Description of problem:

This is kinda continuation of BZ #1667016.
When installing packages through using the "vmrun" facility from outside the VMWare guest, the shell is executing as "vmtools_unconfined_t".
So is the "yum" command. However, when the package has scriptlets, an AVC pops up while trying to transition to "rpm_script_t":

AVC:
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type=PATH msg=audit(1598344653.707:41): item=0 name="/bin/sh" [...] obj=system_u:object_r:shell_exec_t:s0 [...]
type=CWD msg=audit(1598344653.707:41): cwd="/"
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1598344653.707:41): arch=c000003e syscall=59 success=no exit=-13 [...] comm="yum" exe="/usr/libexec/platform-python3.6" subj=system_u:system_r:vmtools_unconfined_t:s0 key=(null)
type=AVC msg=audit(1598344653.707:41): avc:  denied  { transition } for  pid=3280 comm="yum" path="/usr/bin/bash" dev="dm-0" ino=33596182 scontext=system_u:system_r:vmtools_unconfined_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_script_t:s0 tclass=process permissive=0

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Logs (reinstalling cronie, see reproducer below):
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[...]: Running transaction
[...]:   Preparing        :                                                        1/1
[...]:   Reinstalling     : cronie-1.5.2-4.el8.x86_64                              1/2
[...]:   Running scriptlet: cronie-1.5.2-4.el8.x86_64                              1/2
[...]: error: failed to exec scriptlet interpreter /bin/sh: Permission denied
[...]: warning: %post(cronie-1.5.2-4.el8.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
[...]: Error in POSTIN scriptlet in rpm package cronie
[...]: error: failed to exec scriptlet interpreter /bin/sh: Permission denied
[...]: warning: %triggerin(cronie-1.5.2-4.el8.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
[...]: Error in <unknown> scriptlet in rpm package cronie
[...]:   Running scriptlet: cronie-1.5.2-4.el8.x86_64                              2/2
[...]
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Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

selinux-policy-3.14.3-41.el8_2.5.noarch

How reproducible:

ALWAYS


Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create 2 scripts to run in the expected contexts (vmtools_t -> vmtools_unconfined_t)

/usr/local/bin/vmtools:
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#!/bin/bash

echo "$(basename $0): $(id -Z)"
exec /usr/local/bin/vmtools_unconfined
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/usr/local/bin/vmtools_unconfined:
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#!/bin/bash

echo "$(basename $0): $(id -Z)"
exec yum -y reinstall cronie
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2. Make the scripts executable and tag then with right context

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# chmod +x /usr/local/bin/vmtools /usr/local/bin/vmtools_unconfined
# chcon -t vmtools_exec_t /usr/local/bin/vmtools 
# chcon -t vmtools_unconfined_exec_t /usr/local/bin/vmtools_unconfined
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3. Execute /usr/local/bin/vmtools as a service to run in expected context

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# systemd-run --unit vmtools /usr/local/bin/vmtools
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4. Check the AVCs and logs

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# ausearch -m avc -ts recent | grep -m 2
# journalctl -u vmtools.service | grep -m 2 -i error
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Actual results:

type=AVC msg=audit(1598347085.284:77): avc:  denied  { transition } for  pid=5557 comm="yum" path="/usr/bin/bash" dev="dm-0" ino=33596182 scontext=system_u:system_r:vmtools_unconfined_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_script_t:s0 tclass=process permissive=0
type=AVC msg=audit(1598347085.294:78): avc:  denied  { transition } for  pid=5558 comm="yum" path="/usr/bin/bash" dev="dm-0" ino=33596182 scontext=system_u:system_r:vmtools_unconfined_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_script_t:s0 tclass=process permissive=0

Aug 25 11:23:15 vm-rhel8 vmtools[6212]: error: failed to exec scriptlet interpreter /bin/sh: Permission denied
Aug 25 11:23:15 vm-rhel8 vmtools[6212]: Error in POSTIN scriptlet in rpm package cronie


Expected results:

No AVC, no error


Additional info:

Reading the vmtools.te sources, I can see some errors there:

1. This block is likely useless since vmtools_t doesn't execute rpm scripts itself

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 78 optional_policy(`
 79     rpm_transition_script(vmtools_t,system_r)
 80 ')
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2. The block above should be added for "vmtools_unconfined_t" instead (this fixes the issue)

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 78 optional_policy(`
 79     rpm_transition_script(vmtools_unconfined_t,system_r)
 80 ')
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3. There are cosmetic issues in the file, tabs should be used instead of spaces

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114 optional_policy(`
 :
129     corecmd_exec_shell(vmtools_unconfined_t)
130     corecmd_shell_entry_type(vmtools_unconfined_t)
131     corecmd_shell_domtrans(vmtools_t, vmtools_unconfined_t)
 :
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