libreport version: 2.0.8 executable: /usr/bin/python hashmarkername: setroubleshoot kernel: 3.1.5-6.fc16.x86_64 reason: SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/nscd from 'read' accesses on the file unix. time: Thu 22 Dec 2011 08:16:07 AM MST description: :SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/nscd from 'read' accesses on the file unix. : :***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** : :If you believe that nscd should be allowed read access on the unix file 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 nscd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol :# semodule -i mypol.pp : :Additional Information: :Source Context system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 :Target Context system_u:object_r:proc_net_t:s0 :Target Objects unix [ file ] :Source nscd :Source Path /usr/sbin/nscd :Port <Unknown> :Host (removed) :Source RPM Packages nscd-2.14.90-21 :Target RPM Packages :Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.10.0-64.fc16 :Selinux Enabled True :Policy Type targeted :Enforcing Mode Enforcing :Host Name (removed) :Platform Linux (removed) 3.1.5-6.fc16.x86_64 : #1 SMP Thu Dec 15 16:14:44 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 :Alert Count 1 :First Seen Thu 22 Dec 2011 07:48:16 AM MST :Last Seen Thu 22 Dec 2011 07:48:16 AM MST :Local ID 8321b6a9-d6bc-4c1e-b51f-5b3f37bc4d89 : :Raw Audit Messages :type=AVC msg=audit(1324565296.572:1114): avc: denied { read } for pid=4210 comm="nscd" name="unix" dev=proc ino=4026532000 scontext=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:proc_net_t:s0 tclass=file : : :type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1324565296.572:1114): arch=x86_64 syscall=access success=no exit=EACCES a0=7fe2a31f6080 a1=4 a2=7fe2a31f608e a3=7fe2a31f5e90 items=0 ppid=1 pid=4210 auid=4294967295 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=nscd exe=/usr/sbin/nscd subj=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null) : :Hash: nscd,nscd_t,proc_net_t,file,read : :audit2allow : :#============= nscd_t ============== :allow nscd_t proc_net_t:file read; : :audit2allow -R : :#============= nscd_t ============== :allow nscd_t proc_net_t:file read; :
I don't know what triggered this. I had done a "yum upgrade" about 5 minutes prior, but was doing purely local work on my machine when sealert popped up. I did have Firefox up, so it's possible an ad on some page did something to trigger this, I suppose.
commit 7d4aea72c96537e8ebef1d5c3a9d7cbb01a70e64 Author: Miroslav Grepl <mgrepl> Date: Thu Mar 15 17:19:13 2012 +0000 Allow nscd to read kernel network state
selinux-policy-3.10.0-84.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/selinux-policy-3.10.0-84.fc16
selinux-policy-3.10.0-84.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.