`selinux_check_passwd_access_internal()`, and thereby `checkPasswdAccess(3)` and `selinux_check_passwd_access(3)`, does not respect the policy defined setting of `deny_unknown`, like `selinux_check_access(3)` does. This means in case the security class `passwd` is not defined, success is returned instead of failure, i.e. permission denied. Most policies should define the `passwd` class and the two affected public functions are marked deprecated. Align the behavior with `selinux_check_access(3)` and respect the deny_unknown setting in case the security class is not defined. Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Fixed function name in commit message, spotted by Petr Lautrbach. libselinux/src/checkAccess.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/libselinux/src/checkAccess.c b/libselinux/src/checkAccess.c index b337ea64..022cd6b5 100644 --- a/libselinux/src/checkAccess.c +++ b/libselinux/src/checkAccess.c @@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ static int selinux_check_passwd_access_internal(access_vector_t requested) passwd_class = string_to_security_class("passwd"); if (passwd_class == 0) { freecon(user_context); - return 0; + if (security_deny_unknown() == 0) + return 0; + return -1; } retval = security_compute_av_raw(user_context, -- 2.31.1