Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-316.el5 selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-316.el5 selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-316.el5 selinux-policy-2.4.6-316.el5 selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-316.el5 selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-316.el5 How reproducible: generated automatically each hour Steps to Reproduce: 1. get a freshly installed RHEL-5.7 machine with MLS policy in enforcing mode 2. log in as root via console 3. AVCs appear automatically each hour (07:01:01,08:01:01,09:01:01 etc.) Actual results: ---- time->Mon Jun 27 08:01:01 2011 type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1309176061.148:95): arch=c0000032 syscall=1210 success=no exit=-13 a0=2000000800511b00 a1=60000fffffb94770 a2=130 a3=0 items=0 ppid=4029 pid=4997 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=3 comm="crond" exe="/usr/sbin/crond" subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-0-s15:c0.c1023 key=(null) type=AVC msg=audit(1309176061.148:95): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=4997 comm="crond" path="/etc/krb5.conf" dev=dm-0 ino=36503783 scontext=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:krb5_conf_t:s0 tclass=fifile ---- Expected results: * no AVCs
We need to add auth_use_nsswitch(crond_t)
Fixed in selinux-policy-2.4.6-317.el5
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0158.html