Experiences with selinux enabled targetted on Fedora Core 3

Richard E Miles r.godzilla at comcast.net
Tue Feb 22 00:05:39 UTC 2005


In order to become more familiar with the selinux capabilities I did the 
following:
Started selinux in permissive mode for targetted. I recieved warnings for the
following services:
portmap, ntpd, and ntpdate.
I then ran fixfiles check. After it ran for quite some time. It did not
report any problems.
So I enabled targetted and rebooted. I then received error warnings for the
same services. The following relevent messages from dmesg follow:

<snip>
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
security:  3 users, 4 roles, 319 types, 20 bools
security:  53 classes, 10805 rules
SELinux:  Completing initialization.
SELinux:  Setting up existing superblocks.
SELinux: initialized (dev hda2, type ext3), uses xattr
SELinux: initialized (dev tmpfs, type tmpfs), uses transition SIDs
SELinux: initialized (dev selinuxfs, type selinuxfs), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev mqueue, type mqueue), not configured for labeling
SELinux: initialized (dev hugetlbfs, type hugetlbfs), not configured for labeling
SELinux: initialized (dev devpts, type devpts), uses transition SIDs
SELinux: initialized (dev eventpollfs, type eventpollfs), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev tmpfs, type tmpfs), uses transition SIDs
SELinux: initialized (dev futexfs, type futexfs), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev pipefs, type pipefs), uses task SIDs
SELinux: initialized (dev sockfs, type sockfs), uses task SIDs
SELinux: initialized (dev proc, type proc), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev bdev, type bdev), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev rootfs, type rootfs), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev sysfs, type sysfs), uses genfs_contexts
SELinux: initialized (dev usbfs, type usbfs), uses genfs_contexts
<snip>
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
ip_conntrack version 2.1 (2047 buckets, 16376 max) - 360 bytes per conntrack
eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.010:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.011:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.011:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.011:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.011:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.011:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009536.011:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=3541 exe=/sbin/portmap name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:portmap_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
SELinux: initialized (dev rpc_pipefs, type rpc_pipefs), uses genfs_contexts
<snip>
IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
divert: not allocating divert_blk for non-ethernet device sit0
audit(1109009547.625:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.625:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.625:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.626:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.627:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.627:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.627:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.627:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.627:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.627:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.627:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4176 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpdate name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.763:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.764:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.765:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.765:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.765:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.765:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.765:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.766:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir
audit(1109009547.766:0): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=4180 exe=/usr/sbin/ntpd name=/ dev=hda2 ino=2 scontext=user_u:system_r:ntpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t tclass=dir

Obviously something is amiss. I do not know how to correct these messages for
the services. Does anyone know how the fix this delemma? If not should I
bugzilla it?

-- 
Richard E Miles
Federal Way WA. USA
registered linux user 46097




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