On Jan 11, 2011, at 8:40 AM, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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> On 01/11/2011 07:26 AM, Vadym Chepkov wrote:
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>> On Jan 10, 2011, at 2:35 PM, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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>>> On 01/10/2011 02:12 PM, Vadym Chepkov wrote:
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>>>> On Jan 10, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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>>>>> On 01/10/2011 12:40 PM, Vadym Chepkov wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
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>>>>>> Is it safe to permit these?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> selinux-policy-3.9.7-18.fc14.noarch
>>>>>>
>>>>>> # ausearch -m avc -ts yesterday
>>>>>> ----
>>>>>> time->Sun Jan 9 11:23:14 2011
>>>>>> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1294590194.604:12): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=yes exit=18 a0=57b497 a1=0 a2=1b6 a3=58856a items=0 ppid=1 pid=997 auid=4294967295 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="nscd" exe="/usr/sbin/nscd" subj=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null)
>>>>>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294590194.604:12): avc: denied { read } for pid=997 comm="nscd" name="/" dev=dm-2 ino=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:tmp_t:s0 tclass=dir
>>>>>> ----
>>>>>> time->Sun Jan 9 11:23:14 2011
>>>>>> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1294590194.604:13): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=yes exit=0 a0=57b49c a1=ae2f16bc a2=29fff4 a3=3 items=0 ppid=1 pid=997 auid=4294967295 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="nscd" exe="/usr/sbin/nscd" subj=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null)
>>>>>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294590194.604:13): avc: denied { read } for pid=997 comm="nscd" name="tmp" dev=dm-0 ino=15581 scontext=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file
>>>>>> ----
>>>>>> time->Sun Jan 9 11:41:04 2011
>>>>>> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1294591264.449:7): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=yes exit=0 a0=3f049c a1=ae9f964c a2=38bff4 a3=3 items=0 ppid=1 pid=973 auid=4294967295 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="nscd" exe="/usr/sbin/nscd" subj=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null)
>>>>>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294591264.449:7): avc: denied { read } for pid=973 comm="nscd" name="tmp" dev=dm-0 ino=15581 scontext=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file
>>>>>> ----
>>>>>> time->Sun Jan 9 11:41:04 2011
>>>>>> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1294591264.448:6): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=yes exit=16 a0=3f0497 a1=0 a2=1b6 a3=3fd56a items=0 ppid=1 pid=973 auid=4294967295 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="nscd" exe="/usr/sbin/nscd" subj=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null)
>>>>>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294591264.448:6): avc: denied { read } for pid=973 comm="nscd" name="/" dev=dm-2 ino=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:tmp_t:s0 tclass=dir
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>>>>> What is nscd looking for in /tmp?
>>>>
>>>> nscd is part of glibc, so the source code is really huge and it uses TMPDIR environment variable all over the place.
>>>> "Don't know" would be an honest answer. Shall I open bugzilla about it?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Vadym
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I have a feeling that you can dontaudit these rather then allow. Might
>>> be a leaked file descriptor from the calling app. (cron?)
>>
>> nscd is started by init script.
>> and if selinux is in enforcing mode I get these in the syslog during start.
>>
>> Jan 11 07:20:55 pegasus nscd: 20613 Access Vector Cache (AVC) started
>> Jan 11 07:20:55 pegasus nscd: Can't send to audit system: USER_AVC avc: netlink poll: error 4#012: exe="?" sauid=28 hostname=? addr=? terminal=?
>> Jan 11 07:20:55 pegasus nscd: Can't send to audit system: USER_AVC avc: netlink recvfrom: error 1#012: exe="?" sauid=28 hostname=? addr=? terminal=?
>> Jan 11 07:20:55 pegasus nscd: Can't send to audit system: USER_AVC avc: netlink thread: errors encountered, terminating#012: exe="?" sauid=28 hostname=? addr=? terminal=?
>>
>> and then, a bit later, avc's :
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>> time->Tue Jan 11 07:21:24 2011
>> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1294748484.434:7816): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=no exit=-13 a0=516497 a1=0 a2=1b6 a3=52356a items=0 ppid=1 pid=20622 auid=500 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=1010 comm="nscd" exe="/usr/sbin/nscd" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null)
>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294748484.434:7816): avc: denied { read } for pid=20622 comm="nscd" name="/" dev=dm-2 ino=2 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:tmp_t:s0 tclass=dir
>> ----
>> time->Tue Jan 11 07:21:24 2011
>> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1294748484.435:7817): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=no exit=-13 a0=516493 a1=0 a2=1b6 a3=52356a items=0 ppid=1 pid=20622 auid=500 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=1010 comm="nscd" exe="/usr/sbin/nscd" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null)
>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294748484.435:7817): avc: denied { read } for pid=20622 comm="nscd" name="tmp" dev=dm-3 ino=8194 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:tmp_t:s0 tclass=dir
>> ----
>> time->Tue Jan 11 07:21:24 2011
>> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1294748484.435:7818): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=no exit=-13 a0=51649c a1=ae3f1350 a2=798ff4 a3=3 items=0 ppid=1 pid=20622 auid=500 uid=28 gid=28 euid=28 suid=28 fsuid=28 egid=28 sgid=28 fsgid=28 tty=(none) ses=1010 comm="nscd" exe="/usr/sbin/nscd" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 key=(null)
>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294748484.435:7818): avc: denied { read } for pid=20622 comm="nscd" name="tmp" dev=dm-0 ino=15581 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:nscd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file
>>
>>
>> Vadym
>>
> Do you have some kind of special nscd plugin installed? Anything to do
> with Kerberos?
No, nothing custom, it is used to cache ldap credentials (authconfig --enablecache)
Vadym
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