Bug 973156 – /etc/yaboot.conf (bootloader_t) is symlink pointing to file with type boot_t

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Bug 973156 - /etc/yaboot.conf (bootloader_t) is symlink pointing to file with type boot_t

Summary:	/etc/yaboot.conf (bootloader_t) is symlink pointing to file with type boot_t

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	selinux-policy (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.5
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	unspecified Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Miroslav Grepl
QA Contact:	Michal Trunecka
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Reported:	2013-06-11 07:49 EDT by Michal Trunecka
Modified:	2014-09-30 19:35 EDT (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	selinux-policy-3.7.19-210.el6
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Last Closed:	2013-11-21 05:31:04 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2013:1598	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	selinux-policy bug fix and enhancement update	2013-11-20 16:39:24 EST

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Description Michal Trunecka 2013-06-11 07:49:52 EDT

Description of problem:
Because of Bug 813803 the /etc/yaboot.conf was labeled as bootloader_t, but on ppc64 (the only arch this file matters) it's a symlink pointing to /boot/etc/yaboot.conf with type boot_t.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
selinux-policy-3.7.19-195.el6.noarch

Comment 1 Daniel Walsh 2013-06-20 13:38:30 EDT

Michal what should it be labeled?

Comment 2 Michal Trunecka 2013-06-21 03:09:52 EDT

I think that
/boot/etc/yaboot.conf should be labeled  bootloader_etc_t
/etc/yaboot.conf can stay as etc_t or should be bootloader_etc_t as well

There is no explanation in the linked bug but it was resolved so that the bootloaders' conf files are labeled as bootloader_etc_t instead of boot_t. I assume it was for some reason.

(Oh, now I see the typo in the Bug Description, bootloader_t should have been bootloader_etc_t)

Comment 3 Daniel Walsh 2013-06-28 14:54:59 EDT

I made this change in Rawhide policy.

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2013-11-21 05:31:04 EST

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-2013-1598.html

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