Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): selinux-policy-2.4.6-295.el5 selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-295.el5 selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-295.el5 selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-295.el5 selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-295.el5 selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-295.el5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: (machine is in runlevel 1, root is logged in via console) # id -Z system_u:system_r:sysadm_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 # cat mypol.te policy_module(mypol,1.0) # make -f /usr/share/selinux/devel/Makefile Compiling mls mypol module /usr/bin/checkmodule: loading policy configuration from tmp/mypol.tmp /usr/bin/checkmodule: policy configuration loaded /usr/bin/checkmodule: writing binary representation (version 6) to tmp/mypol.mod Creating mls mypol.pp policy package rm tmp/mypol.mod.fc tmp/mypol.mod # semodule -i mypol.pp # echo $? 0 Actual results: type=1400 audit(1290682738.139:18): avc: denied { use } for pid=2529 comm="load_policy" path="/dev/console" dev=tmpfs ino=741 scontext=system_u:system_r:load_policy_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd type=1400 audit(1290682738.139:19): avc: denied { use } for pid=2529 comm="load_policy" path="/dev/console" dev=tmpfs ino=741 scontext=system_u:system_r:load_policy_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd type=1400 audit(1290682738.139:20): avc: denied { use } for pid=2529 comm="load_policy" path="/dev/console" dev=tmpfs ino=741 scontext=system_u:system_r:load_policy_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd Expected results: no AVCs
Seen in permissive mode: type=1400 audit(1290694405.830:282): avc: denied { use } for pid=9696 comm="load_policy" path="/dev/console" dev=tmpfs ino=741 scontext=system_u:system_r:load_policy_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd type=1300 audit(1290694405.830:282): arch=40000003 syscall=11 success=yes exit=0 a0=9509590 a1=ae28150 a2=0 a3=0 items=0 ppid=9695 pid=9696 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=ttyS0 ses=4294967295 comm="load_policy" exe="/usr/sbin/load_policy" subj=system_u:system_r:load_policy_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 key=(null)
Fixed in selinux-policy-2.4.6-296.el5
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: With the SELinux MLS policy enabled, running the semodule command could cause various AVC messages to be written to the log. This error has been fixed, and semodule no longer causes such messages to appear.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0026.html