (magic_etc & VFS_CAP_REVISION_MASK) {
 	case VFS_CAP_REVISION_1:
 		if (size != XATTR_CAPS_SZ_1)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -283,11 +279,12 @@
 		cpu_caps->permitted.cap[i] = le32_to_cpu(caps.data[i].permitted);
 		cpu_caps->inheritable.cap[i] = le32_to_cpu(caps.data[i].inheritable);
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Locate any VFS capabilities: */
-static int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+static int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool *effective)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -313,7 +310,10 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rc = bprm_caps_from_vfs_caps(&vcaps, bprm);
+	rc = bprm_caps_from_vfs_caps(&vcaps, bprm, effective);
+	if (rc == -EINVAL)
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: cap_from_disk returned %d for %s\n",
+		       __func__, rc, bprm->filename);
 
 out:
 	dput(dentry);
@@ -334,18 +334,27 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+static inline int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool *effective)
 {
 	bprm_clear_caps(bprm);
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
-int cap_bprm_set_security (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+/*
+ * set up the new credentials for an exec'd task
+ */
+int cap_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
+	const struct cred *old = current_cred();
+	struct cred *new = bprm->cred;
+	bool effective;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = get_file_caps(bprm);
+	effective = false;
+	ret = get_file_caps(bprm, &effective);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (!issecure(SECURE_NOROOT)) {
 		/*
@@ -353,63 +362,47 @@
 		 * executables under compatibility mode, we override the
 		 * capability sets for the file.
 		 *
-		 * If only the real uid is 0, we do not set the effective
-		 * bit.
+		 * If only the real uid is 0, we do not set the effective bit.
 		 */
-		if (bprm->e_uid == 0 || current_uid() == 0) {
+		if (new->euid == 0 || new->uid == 0) {
 			/* pP' = (cap_bset & ~0) | (pI & ~0) */
-			bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted = cap_combine(
-				current->cred->cap_bset,
-				current->cred->cap_inheritable);
-			bprm->cap_effective = (bprm->e_uid == 0);
-			ret = 0;
+			new->cap_permitted = cap_combine(old->cap_bset,
+							 old->cap_inheritable);
 		}
+		if (new->euid == 0)
+			effective = true;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int cap_bprm_apply_creds (struct linux_binprm *bprm, int unsafe)
-{
-	const struct cred *old = current_cred();
-	struct cred *new;
-
-	new = prepare_creds();
-	if (!new)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (bprm->e_uid != old->uid || bprm->e_gid != old->gid ||
-	    !cap_issubset(bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted,
-			  old->cap_permitted)) {
-		set_dumpable(current->mm, suid_dumpable);
-		current->pdeath_signal = 0;
-
-		if (unsafe & ~LSM_UNSAFE_PTRACE_CAP) {
-			if (!capable(CAP_SETUID)) {
-				bprm->e_uid = old->uid;
-				bprm->e_gid = old->gid;
-			}
-			if (cap_limit_ptraced_target()) {
-				bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted = cap_intersect(
-					bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted,
-					new->cap_permitted);
-			}
+	/* Don't let someone trace a set[ug]id/setpcap binary with the revised
+	 * credentials unless they have the appropriate permit
+	 */
+	if ((new->euid != old->uid ||
+	     new->egid != old->gid ||
+	     !cap_issubset(new->cap_permitted, old->cap_permitted)) &&
+	    bprm->unsafe & ~LSM_UNSAFE_PTRACE_CAP) {
+		/* downgrade; they get no more than they had, and maybe less */
+		if (!capable(CAP_SETUID)) {
+			new->euid = new->uid;
+			new->egid = new->gid;
 		}
+		if (cap_limit_ptraced_target())
+			new->cap_permitted = cap_intersect(new->cap_permitted,
+							   old->cap_permitted);
 	}
 
-	new->suid = new->euid = new->fsuid = bprm->e_uid;
-	new->sgid = new->egid = new->fsgid = bprm->e_gid;
+	new->suid = new->fsuid = new->euid;
+	new->sgid = new->fsgid = new->egid;
 
-	/* For init, we want to retain the capabilities set
-	 * in the init_task struct. Thus we skip the usual
-	 * capability rules */
+	/* For init, we want to retain the capabilities set in the initial
+	 * task.  Thus we skip the usual capability rules
+	 */
 	if (!is_global_init(current)) {
-		new->cap_permitted = bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted;
-		if (bprm->cap_effective)
-			new->cap_effective = bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted;
+		if (effective)
+			new->cap_effective = new->cap_permitted;
 		else
 			cap_clear(new->cap_effective);
 	}
+	bprm->cap_effective = effective;
 
 	/*
 	 * Audit candidate if current->cap_effective is set
@@ -425,23 +418,31 @@
 	 */
 	if (!cap_isclear(new->cap_effective)) {
 		if (!cap_issubset(CAP_FULL_SET, new->cap_effective) ||
-		    bprm->e_uid != 0 || new->uid != 0 ||
-		    issecure(SECURE_NOROOT))
-			audit_log_bprm_fcaps(bprm, new, old);
+		    new->euid != 0 || new->uid != 0 ||
+		    issecure(SECURE_NOROOT)) {
+			ret = audit_log_bprm_fcaps(bprm, new, old);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	new->securebits &= ~issecure_mask(SECURE_KEEP_CAPS);
-	return commit_creds(new);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int cap_bprm_secureexec (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+/*
+ * determine whether a secure execution is required
+ * - the creds have been committed at this point, and are no longer available
+ *   through bprm
+ */
+int cap_bprm_secureexec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 
 	if (cred->uid != 0) {
 		if (bprm->cap_effective)
 			return 1;
-		if (!cap_isclear(bprm->cap_post_exec_permitted))
+		if (!cap_isclear(cred->cap_permitted))
 			return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@
 }
 
 /* moved from kernel/sys.c. */
-/* 
+/*
  * cap_emulate_setxuid() fixes the effective / permitted capabilities of
  * a process after a call to setuid, setreuid, or setresuid.
  *
@@ -491,10 +492,10 @@
  *  3) When set*uiding _from_ euid != 0 _to_ euid == 0, the effective
  *  capabilities are set to the permitted capabilities.
  *
- *  fsuid is handled elsewhere. fsuid == 0 and {r,e,s}uid!= 0 should 
+ *  fsuid is handled elsewhere. fsuid == 0 and {r,e,s}uid!= 0 should
  *  never happen.
  *
- *  -astor 
+ *  -astor
  *
  * cevans - New behaviour, Oct '99
  * A process may, via prctl(), elect to keep its capabilities when it
@@ -751,4 +752,3 @@
 		cap_sys_admin = 1;
 	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
 }
-