---
name: "PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS"
section: "2const"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS"
---

# PR\_GET\_NO\_NEW\_PRIVS(2const)

get the calling thread's no\_new\_privs attribute

## NAME

PR\_GET\_NO\_NEW\_PRIVS - get the calling thread's no\_new\_privs attribute

## LIBRARY

Standard C library (*libc*, *-lc*)

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
#include <sys/prctl.h>
```

**int prctl(PR\_GET\_NO\_NEW\_PRIVS, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L);**

## DESCRIPTION

Return the value of the *no\_new\_privs* attribute for the calling thread. A value of 0 indicates the regular [**execve**(2)](/execve/2.md) behavior. A value of 1 indicates [**execve**(2)](/execve/2.md) will operate in the privilege-restricting mode described in [**PR\_SET\_NO\_NEW\_PRIVS**(2const)](/PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS/2const.md).

## RETURN VALUE

On success, **PR\_GET\_NO\_NEW\_PRIVS** returns the boolean value described above. On error, -1 is returned, and *errno* is set to indicate the error.

## FILES

- */proc/*pid*/status*

  Since Linux 4.10, the value of a thread's *no\_new\_privs* attribute can be viewed via the *NoNewPrivs* field in this file.

## STANDARDS

Linux.

## HISTORY

Linux 3.5.

## SEE ALSO

[**prctl**(2)](/prctl/2.md), [**PR\_SET\_NO\_NEW\_PRIVS**(2const)](/PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS/2const.md)