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Bug 1686833 - restorecon relabels files /var/cache/yum
Summary: restorecon relabels files /var/cache/yum
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classification: Red Hat
Component: selinux-policy
Version: 8.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: rc
: 8.2
Assignee: Zdenek Pytela
QA Contact: Milos Malik
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On: 1682526
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2019-03-08 12:57 UTC by mkenjale
Modified: 2023-10-06 18:12 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
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Clone Of: 1654190
Environment:
Last Closed: 2020-04-28 16:40:35 UTC
Type: Bug
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Issue Tracker RHELPLAN-30852 0 None None None 2023-10-06 18:12:14 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:1773 0 None None None 2020-04-28 16:40:55 UTC

Description mkenjale 2019-03-08 12:57:54 UTC 
This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1654190 as this issue was not selected to be included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 because it is seen either as low or moderate impact to a small number of use-cases. The next release will be in Maintenance Support 1 Phase, which means that qualified Critical and Important Security errata advisories (RHSAs) and Urgent Priority Bug Fix errata advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available.

The Bug #1654190 was closed and recommendation I am opening the request to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Description of problem:
While running restorecon, my customer notices that all(?) files in /var/cache/yum get relabeled:

[ ... ]
restorecon reset /var/cache/yum context unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_lib_t:s0->unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_cache_t:s0
restorecon reset /var/cache/yum/x86_64 context unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_lib_t:s0->unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_cache_t:s0
restorecon reset /var/cache/yum/x86_64/7Server context unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_lib_t:s0->unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_cache_t:s0
[ ... ]

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL 7.6


How reproducible: Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run yum
2. Run restorecon -Rv /var/cache/yum

Actual results:
Files are have the wrong label.


Expected results:
Files have the correct selinux label.
Comment 1 Milos Malik 2019-03-08 14:02:31 UTC 
# matchpathcon /var/
/var	system_u:object_r:var_t:s0
# matchpathcon /var/cache/
/var/cache	system_u:object_r:var_t:s0
# matchpathcon /var/cache/yum
/var/cache/yum	system_u:object_r:rpm_var_cache_t:s0
# 

Because dnf/yum is usually executed by root user and it runs unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0, following filename transition rules are the cause for mislabeled /var/cache/yum:

# sesearch -s unconfined_t -t var_t -c dir -T | grep rpm_var_lib_t
type_transition unconfined_t var_t:dir rpm_var_lib_t dnf;
type_transition unconfined_t var_t:dir rpm_var_lib_t rpm;
type_transition unconfined_t var_t:dir rpm_var_lib_t yum;

I believe that SELinux policy contains a macro which incorrectly generates above-mentioned rules.
Comment 2 Milos Malik 2019-03-08 14:17:46 UTC 
Easy to reproduce:

# ls -dZ /var/cache
system_u:object_r:var_t:s0 /var/cache
# ls -dZ /var/cache/rpm
ls: cannot access '/var/cache/rpm': No such file or directory
# mkdir /var/cache/rpm
# ls -dZ /var/cache/rpm
unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_lib_t:s0 /var/cache/rpm
# restorecon -Rv /var/cache/rpm/
Relabeled /var/cache/rpm from unconfined_u:object_r:rpm_var_lib_t:s0 to unconfined_u:object_r:var_t:s0
#
Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2020-04-28 16:40:35 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.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:1773
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