diff -urP linux-2.2.19/fs/exec.c linux/fs/exec.c
--- linux-2.2.19/fs/exec.c	Mon Mar 26 07:13:23 2001
+++ linux/fs/exec.c	Tue Oct  9 05:00:50 2001
@@ -552,12 +645,11 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * We mustn't allow tracing of suid binaries, unless
- * the tracer has the capability to trace anything..
+ * We mustn't allow tracing of suid binaries, no matter what.
  */
 static inline int must_not_trace_exec(struct task_struct * p)
 {
-	return (p->flags & PF_PTRACED) && !cap_raised(p->p_pptr->cap_effective, CAP_SYS_PTRACE);
+	return (p->flags & PF_PTRACED);
 }
 
 /*