[refpolicy] Basic policy for KDE and Konqueror, 2nd look

[domg472@gmail.com (Dominick Grift)]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 03:12:59PM +0200, Nicky 726 wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Dominick Grift wrote:
> >> ########################################
> >> ## <summary>
> >> ## ? ?Create file, dir, links of specified type in
> >> ## ?kde_shared_home_t dirs with type transition
> >> ## </summary>
> >> ## <param name="domain">
> >> ## ? ?<summary>
> >> ## ? ?Domain allowed access
> >> ## ? ?</summary>
> >> ## </param>
> >> ## <param name="private type">
> >> ## ? ?<summary>
> >> ## ? ?Private type of created object
> >> ## ? ?</summary>
> >> ## </param>
> >> #
> >> interface(`files_kde_home_filetrans',`
> >> ? ? ? gen_require(`
> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? type kde_shared_home_t;
> >> ? ? ? ')
> >>
> >> ? ? ? ? ?type_transition $1 kde_shared_home_t:{ file lnk_file sock_file dir } $2;
> >>
> >> ')
> > This is a bad idea. processes should not type transition to type that they do not own.
> > use manage_files_pattern instead.
> >>
> 
> This is because of konqueror config files in directory
> ~/.kde/share/config/. The directory has type kde_shared_home_t and
> config files konqueror_home_t. Now, when theese files are rewritten,
> they switch to directory type kde_shared_home_t without this type
> transition. This is unwanted, as they should hold their own type
> konqueror_home_t. I tried to keep the functionality with
> manage_files_pattern, but I was unsuccecful. When I think of it more,
> I don't agree that process is type transitioning to type that it
> doesn't own. As it is called by process konqueror_t and the files
> switch to type konqueror_home_t. But it can probably be called with
> whatever type one wants, though it is not in my policy, so I think it
> is not an issue, or is it?
> 
The location is owned by kde (its called .kde) and konqueror needs to manage files there so i really think manage_file_pattern is better

The name of the type kde_shared_home_t also suggest that. it is a location with object that kde shares with other domains for example konqueror. kde owns the (shared) location and konqueror manages stuff there.

my $0.2 , i might be wrong about it.

> Thanks for your time,
> Ondrej Vadinsky
> 
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