Bug 680805

Summary: SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/aide from 'mmap_zero' accesses on the memprotect Unknown.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: raflexras <raflexras>
Component: selinux-policyAssignee: Miroslav Grepl <mgrepl>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: 13CC: dwalsh, mgrepl
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Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
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Description raflexras 2011-02-27 20:55:59 UTC
SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/aide from 'mmap_zero' accesses on the memprotect Unknown.

*****  Plugin mmap_zero (53.1 confidence) suggests  **************************

If you do not think /usr/sbin/aide should need to mmap low memory in the kernel.
Then you may be under attack by a hacker, this is a very dangerous access.
Do
contact your security administrator and report this issue.

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

If you want to allow certain domains to map low memory in the kernel
Then you must tell SELinux about this by enabling the 'mmap_low_allowed' boolean.
Do
setsebool -P mmap_low_allowed 1

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

If you believe that aide should be allowed mmap_zero access on the Unknown memprotect 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 aide /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 [ memprotect ]
Source                        aide
Source Path                   /usr/sbin/aide
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          (removed)
Source RPM Packages           aide-0.14-5.fc13
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.7.19-80.fc13
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Host Name                     (removed)
Platform                      Linux (removed) 2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686.PAE #1 SMP
                              Thu May 6 18:27:11 UTC 2010 i686 i686
Alert Count                   91
First Seen                    Sun 27 Feb 2011 03:49:55 PM EST
Last Seen                     Sun 27 Feb 2011 03:50:02 PM EST
Local ID                      4a080767-dc1c-46a7-9b3a-d06f9b4251fa

Raw Audit Messages
type=AVC msg=audit(1298839802.582:34195): avc:  denied  { mmap_zero } for  pid=4794 comm="aide" scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tclass=memprotect


type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1298839802.582:34195): arch=i386 syscall=mmap2 success=no exit=EACCES a0=0 a1=5000 a2=3 a3=22 items=0 ppid=2233 pid=4794 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts0 ses=1 comm=aide exe=/usr/sbin/aide subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)

Hash: aide,unconfined_t,unconfined_t,memprotect,mmap_zero

audit2allow

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

allow unconfined_t self:memprotect mmap_zero;

audit2allow -R

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

allow unconfined_t self:memprotect mmap_zero;

Comment 1 Miroslav Grepl 2011-02-28 10:10:36 UTC
This is a very dangerous access which should not be needed. If you execute 

# yum update

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