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Subjectcap_net_broadcast vs cap_net_admin

While looking at capability.h, "listen to multicast" is defined as
cap_net_broadcast:

/* Allow broadcasting, listen to multicast */
#define CAP_NET_BROADCAST 11


However, while fiddling with capabilities, I noticed under af_netlink.c
that apparently this capability is under cap_net_admin:

./linux/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
/* Only superuser is allowed to listen multicasts */
if (nladdr->nl_groups && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
return -EPERM;


Is this intentional? This is using kernel 2.2.14.

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