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From: Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh_at_redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:56:39 -0500


Christopher J. PeBenito wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 10:48 -0500, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
>
>> Add crond range_transition to run at SystemHigh for MCS policy
>> Added transition from unconfined_t to run ping at s0.
>> Which brings up a point, when a transition happens should the
>> application continue to run at the same security level that the prev
>> context ran at? Or should all domains start with a default security
>> level.
>>
>> In current MCS policy if unconfined_t started ping, it would run at the
>> with the same mls range as unconfined_t.
>>
>
> The cron part makes sense, but I don't understand why this would be
> needed for ping.
>
>

Otherwise ping runs with a range of s0-s0:c0,c255 I think all apps should run at s0 unless a range_transition is stated.
>> Beginning to fix up automouter. Wants to read sysctl_fs_t. Also seems
>> to exec showmount which requires additional privs.
>>
>> allow automount_t self:capability net_bind_service;
>> allow automount_t portmap_port_t:tcp_socket name_connect;
>> allow automount_t reserved_port_t:tcp_socket name_connect;
>> allow automount_t sbin_t:file read;
>>
>> We probably need a policy for the showmount command, rather then adding
>> these rules to automount. Anyone want to write some policy?
>>
>> Rules to make dovecot work better.
>>
>> /var/log/proftpd/ should be marked xferlog
>>
>> gpm wants to communicate using unix_stream_socket.
>>
>> More fixes for hal. Seems hal is now tied into powersaver and needs
>> some addtional privs.
>> Needs to be able to start init scripts.
>> Added new policy for vbetool, to be execed from hal.
>>
>
> all merged. I removed the execmem from hal, since it transitions to
> vbetool, and the comment said it was required for vbetool.
>
>
>> If you need to signal nis, you need to read the pid file. This is what
>> dhcpd does.
>>
>
> See my previous email.
>
>
>> spamassassin needs to write to users homedirs in targeted policy. I
>> hate it but, it has to work.
>>
>> unconfined_t was not able to read textrel_shlib_t.
>> Added auditallow to show when unconfined_t is running a program that
>> requires execmem
>>
>
> merged.
>
>

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Date Posted: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Modified: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Reviewed: Jan 15, 2009

 
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