Systemd has ConditionalPathExists which is used to check if a path exists to control starting a service. But this requires getattr permissions on the file. This is generally for configuration files. We are mostly seeing this is in our own policy. But this lvm denial also fits the example.
type=AVC msg=audit(1575427946.229:1624): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=1 comm="systemd" path="/etc/lvm/lvm.conf" dev="dm-0" ino=51799 scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:lvm_etc_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=0
This second example is from chronyd, but it is happening becuase I added the conditional in a drop-in file. Note that chronyd_conf_t is already a 'configfile'.
type=AVC msg=audit(1575427959.882:1901): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=1 comm="systemd" path="/etc/chrony.conf" dev="dm-0" ino=53824 scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:chronyd_conf_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=1
Signed-off-by: Dave Sugar <dsugar@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
policy/modules/kernel/files.if | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
policy/modules/system/init.te | 1 +
policy/modules/system/lvm.te | 2 +-
3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/policy/modules/kernel/files.if b/policy/modules/kernel/files.if
index f1c94411..87be07ae 100644
--- a/policy/modules/kernel/files.if
+++ b/policy/modules/kernel/files.if
@@ -1562,6 +1562,26 @@ interface(`files_relabel_config_dirs',`
relabel_dirs_pattern($1, configfile, configfile)
')
+########################################
+## <summary>
+## Getattr config files in /etc.
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+## <summary>
+## Domain allowed access.
+## </summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`files_getattr_config_files',`
+ gen_require(`
+ attribute configfile;
+ ')
+
+ allow $1 configfile:dir list_dir_perms;
+ getattr_files_pattern($1, configfile, configfile)
+ read_lnk_files_pattern($1, configfile, configfile)
+')
+
########################################
## <summary>
## Read config files in /etc.
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.te b/policy/modules/system/init.te
index 8973a622..747b696e 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.te
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ ifdef(`init_systemd',`
domain_subj_id_change_exemption(init_t)
domain_role_change_exemption(init_t)
+ files_getattr_config_files(init_t)
files_read_all_pids(init_t)
files_list_usr(init_t)
files_list_var(init_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/lvm.te b/policy/modules/system/lvm.te
index ad4eb579..c05344e0 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/lvm.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/lvm.te
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ domain_obj_id_change_exemption(lvm_t)
role system_r types lvm_t;
type lvm_etc_t;
-files_type(lvm_etc_t)
+files_config_file(lvm_etc_t)
type lvm_lock_t;
files_lock_file(lvm_lock_t)
--
2.21.0
