Bug 666739

Summary: SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/xsane from using the 'execstack' accesses on a process.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Romain DEP. <rom1dep>
Component: selinux-policyAssignee: Miroslav Grepl <mgrepl>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Romain DEP. 2011-01-02 20:14:26 UTC
SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/xsane from using the 'execstack' accesses on a process.

*****  Plugin allow_execstack (53.1 confidence) suggests  ********************

If you do not think /usr/bin/xsane should need to map stack memory that is both writable and executable.
Then you need to report a bug. This is a potentially dangerous access.
Do
contact your security administrator and report this issue.

*****  Plugin catchall_boolean (42.6 confidence) suggests  *******************

If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their stack executable.  This should never, ever be necessary. Probably indicates a badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable should be reported in bugzilla
Then you must tell SELinux about this by enabling the 'allow_execstack' boolean.
Do
setsebool -P allow_execstack 1

*****  Plugin catchall (5.76 confidence) suggests  ***************************

If you believe that xsane should be allowed execstack access on processes labeled unconfined_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:
# grep /usr/bin/xsane /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
# semodule -i mypol.pp

Additional Information:
Source Context                unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1
                              023
Target Context                unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1
                              023
Target Objects                Unknown [ process ]
Source                        xsane
Source Path                   /usr/bin/xsane
Port                          <Inconnu>
Host                          (removed)
Source RPM Packages           xsane-0.998-1.fc14
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.9.7-19.fc14
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Host Name                     (removed)
Platform                      Linux (removed) 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686 #1 SMP Thu
                              Dec 23 16:17:40 UTC 2010 i686 i686
Alert Count                   1
First Seen                    dim. 02 janv. 2011 21:12:59 CET
Last Seen                     dim. 02 janv. 2011 21:12:59 CET
Local ID                      ea4d4832-31a7-45f2-b6cc-f7a401df316e

Raw Audit Messages
type=AVC msg=audit(1293999179.327:22018): avc:  denied  { execstack } for  pid=17910 comm="xsane" scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tclass=process

xsane,unconfined_t,unconfined_t,process,execstack
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1293999179.327:22018): arch=i386 syscall=mprotect success=no exit=EACCES a0=bfd2e000 a1=1000 a2=1000007 a3=bfd278e0 items=0 ppid=7692 pid=17910 auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500 tty=pts0 ses=18 comm=xsane exe=/usr/bin/xsane subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)
xsane,unconfined_t,unconfined_t,process,execstack

#============= unconfined_t ==============
#!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execstack'

allow unconfined_t self:process execstack;

Comment 1 Romain DEP. 2011-01-02 20:19:26 UTC
I was about to try to use xsane with my samsung scx-3200 printer/scanner when this happened.

Plus, when I run the proposed cmdline, I get :

[root@NetSamFed rom1dep]#  grep /usr/bin/xsane /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
compilation failed:
mypol.te:6:ERROR 'syntax error' at token '' on line 6:


/usr/bin/checkmodule:  error(s) encountered while parsing configuration
/usr/bin/checkmodule:  loading policy configuration from mypol.te


annoying..

Comment 2 Miroslav Grepl 2011-01-03 16:52:10 UTC
Turn on the "allow_execstack" boolean

setsebool -P allow_execstack 1

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 665505 ***