SELinux is preventing avahi-daemon (avahi_t) "getcap" to <Unknown> (avahi_t).

[Antonio Olivares]

Dear all,

I am running rawhide.  I see the following:
Is avahi-deamon doing something that it shouldn't?

Thanks,

Antonio 

Summary:

SELinux is preventing avahi-daemon (avahi_t) "getcap"
to <Unknown> (avahi_t).

Detailed Description:

SELinux denied access requested by avahi-daemon. It is
not expected that this
access is required by avahi-daemon and this access may
signal an intrusion
attempt. It is also possible that the specific version
or configuration of the
application is causing it to require additional
access.

Allowing Access:

You can generate a local policy module to allow this
access - see FAQ
(http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385)
Or you can disable
SELinux protection altogether. Disabling SELinux
protection is not recommended.
Please file a bug report
(http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi)
against this package.

Additional Information:

Source Context               
system_u:system_r:avahi_t
Target Context               
system_u:system_r:avahi_t
Target Objects                None [ process ]
Source                        avahi-daemon
Source Path                   /usr/sbin/avahi-daemon
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          localhost
Source RPM Packages           avahi-0.6.17-1.fc7
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                   
selinux-policy-3.3.0-1.fc9
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
MLS Enabled                   True
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Plugin Name                   catchall
Host Name                     localhost
Platform                      Linux localhost
2.6.25-0.65.rc2.git7.fc9 #1 SMP
                              Sat Feb 23 23:06:09 EST
2008 i686 athlon
Alert Count                   12
First Seen                    Sat 23 Feb 2008 01:04:44
PM CST
Last Seen                     Mon 25 Feb 2008 07:19:57
AM CST
Local ID                     
e83550c8-f8d8-4109-9f8f-215e82dbb99c
Line Numbers                  

Raw Audit Messages            

host=localhost type=AVC msg=audit(1203945597.443:10):
avc:  denied  { getcap } for  pid=2159
comm="avahi-daemon"
scontext=system_u:system_r:avahi_t:s0
tcontext=system_u:system_r:avahi_t:s0 tclass=process

host=localhost type=SYSCALL
msg=audit(1203945597.443:10): arch=40000003
syscall=184 success=no exit=-13 a0=8c60e3c a1=0
a2=9df0f0 a3=8c60e38 items=0 ppid=1 pid=2159
auid=4294967295 uid=70 gid=70 euid=70 suid=70 fsuid=70
egid=70 sgid=70 fsgid=70 tty=(none) ses=4294967295
comm="avahi-daemon" exe="/usr/sbin/avahi-daemon"
subj=system_u:system_r:avahi_t:s0 key=(null)





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