Bug 984583

Summary: mysqld_safe is denied to execute hostname
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Karel Volný <kvolny>
Component: selinux-policyAssignee: Miroslav Grepl <mgrepl>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Milos Malik <mmalik>
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Version: 5.9CC: databases-maint, dwalsh, mmalik
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Description Karel Volný 2013-07-15 13:54:12 UTC 
Description of problem:
Trying to run the test for bug #462534 I'm getting AVCs.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mysql51-mysql-server-5.1.69-7.el5

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. tail -f /var/log/audit/audit.log
2. run the test

Actual results:
type=AVC msg=audit(1373895562.116:306119): avc:  denied  { execute } for  pid=19472 comm="mysqld_safe" name="hostname" dev=sda2 ino=28377168 scontext=root:system_r:mysqld_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:hostname_exec_t:s0 tclass=file                                                                                                                 
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1373895562.116:306119): arch=40000003 syscall=11 success=no exit=-13 a0=8c4cb10 a1=8c4eac8 a2=8c4e1f8 a3=40 items=0 ppid=19423 pid=19472 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts2 ses=34336 comm="mysqld_safe" exe="/bin/bash" subj=root:system_r:mysqld_t:s0 key=(null)                            
type=AVC msg=audit(1373895562.116:306120): avc:  denied  { getattr } for  pid=19472 comm="mysqld_safe" path="/bin/hostname" dev=sda2 ino=28377168 scontext=root:system_r:mysqld_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:hostname_exec_t:s0 tclass=file                                                                                                            
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1373895562.116:306120): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=no exit=-13 a0=8c4cb10 a1=bfabb710 a2=7cdff4 a3=40 items=0 ppid=19423 pid=19472 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts2 ses=34336 comm="mysqld_safe" exe="/bin/bash" subj=root:system_r:mysqld_t:s0 key=(null)                           
type=AVC msg=audit(1373895562.116:306121): avc:  denied  { getattr } for  pid=19472 comm="mysqld_safe" path="/bin/hostname" dev=sda2 ino=28377168 scontext=root:system_r:mysqld_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:hostname_exec_t:s0 tclass=file                                                                                                            
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1373895562.116:306121): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=no exit=-13 a0=8c4cb10 a1=bfabb610 a2=7cdff4 a3=8c4cb10 items=0 ppid=19423 pid=19472 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts2 ses=34336 comm="mysqld_safe" exe="/bin/bash" subj=root:system_r:mysqld_t:s0 key=(null)

Expected results:
(no errors)

Additional info:
Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2013-07-16 14:24:03 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion
in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Product Management has
requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for
potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release for currently
deployed products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in
a release.
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2013-09-30 22:26:08 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1312.html