Re: [HEADS UP] Default value of SELinux boolean httpd_graceful_shutdown will changed.

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On 09/29/2017 03:57 PM, Alexander Bokovoy wrote:
On pe, 29 syys 2017, Lukas Vrabec wrote:
I'm planning change the default value of httpd_graceful_shutdown boolean in Fedora Rawhide because of improving SELinux configuration. Rawhide builds with this change will be available in ~5 days.

Together with Dan Walsh, we agreed on that httpd_graceful_shutdown boolean should be by default turned off. This boolean allows HTTPD to connect to port 80 for graceful shutdown, but it's breaking the functionality of another boolean called: httpd_can_network_connect. This boolean allows HTTPD scripts and modules to connect to the network using TCP and it's turned off by default.

Turning this boolean off can cause some troubles, on web-servers where processes with httpd_t SELinux domain connecting to tcp ports: 80, 81, 443, 488, 8008, 8009, 8443, 9000

If you would like to turn in on again, use semanage command:
# semanage boolean -m --on httpd_graceful_shutdown
In FreeIPA we have httpd_can_network_connect enabled. I just checked a F26
system and I have both booleans enabled.

# getsebool -a|egrep 'httpd_graceful_shutdown|httpd_can_network_connect '
httpd_can_network_connect --> on
httpd_graceful_shutdown --> on

So I'm a bit confused: disabling httpd_graceful_shutdown will have or
wouldn't have an effect on httpd_can_network_connect being enabled?


httpd_graceful_shutdown is subset of httpd_can_network_connect.

Turning on httpd_graceful_shutdown you allow httpd_t domain connecting just to ports labeled as httpd_port_t. Turning on httpd_can_network_connect you allow httpd_t domain connecting to all ports from SELinux POV.

Right now, we ship selinux-policy with httpd_graceful_shutdown turned on and httpd_can_network_connect turned off. But it's confusing for users because they have httpd_can_connect turned off but httpd_t domain can still connect co http_port_t ports becuase of httpd_gracefull_shudown.

I hope it's more clear now.


Do I need to do anything in FreeIPA setup?

No if httpd_can_network_connect is enabled during FreeIPA setup, you don't need to change anything.

Lukas.



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Lukas Vrabec
Software Engineer, Security Technologies
Red Hat, Inc.
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