libreport version: 2.0.10 executable: /usr/bin/python2.7 hashmarkername: setroubleshoot kernel: 3.4.4-3.fc17.x86_64 time: Tue 03 Jul 2012 11:06:08 AM SGT description: :SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/python2.7 from 'read' accesses on the file /etc/passwd. : :***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** : :If you believe that python2.7 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 cobblerd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol :# semodule -i mypol.pp : :Additional Information: :Source Context system_u:system_r:cobblerd_t:s0 :Target Context system_u:object_r:passwd_file_t:s0 :Target Objects /etc/passwd [ file ] :Source cobblerd :Source Path /usr/bin/python2.7 :Port <Unknown> :Host (removed) :Source RPM Packages python-2.7.3-6.fc17.x86_64 :Target RPM Packages setup-2.8.48-1.fc17.noarch :Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.10.0-134.fc17.noarch :Selinux Enabled True :Policy Type targeted :Enforcing Mode Enforcing :Host Name (removed) :Platform Linux (removed) 3.4.4-3.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP : Tue Jun 26 20:54:56 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 :Alert Count 2 :First Seen Tue 03 Jul 2012 08:31:45 AM SGT :Last Seen Tue 03 Jul 2012 11:03:10 AM SGT :Local ID 6b602a25-7e33-47f2-93cc-3590979dc53f : :Raw Audit Messages :type=AVC msg=audit(1341284590.219:2500): avc: denied { read } for pid=27374 comm="cobblerd" name="passwd" dev="dm-0" ino=2235201 scontext=system_u:system_r:cobblerd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:passwd_file_t:s0 tclass=file : : :type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1341284590.219:2500): arch=x86_64 syscall=open success=no exit=EACCES a0=7fa8f17d36ca a1=80000 a2=1b6 a3=238 items=0 ppid=1 pid=27374 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=cobblerd exe=/usr/bin/python2.7 subj=system_u:system_r:cobblerd_t:s0 key=(null) : :Hash: cobblerd,cobblerd_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 : :
827813 ==> states that this bug has been fixed in the selinux-policy-3.10.0-130.fc17 release. Current selinux-policy package version: selinux-policy-3.10.0-134.fc17.noarch selinux-policy-devel-3.10.0-134.fc17.noarch libselinux-utils-2.1.10-3.fc17.x86_64 selinux-policy-targeted-3.10.0-134.fc17.noarch libselinux-2.1.10-3.fc17.x86_64 libselinux-2.1.10-3.fc17.i686 libselinux-python-2.1.10-3.fc17.x86_64 Please check if am missing out on something. Thanks
You are right. Fixed in selinux-policy-3.10.0-137.fc17
Hi, thanks for the solution. Would like to know if the update is available, or we have to update from "testing" repo ? Thanks
selinux-policy-3.10.0-137.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/selinux-policy-3.10.0-137.fc17
Package selinux-policy-3.10.0-137.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-3.10.0-137.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-10279/selinux-policy-3.10.0-137.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
selinux-policy-3.10.0-137.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.