--- iputils-s20101006/ping.c	2012-06-25 09:53:03.779506643 +0200
+++ iputils-s20101006-patch/ping.c	2012-06-25 10:40:17.610143823 +0200
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ char copyright[] =
 #include <netinet/ip.h>
 #include <netinet/ip_icmp.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-#include <sys/capability.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifndef ICMP_FILTER
 #define ICMP_FILTER	1
 struct icmp_filter {
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@ struct sockaddr_in source;
 char *device;
 int pmtudisc = -1;
 
-
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -130,7 +125,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *target, hnamebuf[MAX_HOSTNAMELEN];
 	char rspace[3 + 4 * NROUTES + 1];	/* record route space */
 #ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-	cap_t caps;
+	cap_t cap;
+	cap_flag_value_t net_admin_set = CAP_CLEAR;
 #endif
 
 	char *idn;
@@ -147,13 +143,21 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-	/* drop all capabilities unconditionally so even root isn't special anymore */
-	caps = cap_init();
-	if (cap_set_proc(caps) < 0) {
-		perror("ping: cap_set_proc");
+	/* check for cap_net_admin because it may be needed to set packet marks */
+	if ((cap = cap_get_proc()) == NULL) {
+		perror("ping: cap_get_proc");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-	cap_free(caps);
+	if (cap_get_flag(cap, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_EFFECTIVE, &net_admin_set) != 0) {
+		perror("ping: cap_get_flag");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	cap_free(cap);
+
+	/* if CAP_NET_ADMIN is not set, drop all capabilities now, otherwise defer
+	 * dropping after the SO_MARK sock opt is set */
+	if (net_admin_set == CAP_CLEAR)
+		drop_capabilities();
 #endif
 
 	source.sin_family = AF_INET;
--- iputils-s20101006/ping6.c	2012-06-26 08:55:58.751744660 +0200
+++ iputils-s20101006-patch/ping6.c	2012-06-26 08:57:38.276803832 +0200
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ char copyright[] =
 #include <netinet/icmp6.h>
 #include <resolv.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-#include <sys/capability.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "ping6_niquery.h"
 #include "in6_flowlabel.h"
 
@@ -538,7 +534,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 	static uint32_t scope_id = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-	cap_t caps;
+	cap_t cap;
+	cap_flag_value_t net_admin_set = CAP_CLEAR;
 #endif
 
 	icmp_sock = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_ICMPV6);
@@ -551,13 +548,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-	/* drop all capabilities unconditionally so even root isn't special anymore */
-	caps = cap_init();
-	if (cap_set_proc(caps) < 0) {
-		perror("ping: cap_set_proc");
+	/* check for cap_net_admin because it may be needed to set packet marks */
+	if ((cap = cap_get_proc()) == NULL) {
+		perror("ping: cap_get_proc");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-	cap_free(caps);
+	if (cap_get_flag(cap, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_EFFECTIVE, &net_admin_set) != 0) {
+		perror("ping: cap_get_flag");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	cap_free(cap);
+
+	/* if CAP_NET_ADMIN is not set, drop all capabilities now, otherwise defer
+	 * dropping after the SO_MARK sock opt is set */
+	if (net_admin_set == CAP_CLEAR)
+		drop_capabilities();
 #endif
 
 	source.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
--- iputils-s20101006/ping_common.h	2010-10-06 13:59:20.000000000 +0200
+++ iputils-s20101006-patch/ping_common.h	2012-06-25 10:43:21.676189489 +0200
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -188,6 +192,15 @@ static inline void advance_ntransmitted(
 		acked = (__u16)ntransmitted + 1;
 }
 
+static inline void drop_capabilities(void)
+{
+	cap_t cap = cap_init();
+	if (cap_set_proc(cap) < 0) {
+		perror("ping: cap_set_proc");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	cap_free(cap);
+}
 
 extern int send_probe(void);
 extern int receive_error_msg(void);
--- iputils-s20101006/ping_common.c	2012-06-25 09:53:03.705506619 +0200
+++ iputils-s20101006-patch/ping_common.c	2012-06-25 10:40:40.220150202 +0200
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ void setup(int icmp_sock)
 			 * dont support mark ..
 			*/
 			fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Failed to set mark %d\n", mark);
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
+			/* in case we deferred dropping capabilities because of SO_MARK */
+			drop_capabilities();
+#endif
 		}
 	}