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From: Justin Smith <jsmith_at_mcs.drexel.edu>
subject: lsm-selinux-200111191100.tgz
Date: 27 Nov 2001 13:24:02 -0500
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When I did make install in module, it did not complete successfully because the makefile expected a directory to be named

/usr/src/selinux/module/selinux_plug/include/asm

and it was really

/usr/src/selinux/module/selinux_plug/include/asm-i386

When I moved asm-i386 to asm it worked and I was able to boot selinux.

Having done so, I received the following messages:

avc: denied { mounton } for pid=75 exe=/bin/mount path=/bus/usb dev=00:03 ino=4459

   scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t
   tcontext=system_u:object_r:proc_t
   tclass=dir

task_precondition: assigning context system_u:system_r:init_t to pid 2 exe=none

usb-uhci.c: v1.268:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver

avc: denied { search } for pid=93 exe=/bin/cat dev=00:08 ino=1

   scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t    tclass=dir

avc: denied { read } for pid=93 exe=/bin/cat path=/devices dev=00:08 ino=2

   scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t    tclass=file

avc: denied { getattr } for pid=93 exe=/bin/cat path=/devices dev=00:08 ino=2

   scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t    tclass=file

avc: denied { write } for pid=10 exe=/bin/bash path=/etc/mtab dev=03:01 ino=28440

   scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t
   tclass=file

(many times)

.................

avc: denied { create } for pid=296 exe=/sbin/ipchains

   scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tclass=rawip_socket

avc: denied { setopt } for pid=296 exe=/sbin/ipchains lport=255

   scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
   tclass=rawip_socket

avc: denied { unlink } for pid=752 exe=/bin/umount path=/etc/mtab dev=03:01 ino=28440

   scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t
   tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t
   tclass=file

avc: denied { search } for pid=838 exe=/usr/sbin/httpd path=/www/tomcat dev=03:05 ino=336750

   scontext=system_u:system_r:httpd_t
   tcontext=system_u:object_r:httpd_user_script_rw_t    tclass=dir

(plus many messages connected with running the Gnome desktop)

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From: Stephen Smalley <sds_at_tislabs.com>
subject: Re: lsm-selinux-200111191100.tgz
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 14:05:32 -0500 (EST)
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On 27 Nov 2001, Justin Smith wrote:

> When I did make install in module, it did not complete successfully
> because the makefile expected a directory to be named
<snip>
> When I moved asm-i386 to asm it worked and I was able to boot
> selinux.

include/asm and arch/machine are created by the 'make dep' in the BUILDING instructions. They are symbolic links that are automatically set to refer to the appropriate architecture. Of course, at present, we only support x86, but by using these symbolic links, we make it easier to add support for other architectures in the future. I'm not sure why your include/asm link was not set by the time you did the 'make install' in the module directory unless you did a 'make clean'.

> Having done so, I received the following messages:
>
> avc: denied { mounton } for pid=75 exe=/bin/mount path=/bus/usb
> dev=00:03 ino=4459
> scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:proc_t
> tclass=dir

Ok, so you are mounting another filesystem under /proc. Add a 'allow mount_t proc_t:dir mounton;' rule to policy/domains/system/mount.te.

> avc: denied { search } for pid=93 exe=/bin/cat dev=00:08 ino=1
> scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t
> tclass=dir
>
> avc: denied { read } for pid=93 exe=/bin/cat path=/devices dev=00:08
> ino=2
> scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t
> tclass=file
>
> avc: denied { getattr } for pid=93 exe=/bin/cat path=/devices
> dev=00:08 ino=2
> scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t
> tclass=file

This indicates that you are using a filesystem type that isn't recognized by SELinux, so it is left unlabeled. This is most likely some kind of pseudo filesystem type, like usbdevfs. The handling for each pseudo filesystem type is specialized to provide reasonable security semantics for that type. At present, SELinux defines labeling behaviors for procfs, devpts, tmpfs and devfs. I haven't used usbdevfs or looked at its implementation, so I don't know whether it should just use the same labeling behavior as devfs or not.

> avc: denied { write } for pid=10 exe=/bin/bash path=/etc/mtab
> dev=03:01 ino=28440
> scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t
> tclass=file

This is typical on the first boot of the SELinux kernel. Run setfiles again, as recommended by step 15 of the README.

> avc: denied { create } for pid=296 exe=/sbin/ipchains
> scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tclass=rawip_socket
>
> avc: denied { setopt } for pid=296 exe=/sbin/ipchains lport=255
> scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t
> tclass=rawip_socket

Ok, so you either need to grant these permissions to initrc_t if you want to allow this to run, or you need to define a separate domain for ipchains that can do this.

> avc: denied { search } for pid=838 exe=/usr/sbin/httpd
> path=/www/tomcat dev=03:05 ino=336750
> scontext=system_u:system_r:httpd_t
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:httpd_user_script_rw_t
> tclass=dir

I'm not sure why httpd_t doesn't have this permission. You can certainly add it.

> (plus many messages connected with running the Gnome desktop)

Did you follow the instructions in step 4 prior to trying to run GNOME?

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ssmalley@nai.com




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