Bug 718815 - wpa_gui cannot write to wpa_supplicant.conf (SELinux context problem)
Summary: wpa_gui cannot write to wpa_supplicant.conf (SELinux context problem)
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: wpa_supplicant
Version: 14
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
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Assignee: Dan Williams
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-07-04 19:15 UTC by dosboss64
Modified: 2012-08-16 13:01 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2012-08-16 13:01:52 UTC
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Description dosboss64 2011-07-04 19:15:32 UTC
Description of problem:
wpa_gui (wpa_supplicant_gui-0.6.8-10.fc14.x86_64) cannot write to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf (wpa_supplicant-0.6.8-10.fc14.x86_64) due to wrong SELinux context.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
0.6.8-10.fc14.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Load wpa_gui
2. Click "File" -> "Save Configuration"
3.
  
Actual results:
Error displayed: "The configuration could not be saved. The update_config=1 option must be used for configuration saving to be permitted." This error is displayed whether or not the stated config line exists in wpa_supplicant.conf. 

Expected results:
The file should be saved (considering the "update_config=1" statement exists in the config file), and a confirmation dialog should appear stating: "The current configuration was saved."

Additional info:
An SELinux AVC denial is generated every time the configuration save is attempted:
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(07/04/2011 14:04:21.214:369) : arch=x86_64 syscall=open success=no exit=-13(Permission denied) a0=843640 a1=241 a2=1b6 a3=0 items=0 ppid=1 pid=6744 auid=dosboss uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root fsgid=root tty=(none) ses=1 comm=wpa_supplicant exe=/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant subj=unconfined_u:system_r:NetworkManager_t:s0 key=(null) 
type=AVC msg=audit(07/04/2011 14:04:21.214:369) : avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=6744 comm=wpa_supplicant name=wpa_supplicant.conf dev=dm-0 ino=8228710 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:NetworkManager_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 tclass=file

Comment 1 dosboss64 2011-07-04 19:16:31 UTC
Fix:
I changed the context of the wpa_supplicant.conf file to NetworkManager_etc_rw_t and attempted the save again, at which point it worked. I am not entirely sure this is the correct context for the file, but it seems right considering the subject context in the AVC message - and bonus, it works!

Not often a fix is posted with the bug, but hey... here ya go!

Comment 2 Gary Tivey 2012-07-14 17:49:35 UTC
Don't know if this is the same problem...but it is related.

KDE plasma.networkmanager would connect to wireless app but not authenticate (WPA,WPA2) after upgrading to new 3.4x kernels.(Yes, I used two different ones) Checked systemctl and found that wpa_supplicant.service failed to start using version 3.4x kernels.

Reverting to 3.3.8-1 kernel put everything back to normal, without any configuration changes. 

Just guessing, but it might have something to do with the 3.4x kernels. =)

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