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by thomashabets2 202 days ago
It doesn't.

For users in the UID range in sysctl `net.ipv4.ping_group_range` the normal ping command uses this non-root way.

Sure, maybe your system still sets suid root on your ping binary, or shows it adding `cap_net_raw` according to `getcap`, but mine does not.