libreport version: 2.0.10 executable: /usr/bin/python2.7 hashmarkername: setroubleshoot kernel: 3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 time: Tue 12 Jun 2012 08:06:49 AM CET description: :SELinux is preventing snort from 'create' accesses on the netlink_socket . : :***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** : :If you believe that snort should be allowed create access on the netlink_socket 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 snort /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol :# semodule -i mypol.pp : :Additional Information: :Source Context system_u:system_r:snort_t:s0 :Target Context system_u:system_r:snort_t:s0 :Target Objects [ netlink_socket ] :Source snort :Source Path snort :Port <Unknown> :Host (removed) :Source RPM Packages :Target RPM Packages :Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.10.0-128.fc17.noarch :Selinux Enabled True :Policy Type targeted :Enforcing Mode Permissive :Host Name (removed) :Platform Linux (removed) 3.4.2-1.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP : Sat Jun 9 19:03:08 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 :Alert Count 1 :First Seen Tue 12 Jun 2012 08:05:54 AM CET :Last Seen Tue 12 Jun 2012 08:05:54 AM CET :Local ID 47071570-5695-49ac-baa8-f3da0eeab652 : :Raw Audit Messages :type=AVC msg=audit(1339484754.474:56): avc: denied { create } for pid=1156 comm="snort" scontext=system_u:system_r:snort_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:snort_t:s0 tclass=netlink_socket : : :Hash: snort,snort_t,snort_t,netlink_socket,create : :audit2allowunable to open /sys/fs/selinux/policy: Permission denied : : :audit2allow -Runable to open /sys/fs/selinux/policy: Permission denied : :
Could you please execute # semanage permissive -a snort_t which will make snort_t domain as permissive and re-test it and then execute # ausearch -m avc -ts recent which will get us AVC msgs. Thank you.
Fixed in selinux-policy-3.10.0-133.fc17
selinux-policy-3.10.0-134.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/selinux-policy-3.10.0-134.fc17
Package selinux-policy-3.10.0-134.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-3.10.0-134.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-10008/selinux-policy-3.10.0-134.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
selinux-policy-3.10.0-134.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.