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 08:08:54 AM CET description: :SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/snort-plain from 'read' accesses on the file /etc/passwd. : :***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** : :If you believe that snort-plain 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 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:object_r:passwd_file_t:s0 :Target Objects /etc/passwd [ file ] :Source snort :Source Path /usr/sbin/snort-plain :Port <Unknown> :Host (removed) :Source RPM Packages snort-2.9.1.1-1.fc17.x86_64 :Target RPM Packages setup-2.8.48-1.fc17.noarch :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 08:05:52 AM CET :Last Seen Tue 12 Jun 2012 08:05:52 AM CET :Local ID ad742e73-36e0-4ec5-ab2b-90dcf01c727a : :Raw Audit Messages :type=AVC msg=audit(1339484752.837:50): avc: denied { read } for pid=1156 comm="snort" name="passwd" dev="dm-2" ino=918679 scontext=system_u:system_r:snort_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:passwd_file_t:s0 tclass=file : : :type=AVC msg=audit(1339484752.837:50): avc: denied { open } for pid=1156 comm="snort" name="passwd" dev="dm-2" ino=918679 scontext=system_u:system_r:snort_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:passwd_file_t:s0 tclass=file : : :type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1339484752.837:50): arch=x86_64 syscall=open success=yes exit=ESRCH a0=7fdcdedf06ca a1=80000 a2=1b6 a3=238 items=0 ppid=1155 pid=1156 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=snort exe=/usr/sbin/snort-plain subj=system_u:system_r:snort_t:s0 key=(null) : :Hash: snort,snort_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 : :
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 831076 ***