+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #834432 +++

Description of problem: April was the last time I logged in to the Cobbler Web UI. I tried again today, but was blocked by SELinux. When attempting to login with valid credentials I received this error message in my browser:

OSError at /do_login

[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions/sessionid5e6fde92af7b21f5b6dfa02eef871ba7'

Setting SELinux to permissve allows me to login.

# ll -Z /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions/sessionid5e6fde92af7b21f5b6dfa02eef871ba7
-rw-------. apache apache system_u:object_r:cobbler_var_lib_t:s0 /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions/sessionid5e6fde92af7b21f5b6dfa02eef871ba7

# sealert -l 2c9456a8-3d45-4a2b-b76e-8f0adf222673
SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/httpd from write access on the file sessionid5e6fde92af7b21f5b6dfa02eef871ba7.

*****  Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests  ***************************

If you believe that httpd should be allowed write access on the sessionid5e6fde92af7b21f5b6dfa02eef871ba7 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 httpd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
# semodule -i mypol.pp


Additional Information:
Source Context                system_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0
Target Context                system_u:object_r:cobbler_var_lib_t:s0
Target Objects                sessionid5e6fde92af7b21f5b6dfa02eef871ba7 [ file ]
Source                        httpd
Source Path                   /usr/sbin/httpd
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          foo.bar.com
Source RPM Packages           httpd-2.2.22-2.fc16.x86_64
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.10.0-86.fc16.noarch
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Host Name                     foo.bar.com
Platform                      Linux foo.bar.com 3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64
                              #1 SMP Fri Apr 27 20:12:28 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64
Alert Count                   2
First Seen                    Thu 21 Jun 2012 03:57:45 PM CDT
Last Seen                     Thu 21 Jun 2012 03:57:55 PM CDT
Local ID                      2c9456a8-3d45-4a2b-b76e-8f0adf222673

Raw Audit Messages
type=AVC msg=audit(1340312275.927:172354): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=3537 comm="httpd" name="sessionid5e6fde92af7b21f5b6dfa02eef871ba7" dev="dm-2" ino=266891 scontext=system_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:cobbler_var_lib_t:s0 tclass=file


type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1340312275.927:172354): arch=x86_64 syscall=open success=no exit=EACCES a0=7f2abebae4c0 a1=41 a2=1ff a3=6631326237666132 items=0 ppid=2496 pid=3537 auid=4294967295 uid=48 gid=48 euid=48 suid=48 fsuid=48 egid=48 sgid=48 fsgid=48 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=httpd exe=/usr/sbin/httpd subj=system_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0 key=(null)

Hash: httpd,httpd_t,cobbler_var_lib_t,file,write

audit2allow

#============= httpd_t ==============
allow httpd_t cobbler_var_lib_t:file write;

audit2allow -R

#============= httpd_t ==============
allow httpd_t cobbler_var_lib_t:file write;



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
cobbler-web-2.2.2-1.fc16.noarch
selinux-policy-3.10.0-86.fc16.noarch


How reproducible: Always

  
Actual results: Cannot login.


Expected results: Successful login.

--- Additional comment from Miroslav Grepl on 2012-06-22 03:16:15 EDT ---

Could you add me your output of 

# rpm -qf /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions

--- Additional comment from Michael Cronenworth on 2012-06-22 09:05:47 EDT ---

$ rpm -qf /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions
cobbler-2.2.2-1.fc16.noarch
cobbler-web-2.2.2-1.fc16.noarch

--- Additional comment from Daniel Walsh on 2012-06-22 10:53:25 EDT ---

Probably should label /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions

httpd_cobbler_rw_content_t

--- Additional comment from Miroslav Grepl on 2012-06-25 04:53:59 EDT ---

Yes.

Michael,
could you test it

# chcon -R -t httpd_cobbler_rw_content_t /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions


Dominick, 
what do you think?

--- Additional comment from Dominick Grift on 2012-06-25 07:01:43 EDT ---

I would probably suggest...

semanage fcontext -a -t public_content_rw_t "/var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions(/.*)?"
restorecon -R -v /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions/

setsebool -P cobbler_anon_write=1 allow_httpd_anon_write=1

... to enabled this functionality

The webapp is optional

By the way seems we also need to allow;

allow cobblerd_t cobbler_tmp_t:file mmap_file_perms;

This file eventually needs to be moved to /var/lib/cobbler but currently its created in /tmp so i guess we'd need to support that

--- Additional comment from Dominick Grift on 2012-06-25 07:29:29 EDT ---

also: fs_getattr_xattr_fs(cobblerd_t)

--- Additional comment from Dominick Grift on 2012-06-25 08:02:11 EDT ---

Thanks to ciupicri for his help with this policy and triaging.

--- Additional comment from Dominick Grift on 2012-06-25 09:00:19 EDT ---

But yes since some one added this:

manage_dirs_pattern(cobblerd_t, httpd_cobbler_content_rw_t, httpd_cobbler_content_rw_t)
manage_files_pattern(cobblerd_t, httpd_cobbler_content_rw_t, httpd_cobbler_content_rw_t)

we might as well label it httpd_cobbler_content_rw_t

This was not part of the initial design. I think the public_content types/ anon write combo were implemented to deal with these issues instead back then.

--- Additional comment from Miroslav Grepl on 2012-06-25 09:19:27 EDT ---

Lets add what Dan suggested now and I think we could revise the cobbler policy and see if we can simplify it.

--- Additional comment from Miroslav Grepl on 2012-06-25 09:26:51 EDT ---

Added to F16 policy.

--- Additional comment from Michael Cronenworth on 2012-06-25 10:07:33 EDT ---

(In reply to comment #4)
> Michael,
> could you test it
> 
> # chcon -R -t httpd_cobbler_rw_content_t /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions

This allows me to log in. Thanks.