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SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/pidgin from using the 'execstack' accesses on a process. ***** Plugin allow_execstack (53.1 confidence) suggests ******************** If you do not think /usr/bin/pidgin should need to map stack memory that is both writable and executable. Then you need to report a bug. This is a potentially dangerous access. Do contact your security administrator and report this issue. ***** Plugin catchall_boolean (42.6 confidence) suggests ******************* If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their stack executable. This should never, ever be necessary. Probably indicates a badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable should be reported in bugzilla Then you must tell SELinux about this by enabling the 'allow_execstack' boolean. Do setsebool -P allow_execstack 1 ***** Plugin catchall (5.76 confidence) suggests *************************** If you believe that pidgin should be allowed execstack access on processes labeled unconfined_t by default. Then you should report this as a bug. You can generate a local policy module to allow this access. Do allow this access for now by executing: # grep /usr/bin/pidgin /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol # semodule -i mypol.pp Additional Information: Source Context unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 Target Context unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 Target Objects Unknown [ process ] Source pidgin Source Path /usr/bin/pidgin Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages pidgin-2.7.7-1.fc14 Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.9.7-19.fc14 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Permissive Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686.PAE #1 SMP Thu Dec 23 16:10:47 UTC 2010 i686 i686 Alert Count 1 First Seen Thu 30 Dec 2010 04:07:39 PM CET Last Seen Thu 30 Dec 2010 04:07:39 PM CET Local ID e4faef4f-e776-4350-91f8-bfee2d62883c Raw Audit Messages type=AVC msg=audit(1293721659.18:16905): avc: denied { execstack } for pid=5297 comm="pidgin" scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 tclass=process pidgin,unconfined_t,unconfined_t,process,execstack type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1293721659.18:16905): arch=i386 syscall=mprotect success=yes exit=0 a0=bfb05000 a1=1000 a2=1000007 a3=bfb02840 items=0 ppid=1 pid=5297 auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500 tty=(none) ses=1 comm=pidgin exe=/usr/bin/pidgin subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0 key=(null) pidgin,unconfined_t,unconfined_t,process,execstack #============= unconfined_t ============== #!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'allow_execstack' allow unconfined_t self:process execstack;
I assume this is a pidgin issue; it shouldn't need executable stack.
Does this happen only when Pidgin is playing sounds? (try turning off Sounds in preferences to see if it stops). If so, this is probably a duplicate of bug #666055.
I haven't been able to reproduce it yet - also not with the methods mention on bug bug 666055
Have a look at 652297 this might be related to bad libraries.
Right, it seems to be a duplicate of https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1560
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 652297 ***
I recently upgraded my system with fedora 14 with the pre upgrade command is it causing issue
No it is probably libxvid.