Bug 1444238 - SELinux access denial when printing to file in Firefox
Summary: SELinux access denial when printing to file in Firefox
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1421268
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: selinux-policy
Version: 25
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Lukas Vrabec
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-04-21 00:08 UTC by Bertran Lopez
Modified: 2017-04-25 16:15 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2017-04-24 19:55:29 UTC
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Description Bertran Lopez 2017-04-21 00:08:26 UTC 
Description of problem: When trying to print a website to file in Firefox, SELinux policy blocks the creation of the file in the user's home directory.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.13.1


How reproducible: Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Firefox
2. Hit <CTRL>+P to open print dialog
3. Select "print to file"
4. click "Print"

Actual results: SELinux blocks the creation of the file


Expected results: the file is created in the specified directory


Additional info: Workaround suggested by SELinux Troubleshooter:
sudo setsebool -P unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition 0
Comment 1 Giulio 'juliuxpigface' 2017-04-24 19:55:29 UTC 
Closing this, as it's a duplicate of 1421268 (btw, it seems the issue has been solved by firefox-53.0-2.fc25.x86_64).

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1421268 ***
Comment 2 Bertran Lopez 2017-04-25 16:15:34 UTC 
Alright, then. Thanks for looking into this!
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