Bug 568323

Summary:

SELinux is preventing /usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker "write" access on /root.

Detailed Description:

SELinux denied access requested by gdm-session-wor. It is not expected that this
access is required by gdm-session-wor 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                        gdm-session-wor
Source Path                   /usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          (removed)
Source RPM Packages           gdm-2.28.1-25.fc12
Target RPM Packages           filesystem-2.4.30-2.fc12
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.6.32-59.fc12
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Plugin Name                   catchall
Host Name                     (removed)
Platform                      Linux (removed) 2.6.31.9-174.fc12.i686.PAE #1
                              SMP Mon Dec 21 06:04:56 UTC 2009 i686 i686
Alert Count                   2
First Seen                    Thu 14 Jan 2010 02:58:19 AM IST
Last Seen                     Thu 14 Jan 2010 02:58:19 AM IST
Local ID                      da183a7b-8e79-48d7-ac0f-711e9ab19dd9
Line Numbers                  

Raw Audit Messages            

node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1263418099.784:26549): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=2344 comm="gdm-session-wor" name="root" dev=dm-0 ino=81921 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(1263418099.784:26549): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=no exit=-13 a0=85af200 a1=80c2 a2=180 a3=1f items=0 ppid=2326 pid=2344 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=2 comm="gdm-session-wor" exe="/usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)



Hash String generated from  catchall,gdm-session-wor,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:
# 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, 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, root_t, nfs_t

allow xdm_t admin_home_t:dir write;