Re: ping and the /tmp directory

[Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>]

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Clarkson, Mike R (US SSA) wrote:
> Does the ping utility normally read/write to the /tmp directory?
> 
> I've got a domain that uses ping in the ping_t domain, using the
> netutils_domtrans_ping interface, and I'm getting the following from
> audit2allow:
> 
> allow ping_t tmp_t:file { read write getattr ioctl };
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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These situations are almost always leaked file descriptor.  The tool
that is domtrans  to ping is leaking or one of it's parents.


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