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-rw-r--r--src/libcharon/plugins/dhcp/dhcp_plugin.c11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/dhcp/dhcp_plugin.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/dhcp/dhcp_plugin.c
index a31f12689..31195e25b 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/dhcp/dhcp_plugin.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/dhcp/dhcp_plugin.c
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ plugin_t *dhcp_plugin_create()
{
private_dhcp_plugin_t *this;
+ if (!lib->caps->keep(lib->caps, CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE))
+ { /* required to bind DHCP socket (port 68) */
+ DBG1(DBG_NET, "dhcp plugin requires CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE capability");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ else if (!lib->caps->keep(lib->caps, CAP_NET_RAW))
+ { /* required to open DHCP receive socket (AF_PACKET) */
+ DBG1(DBG_NET, "dhcp plugin requires CAP_NET_RAW capability");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
INIT(this,
.public = {
.plugin = {