-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuck Anderson wrote: > July 1st at 00:18:02, I started getting thousands of audit messages > (hundreds per second). They didn't stop until I did "service auditd > restart": > > I finally noticed the problem when logwatch told me this: > > audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 > audit: audit_lost=1 audit_rate_limit=0 audit_backlog_limit=256 > audit: backlog limit exceeded > audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 > audit: audit_lost=2 audit_rate_limit=0 audit_backlog_limit=256 > audit: backlog limit exceeded > audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 > audit: audit_lost=3 audit_rate_limit=0 audit_backlog_limit=256 > audit: backlog limit exceeded > audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 > > > Here is the start of the messages, with a few normal audit messages > before it: > > type=LOGIN msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.754:139884) : login pid=24775 > uid=root old auid=unset new auid=root > ---- > type=USER_START msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.755:139885) : user > pid=24775 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_open > acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron > res=success)' > ---- > type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.763:139886) : user > pid=24773 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred > acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron > res=success)' > ---- > type=USER_END msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.763:139887) : user > pid=24773 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 > msg='op=PAM:session_close acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, > addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' > ---- > type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.770:139888) : user > pid=24775 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred > acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron > res=success)' > ---- > type=USER_END msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.770:139889) : user > pid=24775 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 > msg='op=PAM:session_close acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, > addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' > ---- > type=USER_ACCT msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.775:139890) : user > pid=24781 uid=root auid=unset > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:accounting > acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron > res=success)' > ---- > type=CRED_ACQ msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.776:139891) : user > pid=24781 uid=root auid=unset > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred > acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron > res=success)' > ---- > type=LOGIN msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.776:139892) : login pid=24781 > uid=root old auid=unset new auid=root > ---- > type=USER_START msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.777:139893) : user > pid=24781 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_open > acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron > res=success)' > ---- > type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.791:139894) : user > pid=24781 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred > acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron > res=success)' > ---- > type=USER_END msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.791:139895) : user > pid=24781 uid=root auid=root > subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 > msg='op=PAM:session_close acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, > addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' > ---- > type=SYSCALL msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : arch=i386 > syscall=execve success=yes exit=0 a0=9c0aa40 a1=9c069a8 a2=9c0ab08 > a3=0 items=0 ppid=24821 pid=24826 auid=fs uid=root gid=root euid=root > suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root fsgid=root tty=(none$ > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13697886] > dev=sockfs ino=13697886 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692415] > dev=sockfs ino=13692415 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692404] > dev=sockfs ino=13692404 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692402] > dev=sockfs ino=13692402 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692400] > dev=sockfs ino=13692400 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692398] > dev=sockfs ino=13692398 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692396] > dev=sockfs ino=13692396 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692394] > dev=sockfs ino=13692394 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692392] > dev=sockfs ino=13692392 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692390] > dev=sockfs ino=13692390 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692388] > dev=sockfs ino=13692388 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692386] > dev=sockfs ino=13692386 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692380] > dev=sockfs ino=13692380 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692377] > dev=sockfs ino=13692377 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692375] > dev=sockfs ino=13692375 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692326] > dev=sockfs ino=13692326 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692301] > dev=sockfs ino=13692301 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692299] > dev=sockfs ino=13692299 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692297] > dev=sockfs ino=13692297 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692226] > dev=sockfs ino=13692226 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692219] > dev=sockfs ino=13692219 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692217] > dev=sockfs ino=13692217 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13648053] > dev=sockfs ino=13648053 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692215] > dev=sockfs ino=13692215 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692087] > dev=sockfs ino=13692087 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698044] > dev=sockfs ino=13698044 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698042] > dev=sockfs ino=13698042 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698039] > dev=sockfs ino=13698039 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698037] > dev=sockfs ino=13698037 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698035] > dev=sockfs ino=13698035 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698033] > dev=sockfs ino=13698033 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698029] > dev=sockfs ino=13698029 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > > ... > > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830554] dev=sockfs > ino=13830554 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830552] dev=sockfs > ino=13830552 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830550] dev=sockfs > ino=13830550 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830548] dev=sockfs > ino=13830548 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830546] dev=sockfs > ino=13830546 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830544] dev=sockfs > ino=13830544 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830542] dev=sockfs > ino=13830542 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830540] dev=sockfs > ino=13830540 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830538] dev=sockfs > ino=13830538 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830536] dev=sockfs > ino=13830536 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830530] dev=sockfs > ino=13830530 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830460] dev=sockfs > ino=13830460 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830435] dev=sockfs > ino=13830435 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830238] dev=sockfs > ino=13830238 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830433] dev=sockfs > ino=13830433 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830431] dev=sockfs > ino=13830431 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { > read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830360] dev=sockfs > ino=13830360 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 > tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket > > Anyone know what happened? > > -- > fedora-selinux-list mailing list > fedora-selinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-selinux-list Seems like you have a mislabeld program running as initrc_t? ps -eZ | grep initrc_t -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 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