Bug 1395704 - unexpected USER_AVCs appear when the xserver_object_manage boolean is enabled
Summary: unexpected USER_AVCs appear when the xserver_object_manage boolean is enabled
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: selinux-policy
Version: 7.3
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Lukas Vrabec
QA Contact: Milos Malik
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Blocks: 1393066
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-11-16 13:36 UTC by Milos Malik
Modified: 2019-07-25 14:12 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Description Milos Malik 2016-11-16 13:36:53 UTC
Description of problem:
* audit2allow says
#!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'xserver_object_manager'
allow staff_t root_xdrawable_t:x_drawable manage;

* but the xserver_object_manager boolean was enabled
# grep -i selinux /var/log/Xorg.*
/var/log/Xorg.0.log:[  6075.362] (II) SELinux: Configured in enforcing mode
/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:[  5470.542] (II) SELinux: Configured in enforcing mode

* if the xserver_object_manager boolean was disabled then the SELinux extension for X server wouldn't be active at all

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
selinux-policy-3.13.1-102.el7_3.6.noarch
selinux-policy-devel-3.13.1-102.el7_3.6.noarch
selinux-policy-doc-3.13.1-102.el7_3.6.noarch
selinux-policy-minimum-3.13.1-102.el7_3.6.noarch
selinux-policy-mls-3.13.1-102.el7_3.6.noarch
selinux-policy-sandbox-3.13.1-102.el7_3.6.noarch
selinux-policy-targeted-3.13.1-102.el7_3.6.noarch
xorg-x11-server-common-1.17.2-22.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-utils-7.7-14.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.17.2-22.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.17.2-22.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.17.2-22.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.17.2-22.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xspice-0.1.1-18.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.17.2-22.el7.x86_64

How reproducible:
* always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. get a RHEL-7.3 machine (targeted policy is active)
2. enable the xserver_object_manager boolean
3. create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/selinux.conf which has following content:
Section "Module"
    SubSection "extmod"
        Option "SELinux mode enforcing"
    EndSubSection
EndSection
4. restart X server
5. log into X session as staff_u user
6. search for SELinux denials

Actual results:
----
type=USER_AVC msg=audit(11/16/2016 13:53:49.108:649) : pid=6828 uid=root auid=unset ses=unset subj=system_u:system_r:xserver_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='avc:  denied  { manage } for request=X11:ChangeWindowAttributes comm=/usr/bin/gnome-shell resid=276 restype=WINDOW scontext=staff_u:staff_r:staff_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:root_xdrawable_t:s0 tclass=x_drawable  exe=/usr/bin/Xorg sauid=root hostname=? addr=? terminal=?' 
----

# getsebool xserver_object_manager 
xserver_object_manager --> on
# sesearch -s staff_t -t root_xdrawable_t -c x_drawable -DAC -p manage
Found 1 semantic av rules:
DF allow x_domain xdrawable_type : x_drawable { create destroy read write blend getattr setattr list_child add_child remove_child list_property get_property set_property manage override show hide send receive } ; [ xserver_object_manager ]

#

Expected results:
* above-mentioned allow rule should be enabled when the boolean is enabled

Comment 2 Milos Malik 2017-08-17 11:06:20 UTC
Let's test it on Fedora first.

Comment 3 Lukas Vrabec 2017-10-12 12:20:49 UTC
We're going to close this bug as WONTFIX because

 * of limited capacity of selinux-policy developers
 * the bug is related to EPEL component or 3rd party SW only
 * the bug appears in unsupported configuration 

We believe this bug can be fixed via a local policy module.
For more information please see: 

 * https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/selinux_users_and_administrators_guide/sect-security-enhanced_linux-troubleshooting-fixing_problems#sect-Security-Enhanced_Linux-Fixing_Problems-Allowing_Access_audit2allow

If you disagree, please re-open the bug.

Comment 4 Lukas Vrabec 2017-10-12 12:22:13 UTC
We're going to close this bug as WONTFIX because

 * of limited capacity of selinux-policy developers
 * the bug is related to EPEL component or 3rd party SW only
 * the bug appears in unsupported configuration 

We believe this bug can be fixed via a local policy module.
For more information please see: 

 * https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/selinux_users_and_administrators_guide/sect-security-enhanced_linux-troubleshooting-fixing_problems#sect-Security-Enhanced_Linux-Fixing_Problems-Allowing_Access_audit2allow

If you disagree, please re-open the bug.


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