Bug 239710 – avc:denied httpd -- no access to symbolic link directory

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Bug 239710 - avc:denied httpd -- no access to symbolic link directory

Summary:	avc:denied httpd -- no access to symbolic link directory

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	httpd (Show other bugs)
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Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Joe Orton
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Reported:	2007-05-10 13:34 EDT by ericm24x7
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:12 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2007-05-25 09:15:12 EDT
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Description ericm24x7 2007-05-10 13:34:30 EDT

Description of problem:
I have the following symbolic link directory:
/var/www/html/a -> /a

I'm getting avc denial with the following raw audit messages:
avc: denied { getattr } for comm="httpd" dev=sda6 egid=48 euid=48
exe="/usr/sbin/httpd" exit=-13 fsgid=48 fsuid=48 gid=48 items=0 name="/"
path="/a" pid=3809 scontext=user_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0 sgid=48
subj=user_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0 suid=48 tclass=dir
tcontext=system_u:object_r:rsync_data_t:s0 tty=(none) uid=48

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
httpd-2.2.4-3
selinux-policy-2.6.1-1.fc7

How reproducible:
persistent

Steps to Reproduce:
1. yum install httpd.x86_64
2. ln -s /var/www/html/a /a
3. From remote client, bring up firefox and access /a directory
   # assumed /a has populated sub-directories read access enabled
    http://192.168.3.103/a

Actual results:
All sub-directories and files /a is invisible

Attached is the output file of selinux troubleshooter.

Comment 1 ericm24x7 2007-05-10 13:34:30 EDT

Created attachment 154487 [details]
selinux troubleshooter output log

Comment 2 Joe Orton 2007-05-25 09:15:12 EDT

This looks like an expected policy violation - the target directory is not
labelled such that httpd can read it.  See "man httpd_selinux" - the /a
directory needs to be labelled with httpd_sys_content_t or similar; please mail
fedora-selinux@redhat.com for further help.

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