diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index a1d93da67fe..ffe7bab8c3a 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ typedef struct kernel_cap_struct {
  *   Transfer any capability in your permitted set to any pid,
  *   remove any capability in your permitted set from any pid
  * With VFS support for capabilities (neither of above, but)
- *   Add any capability to the current process' inheritable set
+ *   Add any capability from current's capability bounding set
+ *       to the current process' inheritable set
+ *   Allow taking bits out of capability bounding set
  */
 
 #define CAP_SETPCAP          8
@@ -202,7 +204,6 @@ typedef struct kernel_cap_struct {
 #define CAP_IPC_OWNER        15
 
 /* Insert and remove kernel modules - modify kernel without limit */
-/* Modify cap_bset */
 #define CAP_SYS_MODULE       16
 
 /* Allow ioperm/iopl access */
@@ -314,6 +315,10 @@ typedef struct kernel_cap_struct {
 
 #define CAP_SETFCAP	     31
 
+#define CAP_LAST_CAP         CAP_SETFCAP
+
+#define cap_valid(x) ((x) >= 0 && (x) <= CAP_LAST_CAP)
+
 /*
  * Bit location of each capability (used by user-space library and kernel)
  */
@@ -465,6 +470,8 @@ extern const kernel_cap_t __cap_init_eff_set;
 int capable(int cap);
 int __capable(struct task_struct *t, int cap);
 
+extern long cap_prctl_drop(unsigned long cap);
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* !_LINUX_CAPABILITY_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index f42663eaf65..1f74e1d7415 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
 #else
 #define INIT_IDS
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
+/*
+ * Because of the reduced scope of CAP_SETPCAP when filesystem
+ * capabilities are in effect, it is safe to allow CAP_SETPCAP to
+ * be available in the default configuration.
+ */
+# define CAP_INIT_BSET  CAP_FULL_SET
+#else
+# define CAP_INIT_BSET  CAP_INIT_EFF_SET
+#endif
+
 /*
  *  INIT_TASK is used to set up the first task table, touch at
  * your own risk!. Base=0, limit=0x1fffff (=2MB)
@@ -156,6 +168,7 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
 	.cap_effective	= CAP_INIT_EFF_SET,				\
 	.cap_inheritable = CAP_INIT_INH_SET,				\
 	.cap_permitted	= CAP_FULL_SET,					\
+	.cap_bset 	= CAP_INIT_BSET,				\
 	.keep_capabilities = 0,						\
 	.user		= INIT_USER,					\
 	.comm		= "swapper",					\
diff --git a/include/linux/prctl.h b/include/linux/prctl.h
index e2eff9079fe..3800639775a 100644
--- a/include/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/prctl.h
@@ -63,4 +63,8 @@
 #define PR_GET_SECCOMP	21
 #define PR_SET_SECCOMP	22
 
+/* Get/set the capability bounding set */
+#define PR_CAPBSET_READ 23
+#define PR_CAPBSET_DROP 24
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index c30d174a02f..9c13be3a21e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 	uid_t uid,euid,suid,fsuid;
 	gid_t gid,egid,sgid,fsgid;
 	struct group_info *group_info;
-	kernel_cap_t   cap_effective, cap_inheritable, cap_permitted;
+	kernel_cap_t   cap_effective, cap_inheritable, cap_permitted, cap_bset;
 	unsigned keep_capabilities:1;
 	struct user_struct *user;
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 9d289e726fd..fe52cdeab0a 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 #define ROOTCONTEXT_MNT		0x04
 #define DEFCONTEXT_MNT		0x08
 
-/*
- * Bounding set
- */
-extern kernel_cap_t cap_bset;
-
 extern unsigned securebits;
 
 struct ctl_table;
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index bf4ae4e138f..571f01d20a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ enum
 	KERN_NODENAME=7,
 	KERN_DOMAINNAME=8,
 
-	KERN_CAP_BSET=14,	/* int: capability bounding set */
 	KERN_PANIC=15,		/* int: panic timeout */
 	KERN_REALROOTDEV=16,	/* real root device to mount after initrd */
 
@@ -965,8 +964,6 @@ extern int proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
 			 void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
 			 void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int proc_dointvec_bset(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
-			      void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
 				void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 extern int proc_dointvec_jiffies(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 1160f87ba70..2b55b74cd99 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,7 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 	p->security = NULL;
 #endif
+	p->cap_bset = current->cap_bset;
 	p->io_context = NULL;
 	p->audit_context = NULL;
 	cgroup_fork(p);
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index d1fe71eb454..4162d12390b 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_umask(int mask)
 	mask = xchg(&current->fs->umask, mask & S_IRWXUGO);
 	return mask;
 }
-    
+
 asmlinkage long sys_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 			  unsigned long arg4, unsigned long arg5)
 {
@@ -1742,6 +1742,17 @@ asmlinkage long sys_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 			error = prctl_set_seccomp(arg2);
 			break;
 
+		case PR_CAPBSET_READ:
+			if (!cap_valid(arg2))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			return !!cap_raised(current->cap_bset, arg2);
+		case PR_CAPBSET_DROP:
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
+			return cap_prctl_drop(arg2);
+#else
+			return -EINVAL;
+#endif
+
 		default:
 			error = -EINVAL;
 			break;
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index d0b47b85906..5e2ad5bf88e 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -419,15 +419,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
 	},
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
-	{
-		.procname	= "cap-bound",
-		.data		= &cap_bset,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(kernel_cap_t),
-		.mode		= 0600,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_bset,
-	},
-#endif /* def CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= KERN_REALROOTDEV,
@@ -2096,26 +2087,6 @@ static int do_proc_dointvec_bset_conv(int *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
-/*
- *	init may raise the set.
- */
-
-int proc_dointvec_bset(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
-			void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-	int op;
-
-	if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE)) {
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
-	op = is_global_init(current) ? OP_SET : OP_AND;
-	return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,filp,buffer,lenp,ppos,
-				do_proc_dointvec_bset_conv,&op);
-}
-#endif /* def CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES */
-
 /*
  *	Taint values can only be increased
  */
@@ -2529,12 +2500,6 @@ int proc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-int proc_dointvec_bset(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
-			void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
 int proc_dointvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
 		    void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_check.c b/kernel/sysctl_check.c
index c3206fa5004..006365b69ea 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_check.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_check.c
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ static struct trans_ctl_table trans_kern_table[] = {
 	{ KERN_NODENAME,		"hostname" },
 	{ KERN_DOMAINNAME,		"domainname" },
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
-	{ KERN_CAP_BSET,		"cap-bound" },
-#endif /* def CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES */
-
 	{ KERN_PANIC,			"panic" },
 	{ KERN_REALROOTDEV,		"real-root-dev" },
 
@@ -1498,9 +1494,6 @@ int sysctl_check_table(struct nsproxy *namespaces, struct ctl_table *table)
 			    (table->strategy == sysctl_ms_jiffies) ||
 			    (table->proc_handler == proc_dostring) ||
 			    (table->proc_handler == proc_dointvec) ||
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
-			    (table->proc_handler == proc_dointvec_bset) ||
-#endif /* def CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES */
 			    (table->proc_handler == proc_dointvec_minmax) ||
 			    (table->proc_handler == proc_dointvec_jiffies) ||
 			    (table->proc_handler == proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies) ||
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 01ab47845dc..5aba82679a0 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -25,20 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
-/*
- * Because of the reduced scope of CAP_SETPCAP when filesystem
- * capabilities are in effect, it is safe to allow this capability to
- * be available in the default configuration.
- */
-# define CAP_INIT_BSET  CAP_FULL_SET
-#else /* ie. ndef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES */
-# define CAP_INIT_BSET  CAP_INIT_EFF_SET
-#endif /* def CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES */
-
-kernel_cap_t cap_bset = CAP_INIT_BSET;    /* systemwide capability bound */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_bset);
-
 /* Global security state */
 
 unsigned securebits = SECUREBITS_DEFAULT; /* systemwide security settings */
@@ -140,6 +126,12 @@ int cap_capset_check (struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective,
 		/* incapable of using this inheritable set */
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
+	if (!cap_issubset(*inheritable,
+			   cap_combine(target->cap_inheritable,
+				       current->cap_bset))) {
+		/* no new pI capabilities outside bounding set */
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
 
 	/* verify restrictions on target's new Permitted set */
 	if (!cap_issubset (*permitted,
@@ -337,10 +329,11 @@ void cap_bprm_apply_creds (struct linux_binprm *bprm, int unsafe)
 	/* Derived from fs/exec.c:compute_creds. */
 	kernel_cap_t new_permitted, working;
 
-	new_permitted = cap_intersect (bprm->cap_permitted, cap_bset);
-	working = cap_intersect (bprm->cap_inheritable,
+	new_permitted = cap_intersect(bprm->cap_permitted,
+				 current->cap_bset);
+	working = cap_intersect(bprm->cap_inheritable,
 				 current->cap_inheritable);
-	new_permitted = cap_combine (new_permitted, working);
+	new_permitted = cap_combine(new_permitted, working);
 
 	if (bprm->e_uid != current->uid || bprm->e_gid != current->gid ||
 	    !cap_issubset (new_permitted, current->cap_permitted)) {
@@ -581,6 +574,23 @@ int cap_task_kill(struct task_struct *p, struct siginfo *info,
 
 	return -EPERM;
 }
+
+/*
+ * called from kernel/sys.c for prctl(PR_CABSET_DROP)
+ * done without task_capability_lock() because it introduces
+ * no new races - i.e. only another task doing capget() on
+ * this task could get inconsistent info.  There can be no
+ * racing writer bc a task can only change its own caps.
+ */
+long cap_prctl_drop(unsigned long cap)
+{
+	if (!capable(CAP_SETPCAP))
+		return -EPERM;
+	if (!cap_valid(cap))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	cap_lower(current->cap_bset, cap);
+	return 0;
+}
 #else
 int cap_task_setscheduler (struct task_struct *p, int policy,
 			   struct sched_param *lp)