Bug 1980241 - systemd-run --shell denied by selinux
Summary: systemd-run --shell denied by selinux
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: selinux-policy
Version: 36
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Zdenek Pytela
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-07-08 07:50 UTC by Roshan Shariff
Modified: 2022-05-28 01:14 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version: selinux-policy-36.9-1.fc36
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2022-05-28 01:14:46 UTC
Type: Bug
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Github fedora-selinux selinux-policy pull 1190 0 None open Allow systemd watch and watch_reads user ptys 2022-05-13 17:05:30 UTC

Description Roshan Shariff 2021-07-08 07:50:33 UTC
Description of problem:

"systemd-run --shell" fails because of an selinux denial.

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

systemd-248.3-1.fc34.x86_64
selinux-policy-34.12-1.fc34.noarch

How reproducible:

Consistent failure.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run "systemd-run --shell"

Actual results:

Command fails with exit code 208 and the following audit message:

type=AVC msg=audit(1625730032.182:1683): avc:  denied  { watch watch_reads } for  pid=346163 comm="(bash)" path="/dev/pts/2" dev="devpts" ino=5 scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:user_devpts_t:s0 tclass=chr_file permissive=0

Expected results:

systemd-run --shell
Running as unit: run-u713.service
Press ^] three times within 1s to disconnect TTY.
[root@localhost root]# 

Additional info:

This bug seems to be similar to bug #1647162 but for "watch" and "watch_reads" permissions.  The expected behaviour is achieved by loading the following selinux module:

module my-systemd-run-pty 1.0;

require {
	type user_devpts_t;
	type init_t;
	class chr_file { watch watch_reads };
}

#============= init_t ==============
allow init_t user_devpts_t:chr_file { watch watch_reads };

Comment 1 Ben Cotton 2022-05-12 16:50:27 UTC
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Comment 2 Milos Malik 2022-05-13 14:58:56 UTC
Following SELinux denial appears in enforcing mode:
----
type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(05/13/2022 10:57:19.765:435) : proctitle=(bash) 
type=PATH msg=audit(05/13/2022 10:57:19.765:435) : item=0 name=/dev/pts/1 inode=4 dev=00:19 mode=character,620 ouid=root ogid=tty rdev=88:01 obj=unconfined_u:object_r:user_devpts_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL cap_fp=none cap_fi=none cap_fe=0 cap_fver=0 cap_frootid=0 
type=CWD msg=audit(05/13/2022 10:57:19.765:435) : cwd=/ 
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(05/13/2022 10:57:19.765:435) : arch=x86_64 syscall=inotify_add_watch success=no exit=EACCES(Permission denied) a0=0x3 a1=0x55e39a4fe560 a2=0x18 a3=0x0 items=1 ppid=1 pid=1109 auid=unset uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root fsgid=root tty=(none) ses=unset comm=(bash) exe=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 key=(null) 
type=AVC msg=audit(05/13/2022 10:57:19.765:435) : avc:  denied  { watch watch_reads } for  pid=1109 comm=(bash) path=/dev/pts/1 dev="devpts" ino=4 scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:user_devpts_t:s0 tclass=chr_file permissive=0 
----

# rpm -qa selinux\* systemd\* | sort
selinux-policy-34.27-1.fc34.noarch
selinux-policy-targeted-34.27-1.fc34.noarch
systemd-248.10-1.fc34.x86_64
systemd-libs-248.10-1.fc34.x86_64
systemd-networkd-248.10-1.fc34.x86_64
systemd-oomd-defaults-248.10-1.fc34.x86_64
systemd-pam-248.10-1.fc34.x86_64
systemd-rpm-macros-248.10-1.fc34.noarch
systemd-udev-248.10-1.fc34.x86_64
#

Comment 3 Milos Malik 2022-05-13 15:01:54 UTC
The following SELinux denial appears in permissive mode:
----
type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(05/13/2022 11:00:28.626:439) : proctitle=(bash) 
type=PATH msg=audit(05/13/2022 11:00:28.626:439) : item=0 name=/dev/pts/1 inode=4 dev=00:19 mode=character,620 ouid=root ogid=tty rdev=88:01 obj=unconfined_u:object_r:user_devpts_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL cap_fp=none cap_fi=none cap_fe=0 cap_fver=0 cap_frootid=0 
type=CWD msg=audit(05/13/2022 11:00:28.626:439) : cwd=/ 
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(05/13/2022 11:00:28.626:439) : arch=x86_64 syscall=inotify_add_watch success=yes exit=1 a0=0x3 a1=0x55e39a65b100 a2=0x18 a3=0x0 items=1 ppid=1 pid=1123 auid=unset uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root fsgid=root tty=(none) ses=unset comm=(bash) exe=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 key=(null) 
type=AVC msg=audit(05/13/2022 11:00:28.626:439) : avc:  denied  { watch watch_reads } for  pid=1123 comm=(bash) path=/dev/pts/1 dev="devpts" ino=4 scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:user_devpts_t:s0 tclass=chr_file permissive=1 
----

Comment 4 Milos Malik 2022-05-13 15:04:34 UTC
Seen in enforcing mode:

# systemd-run --shell
Running as unit: run-u21.service
Press ^] three times within 1s to disconnect TTY.
Finished with result: exit-code
Main processes terminated with: code=exited/status=208
Service runtime: 11ms
CPU time consumed: 944us
#

Seen in permissive mode:

# systemd-run --shell
Running as unit: run-u23.service
Press ^] three times within 1s to disconnect TTY.
[root@fedora root]# Error on PTY forwarding logic: Operation canceled

Finished with result: success
CPU time consumed: 7ms
#

Comment 7 Milos Malik 2022-05-13 17:19:23 UTC
Test coverage for this bug exists in a form of PR:
 * https://src.fedoraproject.org/tests/selinux/pull-request/301

The PR waits for review.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2022-05-19 16:24:26 UTC
FEDORA-2022-148223ef3b has been submitted as an update to Fedora 36. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-148223ef3b

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2022-05-20 02:54:39 UTC
FEDORA-2022-148223ef3b has been pushed to the Fedora 36 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2022-148223ef3b`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-148223ef3b

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2022-05-28 01:14:46 UTC
FEDORA-2022-148223ef3b has been pushed to the Fedora 36 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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