libreport version: 2.0.8 executable: /usr/bin/python hashmarkername: setroubleshoot kernel: 3.3.0-0.rc7.git0.3.fc17.x86_64 reason: SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/python from 'read' accesses on the file /etc/passwd. time: Tue Mar 20 11:48:19 2012 description: :SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/python from 'read' accesses on the file /etc/passwd. : :***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** : :If you believe that python should be allowed read access on the passwd 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 hpfax /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol :# semodule -i mypol.pp : :Additional Information: :Source Context system_u:system_r:hplip_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 :Target Context system_u:object_r:passwd_file_t:s0 :Target Objects /etc/passwd [ file ] :Source hpfax :Source Path /usr/bin/python :Port <Unknown> :Host (removed) :Source RPM Packages python-2.7.2-18.fc17.x86_64 :Target RPM Packages setup-2.8.48-1.fc17.noarch :Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.10.0-95.fc17.noarch :Selinux Enabled True :Policy Type targeted :Enforcing Mode Enforcing :Host Name (removed) :Platform Linux (removed) : 3.3.0-0.rc7.git0.3.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Mar 12 : 18:40:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 :Alert Count 1 :First Seen Tue Mar 20 11:47:55 2012 :Last Seen Tue Mar 20 11:47:55 2012 :Local ID f809f92d-bfcb-4812-addb-5be2fa7cf2ab : :Raw Audit Messages :type=AVC msg=audit(1332240475.480:160): avc: denied { read } for pid=4294 comm="hpfax" name="passwd" dev="sda2" ino=2889582 scontext=system_u:system_r:hplip_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:passwd_file_t:s0 tclass=file : : :type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1332240475.480:160): arch=x86_64 syscall=open success=no exit=EACCES a0=7fc515c9d6ca a1=80000 a2=1b6 a3=238 items=0 ppid=4285 pid=4294 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=7 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=7 sgid=7 fsgid=7 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=hpfax exe=/usr/bin/python subj=system_u:system_r:hplip_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null) : :Hash: hpfax,hplip_t,passwd_file_t,file,read : :audit2allowunable to open /sys/fs/selinux/policy: Permission denied : : :audit2allow -Runable to open /sys/fs/selinux/policy: Permission denied : :
Any idea why hpfax needs to read /etc/passwd?
Or better yet, did the print job work ok. We probably should just allow this, since we are really trying to block confined containers from reading the file.
selinux-policy-3.10.0-106.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/selinux-policy-3.10.0-106.fc17
Package selinux-policy-3.10.0-106.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing selinux-policy-3.10.0-106.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4694/selinux-policy-3.10.0-106.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
selinux-policy-3.10.0-106.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.