The object context type `fs`, not to be confused with the well used
object context type `fscon`, was introduced in the initial git commit
1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") but never actually used since.
The paper "A Security Policy Configuration for the Security-Enhanced
Linux" [1] mentions it under `7.2 File System Contexts` but also states:
Currently, this configuration is unused.
The policy statement defining such object contexts is `fscon`, e.g.:
fscon 2 3 gen_context(system_u:object_r:conA_t,s0) gen_context(system_u:object_r:conB_t,s0)
It is not documented at selinuxproject.org or in the SELinux notebook
and not supported by the Reference Policy buildsystem - the statement is
not properly sorted - and thus not used in the Reference or Fedora
Policy.
Print a warning message at policy load for each such object context:
SELinux: void and deprecated fs ocon 02:03
This topic was initially highlighted by Nicolas Iooss [2].
[1]: https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/29/2002815735/-1/-1/0/SELINUX-SECURITY-POLICY-CONFIGURATION-REPORT.PDF
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/selinux/CAJfZ7=mP2eJaq2BfO3y0VnwUJaY2cS2p=HZMN71z1pKjzaT0Eg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/selinux/ss/policydb.c | 4 ++++
security/selinux/ss/policydb.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
index 97c0074f9312..31b08b34c722 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
@@ -2257,6 +2257,10 @@ static int ocontext_read(struct policydb *p, const struct policydb_compat_info *
if (rc)
goto out;
+ if (i == OCON_FS)
+ pr_warn("SELinux: void and deprecated fs ocon %s\n",
+ c->u.name);
+
rc = context_read_and_validate(&c->context[0], p, fp);
if (rc)
goto out;
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
index ffc4e7bad205..39cd6222e1a8 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ struct genfs {
/* object context array indices */
#define OCON_ISID 0 /* initial SIDs */
-#define OCON_FS 1 /* unlabeled file systems */
+#define OCON_FS 1 /* unlabeled file systems (deprecated in 6.5) */
#define OCON_PORT 2 /* TCP and UDP port numbers */
#define OCON_NETIF 3 /* network interfaces */
#define OCON_NODE 4 /* nodes */
--
2.40.1
