Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-331.el5 selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-331.el5 selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-331.el5 selinux-policy-2.4.6-331.el5 selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-331.el5 selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-331.el5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. get a RHEL-5.9 machine where targeted policy is active 2. service netplugd restart 3. search for AVCs Actual results: ---- time->Thu Aug 16 11:36:58 2012 type=PATH msg=audit(1345109818.864:258): item=0 name="/usr/sbin/brctl" inode=601299 dev=03:03 mode=0100755 ouid=0 ogid=0 rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:brctl_exec_t:s0 type=CWD msg=audit(1345109818.864:258): cwd="/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts" type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1345109818.864:258): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=no exit=-13 a0=8f01408 a1=bfa52dbc a2=5f0ff4 a3=1 items=1 ppid=6802 pid=6803 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=2 comm="ifup-eth" exe="/bin/bash" subj=root:system_r:hotplug_t:s0 key=(null) type=AVC msg=audit(1345109818.864:258): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=6803 comm="ifup-eth" path="/usr/sbin/brctl" dev=hda3 ino=601299 scontext=root:system_r:hotplug_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:brctl_exec_t:s0 tclass=file ---- Expected results: * no AVCs
The same action produces following AVCs in permissive mode: ---- time->Thu Aug 16 11:56:37 2012 type=PATH msg=audit(1345110997.928:291): item=0 name="/usr/sbin/brctl" inode=601299 dev=03:03 mode=0100755 ouid=0 ogid=0 rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:brctl_exec_t:s0 type=CWD msg=audit(1345110997.928:291): cwd="/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts" type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1345110997.928:291): arch=40000003 syscall=33 success=yes exit=0 a0=9734408 a1=1 a2=5f0ff4 a3=0 items=1 ppid=8699 pid=8700 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=2 comm="ifup-eth" exe="/bin/bash" subj=root:system_r:hotplug_t:s0 key=(null) type=AVC msg=audit(1345110997.928:291): avc: denied { execute } for pid=8700 comm="ifup-eth" name="brctl" dev=hda3 ino=601299 scontext=root:system_r:hotplug_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:brctl_exec_t:s0 tclass=file ---- time->Thu Aug 16 11:56:37 2012 type=PATH msg=audit(1345110997.917:290): item=0 name="/usr/sbin/brctl" inode=601299 dev=03:03 mode=0100755 ouid=0 ogid=0 rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:brctl_exec_t:s0 type=CWD msg=audit(1345110997.917:290): cwd="/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts" type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1345110997.917:290): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=yes exit=0 a0=9734408 a1=bffbe86c a2=5f0ff4 a3=1 items=1 ppid=8699 pid=8700 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=2 comm="ifup-eth" exe="/bin/bash" subj=root:system_r:hotplug_t:s0 key=(null) type=AVC msg=audit(1345110997.917:290): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=8700 comm="ifup-eth" path="/usr/sbin/brctl" dev=hda3 ino=601299 scontext=root:system_r:hotplug_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:brctl_exec_t:s0 tclass=file ----
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We have in RHEL6 optional_policy(` brctl_domtrans(hotplug_t) ') which I am going to backport.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0060.html