tftp-server uses different directory  /var/lib/tftpboot

# ls -lZd /var/lib/tftpboot
drwxr-xr-x. root root system_u:object_r:tftpdir_rw_t:s0 /var/lib/tftpboot

dnsmasq does not have any dedicated directory for tftp. I think /var/lib/dnsmasq/<anything> could be used, but dnsmasq directory itself usually contains leases. Which must not be public.
Such directory is served in Fedora by syslinux-tftpboot, where it has type tftpdir_t.

Anyway, why is chosen public_content_t type? Since it was assigned manually, why is not used dnsmasq_lease_t?

The files are in /tftpboot (this is a pxe boot server), they are served using dnsmasq's tftp service and through nginx over http. If I label them tftpdir_t, nginx cannot access them. Likewise if I label them httpd_sys_content_t, dnsmasq cannot access them.

Reading httpd_selinux(8) it mentions in the "SHARING FILES" section:
  If you want to share files with multiple domains (Apache, FTP, rsync, Samba), you can set a file context of public_content_t and public_content_rw_t.

That allows nginx to read the files but dnsmasq is still not able to. I opened this issue since the tftpd daemon in the tftpd-server package can read files labeled public_content_t. It seems if tftpd-server can read them, then dnsmasq tftp should be able to read them as well.

Ok, you are right, it makes sense to set it to public_content_t, if it should be served also over HTTP. Especially if tftp-server already has such ability, dnsmasq should have it as well. It can provide the same service.

Hello Selinux team,

I think dnsmasq cannot change allowed context.

Could be file context type dnsmasq_exec_t allowed to read public_content_t?

Caught in enforcing mode:
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type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:19:29.459:1283) : proctitle=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq -k 
type=PATH msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:19:29.459:1283) : item=0 name=/tftpboot/pokus inode=10620096 dev=fd:01 mode=file,644 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:public_content_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL cap_fp=none cap_fi=none cap_fe=0 cap_fver=0 cap_frootid=0 
type=CWD msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:19:29.459:1283) : cwd=/ 
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:19:29.459:1283) : arch=x86_64 syscall=openat success=no exit=EACCES(Permission denied) a0=0xffffff9c a1=0x56165c67f700 a2=O_RDONLY a3=0x0 items=1 ppid=1 pid=130280 auid=unset uid=dnsmasq gid=dnsmasq euid=dnsmasq suid=dnsmasq fsuid=dnsmasq egid=dnsmasq sgid=dnsmasq fsgid=dnsmasq tty=(none) ses=unset comm=dnsmasq exe=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq subj=system_u:system_r:dnsmasq_t:s0 key=(null) 
type=AVC msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:19:29.459:1283) : avc:  denied  { read } for  pid=130280 comm=dnsmasq name=pokus dev="vda1" ino=10620096 scontext=system_u:system_r:dnsmasq_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:public_content_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=0 
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Caught in permissive mode:
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type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1288) : proctitle=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq -k 
type=PATH msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1288) : item=0 name=/tftpboot/pokus inode=10620096 dev=fd:01 mode=file,644 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:public_content_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL cap_fp=none cap_fi=none cap_fe=0 cap_fver=0 cap_frootid=0 
type=CWD msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1288) : cwd=/ 
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1288) : arch=x86_64 syscall=openat success=yes exit=17 a0=0xffffff9c a1=0x56165c67f700 a2=O_RDONLY a3=0x0 items=1 ppid=1 pid=130280 auid=unset uid=dnsmasq gid=dnsmasq euid=dnsmasq suid=dnsmasq fsuid=dnsmasq egid=dnsmasq sgid=dnsmasq fsgid=dnsmasq tty=(none) ses=unset comm=dnsmasq exe=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq subj=system_u:system_r:dnsmasq_t:s0 key=(null) 
type=AVC msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1288) : avc:  denied  { open } for  pid=130280 comm=dnsmasq path=/tftpboot/pokus dev="vda1" ino=10620096 scontext=system_u:system_r:dnsmasq_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:public_content_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=1 
type=AVC msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1288) : avc:  denied  { read } for  pid=130280 comm=dnsmasq name=pokus dev="vda1" ino=10620096 scontext=system_u:system_r:dnsmasq_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:public_content_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=1 
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type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1289) : proctitle=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq -k 
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1289) : arch=x86_64 syscall=fstat success=yes exit=0 a0=0x11 a1=0x7ffe0f35c980 a2=0x7ffe0f35c980 a3=0x0 items=0 ppid=1 pid=130280 auid=unset uid=dnsmasq gid=dnsmasq euid=dnsmasq suid=dnsmasq fsuid=dnsmasq egid=dnsmasq sgid=dnsmasq fsgid=dnsmasq tty=(none) ses=unset comm=dnsmasq exe=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq subj=system_u:system_r:dnsmasq_t:s0 key=(null) 
type=AVC msg=audit(04/07/2020 06:28:21.429:1289) : avc:  denied  { getattr } for  pid=130280 comm=dnsmasq path=/tftpboot/pokus dev="vda1" ino=10620096 scontext=system_u:system_r:dnsmasq_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:public_content_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=1 
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Simplified reproducer:

# yum -y -q install tftp dnsmasq
# mkdir -p /tftpboot
# touch /tftpboot/pokus
# semanage fcontext -a -t public_content_t "/tftpboot(/.*)?"
# restorecon -RvF /tftpboot
# grep tftp /etc/dnsmasq.conf | grep -v ^#
enable-tftp
tftp-root=/tftpboot
# service dnsmasq start
# tftp localhost -c get pokus
Error code 2: cannot access /tftpboot/pokus: Permission denied
#

Hopefully, I didn't forget some important step.

Allowing the access seems to be one of the options.

I've submitted a Fedora PR to address the issue:
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/selinux-policy-contrib/pull/367

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 (selinux-policy bug fix and enhancement update), 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-2021:1639