Bug 484906

Description of problem:


Summary:

SELinux is preventing polkit-read-aut (polkit_auth_t) "write" to
/var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log (xserver_log_t).

Detailed Description:

SELinux denied access requested by polkit-read-aut. It is not expected that this
access is required by polkit-read-aut 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:

Sometimes labeling problems can cause SELinux denials. You could try to restore
the default system file context for /var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log,

restorecon -v '/var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log'

If this does not work, there is currently no automatic way to allow this access.
Instead, 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:polkit_auth_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
Target Context                system_u:object_r:xserver_log_t:s0
Target Objects                /var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log [ file ]
Source                        polkit-read-aut
Source Path                   /usr/libexec/polkit-read-auth-helper
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          titan.localdomain
Source RPM Packages           PolicyKit-0.9-4.fc10
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.5.13-41.fc10
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
MLS Enabled                   True
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Plugin Name                   catchall_file
Host Name                     titan.localdomain
Platform                      Linux titan.localdomain
                              2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Wed Jan 21
                              02:09:37 EST 2009 i686 i686
Alert Count                   78
First Seen                    Tue 03 Feb 2009 12:49:54 GMT
Last Seen                     Tue 10 Feb 2009 14:42:33 GMT
Local ID                      0bd5dc81-76e6-4e45-9bf5-1ce6a15a54d2
Line Numbers                  

Raw Audit Messages            

node=titan.localdomain type=AVC msg=audit(1234276953.80:11): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=2707 comm="polkit-read-aut" path="/var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log" dev=dm-0 ino=49084 scontext=system_u:system_r:polkit_auth_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:xserver_log_t:s0 tclass=file

node=titan.localdomain type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1234276953.80:11): arch=40000003 syscall=11 success=yes exit=0 a0=6ff1fb4 a1=bfdb3ee0 a2=bfdb48fc a3=bfdb3ee0 items=0 ppid=2684 pid=2707 auid=4294967295 uid=42 gid=42 euid=42 suid=42 fsuid=42 egid=87 sgid=87 fsgid=87 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="polkit-read-aut" exe="/usr/libexec/polkit-read-auth-helper" subj=system_u:system_r:polkit_auth_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)


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