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Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-315.el5 selinux-policy-2.4.6-315.el5 selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-315.el5 selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-315.el5 selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-315.el5 selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-315.el5 smartmontools-5.38-2.el5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: * get a freshly installed RHEL-5.7 machine with active MLS policy # sestatus SELinux status: enabled SELinuxfs mount: /selinux Current mode: enforcing Mode from config file: enforcing Policy version: 21 Policy from config file: mls # run_init service smartd status Authenticating root. Password: smartd is stopped # run_init service smartd start Authenticating root. Password: Starting smartd: [FAILED] # run_init service smartd status Authenticating root. Password: smartd is stopped # Actual results: ---- time->Tue Jun 28 03:33:55 2011 type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1309246435.910:83): arch=40000003 syscall=11 success=yes exit=0 a0=a071918 a1=a071a38 a2=a071c68 a3=0 items=0 ppid=2904 pid=2905 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts0 ses=1 comm="smartd" exe="/usr/sbin/smartd" subj=system_u:system_r:fsdaemon_t:s15:c0.c1023 key=(null) type=AVC msg=audit(1309246435.910:83): avc: denied { use } for pid=2905 comm="smartd" path="/dev/pts/0" dev=devpts ino=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:fsdaemon_t:s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd type=AVC msg=audit(1309246435.910:83): avc: denied { use } for pid=2905 comm="smartd" path="/dev/pts/0" dev=devpts ino=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:fsdaemon_t:s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd type=AVC msg=audit(1309246435.910:83): avc: denied { use } for pid=2905 comm="smartd" path="/dev/pts/0" dev=devpts ino=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:fsdaemon_t:s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd ---- time->Tue Jun 28 03:33:55 2011 type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1309246435.913:84): arch=40000003 syscall=125 success=no exit=-13 a0=bf7000 a1=1000 a2=1 a3=1d98 items=0 ppid=2904 pid=2905 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts0 ses=1 comm="smartd" exe="/usr/sbin/smartd" subj=system_u:system_r:fsdaemon_t:s15:c0.c1023 key=(null) type=AVC msg=audit(1309246435.913:84): avc: denied { use } for pid=2905 comm="smartd" path="/usr/sbin/smartd" dev=dm-0 ino=505378 scontext=system_u:system_r:fsdaemon_t:s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd ---- Expected results: * no AVCs
audit2why says: type=AVC msg=audit(1309249961.627:192): avc: denied { use } for pid=29380 comm="smartd" path="/usr/sbin/smartd" dev=dm-0 ino=505378 scontext=system_u:system_r:fsdaemon_t:s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tclass=fd Was caused by: Constraint violation. Check policy/constraints. Typically, you just need to add a type attribute to the domain to satisfy the constraint.
RHEL6 has mls_fd_share_all_levels(initrc_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