Bug 730453 - SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/skype from 'mmap_zero' accesses on the memprotect Unknown.
Summary: SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/skype from 'mmap_zero' accesses on the memprot...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: selinux-policy
Version: 14
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Miroslav Grepl
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: setroubleshoot_trace_hash:bc079912ec4...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-08-13 04:48 UTC by Hicham HAOUARI
Modified: 2012-02-01 17:05 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-10-08 20:26:51 UTC
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Description Hicham HAOUARI 2011-08-13 04:48:57 UTC
SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/skype from 'mmap_zero' accesses on the memprotect Unknown.

*****  Plugin mmap_zero (53.1 confidence) suggests  **************************

If you do not think /usr/bin/skype should need to mmap low memory in the kernel.
Then you may be under attack by a hacker, this is a very dangerous access.
Do
contact your security administrator and report this issue.

*****  Plugin catchall_boolean (42.6 confidence) suggests  *******************

If you want to control the ability to mmap a low area of the address space, as configured by /proc/sys/kernel/mmap_min_addr.
Then you must tell SELinux about this by enabling the 'mmap_low_allowed' boolean.
Do
setsebool -P mmap_low_allowed 1

*****  Plugin catchall (5.76 confidence) suggests  ***************************

If you believe that skype should be allowed mmap_zero access on the Unknown memprotect 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 skype /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
# semodule -i mypol.pp

Additional Information:
Source Context                unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_execmem_t:s0-
                              s0:c0.c1023
Target Context                unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_execmem_t:s0-
                              s0:c0.c1023
Target Objects                Unknown [ memprotect ]
Source                        skype
Source Path                   /usr/bin/skype
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          (removed)
Source RPM Packages           skype-2.2.0.35-fc10
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.9.7-42.fc14
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Host Name                     (removed)
Platform                      Linux (removed) 2.6.35.13-92.fc14.i686 #1 SMP Sat May
                              21 17:39:42 UTC 2011 i686 i686
Alert Count                   82
First Seen                    Sat 13 Aug 2011 04:46:13 AM WET
Last Seen                     Sat 13 Aug 2011 04:46:53 AM WET
Local ID                      0f121363-851f-4afb-a9a7-56d4bc449340

Raw Audit Messages
type=AVC msg=audit(1313210813.907:27161): avc:  denied  { mmap_zero } for  pid=2565 comm="skype" scontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_execmem_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_execmem_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tclass=memprotect


type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1313210813.907:27161): arch=i386 syscall=mmap2 per=400000 success=no exit=EACCES a0=0 a1=100000 a2=0 a3=4022 items=0 ppid=1 pid=2565 auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=500 sgid=500 fsgid=500 tty=(none) ses=1 comm=skype exe=/usr/bin/skype subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_execmem_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)

Hash: skype,unconfined_execmem_t,unconfined_execmem_t,memprotect,mmap_zero

audit2allow

#============= unconfined_execmem_t ==============
#!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'mmap_low_allowed'

allow unconfined_execmem_t self:memprotect mmap_zero;

audit2allow -R

#============= unconfined_execmem_t ==============
#!!!! This avc can be allowed using the boolean 'mmap_low_allowed'

allow unconfined_execmem_t self:memprotect mmap_zero;

Comment 1 Daniel Walsh 2011-08-15 11:09:52 UTC
As the alert tells you, this is not something we want to allow.  You should report it as a bug to skype.  If skype continues to work file and just generates this ugly AVC, I would suggest you add a dontaudit rule and would be abel to continue to use the product.

Otherwise if you want to you can turn the boolean on, and lower your SELinux protections.


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