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Description of problem:
Enabling mod_proxy65 of Prosody according to
http://prosody.im/doc/modules/mod_proxy65
on the default port 5000 leads to the following errors:
Mar 11 14:08:38 socket warn server.lua, [::]:5000: permission denied
Mar 11 14:08:38 portmanager error Failed to open server port 5000 on ::, Prosody does not have sufficient privileges to use this port
Mar 11 14:08:38 socket warn server.lua, [*]:5000: permission denied
Mar 11 14:08:38 portmanager error Failed to open server port 5000 on *, Prosody does not have sufficient privileges to use this port
This issue does not occur with SELinux permissive, however there are also
no AVC denials logged in enforced mode. Given this port is configurable, a
prosody_port_t should be likely introduced to allow binding Prosody to any
port labelled with prosody_port_t (because even standard 5222/5223/5269
ports can be changed, see e.g. http://xmpp.org/rfcs/rfc3920.html).
And given TCP port 5000 is a default port by Prosody, this should be allowed
IMHO by default by the SELinux policy as well.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
prosody-0.9.10-1.el7.x86_64
selinux-policy-3.13.1-60.el7_2.3.noarch
How reproducible:
Everytime, see above and below.
Actual results:
SELinux does not allow Prosody to listen on port 5000 for mod_proxy65.
Expected results:
SELinux allows Prosody to listen on port 5000 for mod_proxy65.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2283.html