Bug 485631

Summary:	SELinux is preventing ntpd (ntpd_t) "read write" unconfined_t.
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	D Levin <dashlevin>
Component:	selinux-policy	Assignee:	Miroslav Grepl <mgrepl>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	low
Version:	10	CC:	dashlevin, dwalsh, mgrepl
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OS:	Linux
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Description D Levin 2009-02-15 16:20:38 UTC

Detailed Description:

SELinux denied access requested by ntpd. It is not expected that this access is
required by ntpd 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:

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                unconfined_u:system_r:ntpd_t:s0
Target Context                unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1
                              023
Target Objects                socket [ unix_stream_socket ]
Source                        ntpd
Source Path                   /usr/sbin/ntpd
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          david-fc10
Source RPM Packages           ntp-4.2.4p6-1.fc10
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.5.13-44.fc10
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
MLS Enabled                   True
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Plugin Name                   catchall
Host Name                     david-fc10
Platform                      Linux david-fc10 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686 #1
                              SMP Wed Jan 21 02:09:37 EST 2009 i686 i686
Alert Count                   1
First Seen                    Sun 15 Feb 2009 06:01:31 AM EST
Last Seen                     Sun 15 Feb 2009 06:01:31 AM EST
Local ID                      054eba85-0844-4206-8323-c30b1a510c3d
Line Numbers                  

Raw Audit Messages            

node=david-fc10 type=AVC msg=audit(1234695691.880:33): avc:  denied  { read write } for  pid=3087 comm="ntpd" path="socket:[15372]" dev=sockfs ino=15372 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ntpd_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tclass=unix_stream_socket

node=david-fc10 type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1234695691.880:33): arch=40000003 syscall=11 success=yes exit=0 a0=87458e8 a1=8744f00 a2=8745e20 a3=0 items=0 ppid=3086 pid=3087 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=1 comm="ntpd" exe="/usr/sbin/ntpd" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:ntpd_t:s0 key=(null)

Comment 1 Daniel Walsh 2009-02-16 13:59:48 UTC

This can be safely ignored,  Are you using konsole for your terminal?  Or were you using a graphical tool when this happened?

It is most likely a leaked file descriptor, and SELinux is just complaining about it.  It will be closed and ntpd was allowed to run normally.

Comment 2 D Levin 2009-02-18 01:22:04 UTC

I was using gnome-terminal within the gnome desktop.  When I double-clicked the date-time on the panel I got this failure.  When I ran System -> Administration -> Date/Time no errors, but my time zone change did not take.  Worked the second time.

All is now OK.

Comment 3 D Levin 2009-02-21 17:29:31 UTC

Let me restate.

I now see that NTP consistently fails on boot (fails to sync before loading service).  Checking event log shows the same error.

Attempting to reconfigure NTP to prevent sync on boot also triggers same error.  Since config does not change, I  would say it's not not safe to ignore.

Comment 4 Daniel Walsh 2009-02-23 16:41:37 UTC

If this is failing on boot you must be getting different avcs then the ones you attached above, since there would be no unconfined_t processes running on the machine at boot.  unconfined_t is a user label.

Please attach the /var/log/audit/audit.log after a boot.

Comment 5 Miroslav Grepl 2009-04-23 08:19:53 UTC

Is it still happening with current selinux-policy ? 

In this case please attach the /var/log/audit/audit.log after a boot.

Comment 6 Daniel Walsh 2009-05-01 17:50:45 UTC

I am closing in current release on this one.  Reopen if you have a reproducer

Comment 7 D Levin 2009-05-01 20:24:13 UTC

I turned off enforcing when I encountered this (and other errors).

I've been meaning to re-enable and answer your question, but have been busy.

This resolution is fine.  If it recurs, I will reopen.

Thanks