Description of problem: SELinux is preventing ip6tables-resto (iptables_t) "read" to inotify (inotifyfs_t). Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by ip6tables-resto. It is not expected that this access is required by ip6tables-resto and this access may signal an intrusion attempt. It is also possible that the specific version or configuration of the application is causing it to require additional access. Allowing Access: Sometimes labeling problems can cause SELinux denials. You could try to restore the default system file context for inotify, restorecon -v 'inotify' If this does not work, there is currently no automatic way to allow this access. Instead, you can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see FAQ (http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385) Or you can disable SELinux protection altogether. Disabling SELinux protection is not recommended. Please file a bug report (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi) against this package. Additional Information: Source Context system_u:system_r:iptables_t:s0 Target Context system_u:object_r:inotifyfs_t:s0 Target Objects inotify [ dir ] Source iptables Source Path /sbin/iptables Port <Unknown> Host threonine Source RPM Packages iptables-ipv6-1.3.8-6.fc8 Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.0.8-87.fc8 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall_file Host Name threonine Platform Linux threonine 2.6.24.3-12.fc8 #1 SMP Tue Feb 26 14:21:30 EST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 14 First Seen Sun 09 Mar 2008 12:28:34 AM GMT Last Seen Sun 09 Mar 2008 01:00:58 AM GMT Local ID 069677e2-2e96-444e-b67b-9244c8912938 Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages host=threonine type=AVC msg=audit(1205024458.912:210): avc: denied { read } for pid=9278 comm="ip6tables-resto" path="inotify" dev=inotifyfs ino=1 scontext=system_u:system_r:iptables_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:inotifyfs_t:s0 tclass=dir host=threonine type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1205024458.912:210): arch=c000003e syscall=59 success=yes exit=0 a0=90f670 a1=9103c0 a2=8dd9f0 a3=8 items=0 ppid=9268 pid=9278 auid=501 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) comm="ip6tables-resto" exe="/sbin/ip6tables-restore" subj=system_u:system_r:iptables_t:s0 key=(null) How reproducible: Only happened once so far. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Disable firewall (using System->Admin->Firewall GUI) 2. Enable firewall (using System->Admin->Firewall GUI) Actual results: Selinux alert (see above) Expected results: No Selinux alert Additional info: -
Please have a look at iptables-1.4.1.1-2 in testing. It should fix your problem.
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