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Description of problem: Upon first boot after fresh install, there are several selinux complaints (avc denied) relating to mount of /etc/mtab. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): util-linux-2.19-0.4.fc15.x86_64 selinux-policy-targeted-3.9.13-8.fc15.noarch systemd-17-1.fc15.x86_64 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Fresh install DVD of today's rawhide (2011-02-03; Thursday) 2. boot 3. Actual results: On text console and in output of dmesg: [ 8.875110] type=1400 audit(1296752507.598:5): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=494 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 8.880902] type=1400 audit(1296752507.603:6): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=492 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 8.887511] type=1400 audit(1296752507.610:7): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=493 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 8.890804] type=1400 audit(1296752507.613:8): avc: denied { read } for pid=492 comm="mount" name="mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 8.896335] type=1400 audit(1296752507.619:9): avc: denied { read } for pid=493 comm="mount" name="mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 8.903736] type=1400 audit(1296752507.626:10): avc: denied { read } for pid=494 comm="mount" name="mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 9.036702] type=1400 audit(1296752507.758:11): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=498 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 14.206746] type=1400 audit(1296752512.928:19): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=896 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 14.208596] type=1400 audit(1296752512.931:20): avc: denied { read } for pid=896 comm="mount" name="mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 14.232449] type=1400 audit(1296752512.954:21): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=898 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 14.234403] type=1400 audit(1296752512.956:22): avc: denied { read } for pid=898 comm="mount" name="mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 15.569986] type=1400 audit(1296752514.291:23): avc: denied { create } for pid=918 comm="system-setup-ke" name="00-system-setup-keyboard.conf" scontext=system_u:system_r:keyboardd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=file [ 15.632222] type=1400 audit(1296752514.354:24): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=926 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 15.633710] type=1400 audit(1296752514.356:25): avc: denied { read } for pid=926 comm="mount" name="mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 15.641302] type=1400 audit(1296752514.363:26): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=927 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 15.642926] type=1400 audit(1296752514.365:27): avc: denied { read } for pid=927 comm="mount" name="mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file [ 15.648116] type=1400 audit(1296752514.370:28): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=928 comm="mount" path="/etc/mtab" dev=sdd7 ino=131347 scontext=system_u:system_r:mount_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file Expected results: no complaint Additional info:
Dan, it seems that SELinux doesn't like the fact that /etc/mtab is a symlink. Is there anything what should be fixed in selinux policy?
Fixed in selinux-policy-3.9.13-10.fc15