Messages like this are added to the audit log when an rpm is installed: type=SOFTWARE_UPDATE msg=audit(1560913896.581:244): pid=1265 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 msg='sw="ntpdate-4.2.6p5-25.el7_3.2.x86_64" sw_type=rpm key_enforce=0 gpg_res=0 root_dir="/" comm="rpm" exe="/usr/bin/rpm" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' These are the denials that I'm seeing: type=AVC msg=audit(1560913896.581:243): avc: denied { audit_write } for pid=1265 comm="rpm" capability=29 scontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=capability permissive=1 type=AVC msg=audit(1561298132.446:240): avc: denied { create } for pid=1266 comm="rpm" scontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=netlink_audit_socket permissive=1 type=AVC msg=audit(1561298132.446:241): avc: denied { write } for pid=1266 comm="rpm" scontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=netlink_audit_socket permissive=1 type=AVC msg=audit(1561298132.446:241): avc: denied { nlmsg_relay } for pid=1266 comm="rpm" scontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=netlink_audit_socket permissive=1 type=AVC msg=audit(1561298132.447:243): avc: denied { read } for pid=1266 comm="rpm" scontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=netlink_audit_socket permissive=1 v2 - Use interface rather than adding permissions here - this change may confuse subsequent patches in this set, if so let me know and I will submit a pull request on github. Signed-off-by: Dave Sugar <dsugar@xxxxxxxxxx> --- policy/modules/admin/rpm.te | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/rpm.te b/policy/modules/admin/rpm.te index 0e6e9c03..ba022247 100644 --- a/policy/modules/admin/rpm.te +++ b/policy/modules/admin/rpm.te @@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ libs_exec_ld_so(rpm_t) libs_exec_lib_files(rpm_t) libs_run_ldconfig(rpm_t, rpm_roles) +logging_send_audit_msgs(rpm_t) logging_send_syslog_msg(rpm_t) seutil_manage_src_policy(rpm_t) -- 2.21.0