SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/python from 'search' accesses on the directory /root/.local. ***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** If you believe that python should be allowed search access on the .local directory 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 fail2ban-client /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol # semodule -i mypol.pp Additional Information: Source Context system_u:system_r:fail2ban_client_t:s0 Target Context system_u:object_r:gconf_home_t:s0 Target Objects /root/.local [ dir ] Source fail2ban-client Source Path /usr/bin/python Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages python-2.7.1-7.fc15 Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.9.16-35.fc15 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Enforcing Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 2.6.40-4.fc15.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Jul 29 18:46:53 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 1 First Seen Mon 08 Aug 2011 08:01:54 AM MSK Last Seen Mon 08 Aug 2011 08:01:54 AM MSK Local ID 00826432-d37e-42c8-b57a-7af13f72cdd7 Raw Audit Messages type=AVC msg=audit(1312779714.667:26): avc: denied { search } for pid=1740 comm="fail2ban-client" name=".local" dev=dm-1 ino=670711 scontext=system_u:system_r:fail2ban_client_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:gconf_home_t:s0 tclass=dir type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1312779714.667:26): arch=x86_64 syscall=stat success=no exit=ENOENT a0=a349b0 a1=7ffffb0323d0 a2=7ffffb0323d0 a3=326e6f687479702f items=0 ppid=1733 pid=1740 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=fail2ban-client exe=/usr/bin/python subj=system_u:system_r:fail2ban_client_t:s0 key=(null) Hash: fail2ban-client,fail2ban_client_t,gconf_home_t,dir,search audit2allow #============= fail2ban_client_t ============== allow fail2ban_client_t gconf_home_t:dir search; audit2allow -R #============= fail2ban_client_t ============== allow fail2ban_client_t gconf_home_t:dir search;
Are you still seeing this?
I still see it on Fedora 16. SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/python from search access on the None /root/.local. ***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** If you believe that python should be allowed search access on the .local <Unknown> 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 fail2ban-client /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol # semodule -i mypol.pp Additional Information: Source Context system_u:system_r:fail2ban_client_t:s0 Target Context system_u:object_r:gconf_home_t:s0 Target Objects /root/.local [ None ] Source fail2ban-client Source Path /usr/bin/python Port <Unknown> Host foobar Source RPM Packages python-2.7.2-5.2.fc16.x86_64 Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.10.0-72.fc16.noarch Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Permissive Host Name foobar Platform Linux foobar 3.2.2-1.fc16.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jan 26 03:21:58 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 1 First Seen Tue Jan 31 01:59:48 2012 Last Seen Tue Jan 31 01:59:48 2012 Local ID b60f6d0e-b7df-4940-b891-43c7a10eecc4 Raw Audit Messages type=AVC msg=audit(1327971588.905:63): avc: denied { search } for pid=1026 comm="fail2ban-client" name=".local" dev=vda2 ino=530160 scontext=system_u:system_r:fail2ban_client_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:gconf_home_t:s0 tclass=dirnode=foobar type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1327971588.905:63): arch=c000003e syscall=4 success=no exit=-2 a0=24f0cc0 a1=7ffff825ad40 a2=7ffff825ad40 a3=6b6361702d657469 items=0 ppid=1021 pid=1026 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="fail2ban-client" exe="/usr/bin/python" subj=system_u:system_r:fail2ban_client_t:s0 key=(null) Hash: fail2ban-client,fail2ban_client_t,gconf_home_t,None,search audit2allow audit2allow -R
I would prefer to see if you saw this bug in enforcing mode.
Added a dontaudit in Rawhide.
selinux-policy-3.9.16-52.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/selinux-policy-3.9.16-52.fc15
Package selinux-policy-3.9.16-52.fc15: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 15 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing selinux-policy-3.9.16-52.fc15' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4286/selinux-policy-3.9.16-52.fc15 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
selinux-policy-3.9.16-52.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.