This is also being seen on Fedora Rawhide Atomic Host. # rpm-ostree status State: idle Deployments: ● rawhide:fedora/rawhide/x86_64/atomic-host Version: Rawhide.20170724.n.0 (2017-07-24 11:01:23) Commit: 508fedeefc8c6a00516070a7edacc1c05edd34a3471c1e6ebc3f8bb4f2640f88 # rpm -q selinux-policy selinux-policy-3.13.1-265.fc27.noarch # journalctl -b | grep denied Jul 25 16:07:08 micah-f26ah-vm0725a.localdomain audit[842]: AVC avc: denied { dac_read_search } for pid=842 comm="sm-notify" capability=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=0 Jul 25 16:07:08 micah-f26ah-vm0725a.localdomain audit[842]: AVC avc: denied { dac_read_search } for pid=842 comm="sm-notify" capability=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=0 Jul 25 16:07:08 micah-f26ah-vm0725a.localdomain audit[842]: AVC avc: denied { dac_read_search } for pid=842 comm="sm-notify" capability=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=0 Jul 25 16:07:08 micah-f26ah-vm0725a.localdomain audit[842]: AVC avc: denied { dac_read_search } for pid=842 comm="sm-notify" capability=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=0 +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1467707 +++ Description of problem: SELinux is preventing sm-notify from using the 'dac_read_search' capabilities. ***** Plugin dac_override (91.4 confidence) suggests ********************** If you want to help identify if domain needs this access or you have a file with the wrong permissions on your system Then turn on full auditing to get path information about the offending file and generate the error again. Do Turn on full auditing # auditctl -w /etc/shadow -p w Try to recreate AVC. Then execute # ausearch -m avc -ts recent If you see PATH record check ownership/permissions on file, and fix it, otherwise report as a bugzilla. ***** Plugin catchall (9.59 confidence) suggests ************************** If you believe that sm-notify should have the dac_read_search capability 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: # ausearch -c 'sm-notify' --raw | audit2allow -M my-smnotify # semodule -X 300 -i my-smnotify.pp Additional Information: Source Context system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 Target Context system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 Target Objects Unknown [ capability ] Source sm-notify Source Path sm-notify Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.13.1-225.18.fc25.noarch Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Enforcing Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 4.12.0-1.fc27.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jul 3 15:45:36 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 96 First Seen 2017-05-21 15:22:08 MDT Last Seen 2017-07-04 11:27:43 MDT Local ID 029d36f3-caa9-4716-a0d5-911df2504d4a Raw Audit Messages type=AVC msg=audit(1499189263.81:201): avc: denied { dac_read_search } for pid=2186 comm="sm-notify" capability=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=0 Hash: sm-notify,rpcd_t,rpcd_t,capability,dac_read_search Version-Release number of selected component: selinux-policy-3.13.1-225.18.fc25.noarch Additional info: reporter: libreport-2.8.0 hashmarkername: setroubleshoot kernel: 4.12.0-1.fc27.x86_64 type: libreport Potential duplicate: bug 1451381
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 27 development cycle. Changing version to '27'.
It now seems to be affecting also Fedora 26. I am glad to provide additional information if instructed clearly, not a power-user but using Linux as a main/only system 10+ years. SELinux is preventing sm-notify from using the dac_read_search capability. ***** Plugin dac_override (91.4 confidence) suggests ********************** [...] ***** Plugin catchall (9.59 confidence) suggests ************************** [...] Additional Information: Source Context system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 Target Context system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 Target Objects Unknown [ capability ] Source sm-notify Source Path sm-notify Port <Unknown> Host localhost.localdomain Source RPM Packages Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.13.1-260.3.fc26.noarch Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Enforcing Host Name localhost.localdomain Platform Linux localhost.localdomain 4.12.5-300.fc26.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Aug 7 15:27:25 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 7 First Seen 2017-08-15 08:17:17 CDT Last Seen 2017-08-15 15:41:54 CDT Local ID Raw Audit Messages type=AVC msg=audit(1502829714.878:253): avc: denied { dac_read_search } for pid=2167 comm="sm-notify" capability=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpcd_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=0 Hash: sm-notify,rpcd_t,rpcd_t,capability,dac_read_search
This appears to be fixed in Rawhide Atomic Host with 'selinux-policy-3.13.1-270.fc27.noarch' # rpm-ostree status State: idle Deployments: ● rawhide:fedora/rawhide/x86_64/atomic-host Version: Rawhide.20170815.n.1 (2017-08-15 20:34:47) Commit: a5b8ef53e3e93ed057c65e0d2b0ddea7f392862e77b930595dca9c7811abbd78 # rpm -q selinux-policy selinux-policy-3.13.1-270.fc27.noarch # grep 'avc: denied' /var/log/audit/audit.log #