Bug 2423556

Summary: SELinux is preventing irqbalance from 'create' accesses on the netlink_generic_socket labeled irqbalance_t.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Mikhail <mikhail.v.gavrilov>
Component: selinux-policyAssignee: Zdenek Pytela <zpytela>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: rawhideCC: dwalsh, lvrabec, mikhail.v.gavrilov, mmalik, omosnacek, pkoncity, tmp4687, vmojzis, zpytela
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Hardware: x86_64   
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Fixed In Version: selinux-policy-42.20-1.fc43 Doc Type: ---
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Description Mikhail 2025-12-18 13:41:43 UTC
Description of problem:
SELinux is preventing irqbalance from 'create' accesses on the netlink_generic_socket labeled irqbalance_t.

*****  Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests   **************************

If you believe that irqbalance should be allowed create access on netlink_generic_socket labeled irqbalance_t by default.
Then you should report this as a bug.
You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
Do
allow this access for now by executing:
# ausearch -c 'irqbalance' --raw | audit2allow -M my-irqbalance
# semodule -X 300 -i my-irqbalance.pp

Additional Information:
Source Context                system_u:system_r:irqbalance_t:s0
Target Context                system_u:system_r:irqbalance_t:s0
Target Objects                Unknown [ netlink_generic_socket ]
Source                        irqbalance
Source Path                   irqbalance
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          (removed)
Source RPM Packages           
Target RPM Packages           
SELinux Policy RPM            selinux-policy-targeted-42.19-1.fc44.noarch
Local Policy RPM              selinux-policy-targeted-42.19-1.fc44.noarch
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Permissive
Host Name                     (removed)
Platform                      Linux (removed) 6.19.0-rc1-ea1013c15392+ #99 SMP
                              PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec 18 00:20:56 +05 2025
                              x86_64
Alert Count                   2
First Seen                    2025-12-18 18:35:13 +05
Last Seen                     2025-12-18 18:38:05 +05
Local ID                      3a4d0b3d-62b0-4abc-8f84-7ca6a314ad9d

Raw Audit Messages
type=AVC msg=audit(1766065085.970:80): avc:  denied  { create } for  pid=1519 comm="irqbalance" scontext=system_u:system_r:irqbalance_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:irqbalance_t:s0 tclass=netlink_generic_socket permissive=1


Hash: irqbalance,irqbalance_t,irqbalance_t,netlink_generic_socket,create

Version-Release number of selected component:
selinux-policy-targeted-42.19-1.fc44.noarch

Additional info:
reporter:       libreport-2.17.15
reason:         SELinux is preventing irqbalance from 'create' accesses on the netlink_generic_socket labeled irqbalance_t.
package:        selinux-policy-targeted-42.19-1.fc44.noarch
component:      selinux-policy
hashmarkername: setroubleshoot
type:           libreport
kernel:         6.19.0-rc1-ea1013c15392+
component:      selinux-policy

Comment 1 Mikhail 2025-12-18 13:41:45 UTC
Created attachment 2119154 [details]
File: description

Comment 2 Mikhail 2025-12-18 13:41:47 UTC
Created attachment 2119155 [details]
File: os_info

Comment 3 Zdenek Pytela 2025-12-23 14:55:04 UTC
*** Bug 2423557 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Zdenek Pytela 2025-12-23 14:55:13 UTC
*** Bug 2424179 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-01-06 20:25:01 UTC
FEDORA-2026-c3af1a6b23 (selinux-policy-42.20-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-c3af1a6b23

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2026-01-07 01:09:47 UTC
FEDORA-2026-c3af1a6b23 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-c3af1a6b23`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-c3af1a6b23

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2026-01-08 01:28:09 UTC
FEDORA-2026-c3af1a6b23 (selinux-policy-42.20-1.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.