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Bug 973156

Summary: /etc/yaboot.conf (bootloader_t) is symlink pointing to file with type boot_t
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Michal Trunecka <mtruneck>
Component: selinux-policyAssignee: Miroslav Grepl <mgrepl>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Michal Trunecka <mtruneck>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 6.5CC: dwalsh, ebenes, mmalik
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Fixed In Version: selinux-policy-3.7.19-210.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2013-11-21 10:31:04 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Michal Trunecka 2013-06-11 11:49:52 UTC
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 17:38:30 UTC
Michal what should it be labeled?

Comment 2 Michal Trunecka 2013-06-21 07:09:52 UTC
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 18:54:59 UTC
I made this change in Rawhide policy.

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2013-11-21 10:31:04 UTC
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