Bug 215526 - vmware now generates execmem/execstack AVCs
Summary: vmware now generates execmem/execstack AVCs
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: selinux-policy-targeted
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Daniel Walsh
QA Contact: Ben Levenson
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-11-14 15:35 UTC by Tom London
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-11-15 15:19:09 UTC
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Description Tom London 2006-11-14 15:35:20 UTC
Description of problem:
Recent selinux-policy-targeted policy now generates execmem and execstack AVCs
when starting vmware.  vmware won't start in enforcing mode. (Didn't used to do
this).

I get the following AVCs when running in enforcing mode:

type=AVC msg=audit(1163518434.066:31): avc:  denied  { execstack } for  pid=3631
comm="ld-linux.so.2" scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0
tcontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 tclass=process
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1163518434.066:31): arch=40000003 syscall=125 success=no
exit=-13 a0=bfe2e000 a1=1000 a2=1000007 a3=fffff000 items=0 ppid=3629 pid=3631
auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500
tty=pts1 comm="ld-linux.so.2" exe="/lib/ld-2.5.90.so"
subj=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null)
type=AVC msg=audit(1163518434.073:32): avc:  denied  { execstack } for  pid=3636
comm="ld-linux.so.2" scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0
tcontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 tclass=process
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1163518434.073:32): arch=40000003 syscall=125 success=no
exit=-13 a0=bfeff000 a1=1000 a2=1000007 a3=fffff000 items=0 ppid=3634 pid=3636
auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500
tty=pts1 comm="ld-linux.so.2" exe="/lib/ld-2.5.90.so"
subj=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null)
type=AVC msg=audit(1163518434.114:33): avc:  denied  { execstack } for  pid=3644
comm="ld-linux.so.2" scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0
tcontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 tclass=process
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1163518434.114:33): arch=40000003 syscall=125 success=no
exit=-13 a0=bfb63000 a1=1000 a2=1000007 a3=fffff000 items=0 ppid=3642 pid=3644
auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500
tty=pts1 comm="ld-linux.so.2" exe="/lib/ld-2.5.90.so"
subj=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null)


In permissive mode, I get:

type=AVC msg=audit(1163518331.364:29): avc:  denied  { execstack } for  pid=3603
comm="ld-linux.so.2" scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0
tcontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 tclass=process
type=AVC msg=audit(1163518331.364:29): avc:  denied  { execmem } for  pid=3603
comm="ld-linux.so.2" scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0
tcontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 tclass=process
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1163518331.364:29): arch=40000003 syscall=125 success=yes
exit=0 a0=bfbf4000 a1=1000 a2=1000007 a3=fffff000 items=0 ppid=3601 pid=3603
auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500
tty=pts1 comm="ld-linux.so.2" exe="/lib/ld-2.5.90.so"
subj=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null)


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.3-12

How reproducible:
Every time.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. start vmware
2.
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:

Comment 1 Daniel Walsh 2006-11-14 18:17:37 UTC
chcon -t unconfined_execmem_exec_t /usr/bin/vmware fixes problem.



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