Bug 559328

Summary:

SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/kdm "write" access on root.

Detailed Description:

SELinux denied access requested by kdm. It is not expected that this access is
required by kdm 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) Please file a bug
report.

Additional Information:

Source Context                system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
Target Context                system_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0
Target Objects                root [ dir ]
Source                        kdm
Source Path                   /usr/bin/kdm
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          (removed)
Source RPM Packages           kdm-4.3.2-1.fc12
Target RPM Packages           filesystem-2.4.30-2.fc12
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.6.32-41.fc12
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Plugin Name                   catchall
Host Name                     (removed)
Platform                      Linux (removed) 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686.PAE #1
                              SMP Sat Nov 7 21:25:57 EST 2009 i686 athlon
Alert Count                   3
First Seen                    Sat 09 Jan 2010 08:11:06 PM EST
Last Seen                     Sat 09 Jan 2010 08:15:20 PM EST
Local ID                      767011da-48c1-44ab-92a5-087e69c87b25
Line Numbers                  

Raw Audit Messages            

node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1263086120.649:37085): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=2219 comm="kdm" name="root" dev=dm-0 ino=49154 scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0 tclass=dir

node=(removed) type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1263086120.649:37085): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=no exit=-13 a0=bfe3e5bb a1=c1 a2=180 a3=1 items=0 ppid=1308 pid=2219 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=1 comm="kdm" exe="/usr/bin/kdm" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)



Hash String generated from  selinux-policy-3.6.32-41.fc12,catchall,kdm,xdm_t,admin_home_t,dir,write
audit2allow suggests:

#============= xdm_t ==============
#!!!! The source type 'xdm_t' can write to a 'dir' of the following types:
# pcscd_var_run_t, var_lock_t, xkb_var_lib_t, xdm_rw_etc_t, root_t, tmp_t, var_t, user_fonts_t, user_tmpfs_t, xdm_spool_t, fonts_cache_t, user_home_dir_t, locale_t, var_auth_t, xserver_tmp_t, tmpfs_t, var_spool_t, user_tmp_t, var_lib_t, var_run_t, auth_cache_t, xdm_tmpfs_t, xserver_log_t, var_log_t, xdm_log_t, pam_var_run_t, xdm_var_lib_t, xdm_var_run_t, xdm_home_t, pam_var_console_t, root_t, nfs_t

allow xdm_t admin_home_t:dir write;