[refpolicy] [PATCH/RFC 3/19]: patch set to update the git reference policy

[domg472@gmail.com (Dominick Grift)]

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On 01/25/2011 07:39 PM, Guido Trentalancia wrote:
> Hello Dominick !
> 
> On Tue, 25/01/2011 at 19.30 +0100, Dominick Grift wrote:
>> On 01/25/2011 07:26 PM, Guido Trentalancia wrote:
>>> Hello Dominick !
>>>
>>> On Tue, 25/01/2011 at 19.14 +0100, Dominick Grift wrote:
>>>> On 01/25/2011 07:04 PM, Guido Trentalancia wrote:
>>>>> Hi Dominick,
>>>>>
>>>>> just a quick question on one of your comments...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 24/01/2011 at 15.21 +0100, Dominick Grift wrote:
>>>>>> On 01/24/2011 01:43 AM, Guido Trentalancia wrote:
>>>>>>> diff -pruN -x .git -x corenetwork.if -x corenetwork.te -x booleans.conf -x modules.conf refpolicy-git-18012011/policy/modules/admin/readahead.te refpolicy-git-18012011-update/policy/modules/admin/readahead.te
>>>>>>> --- refpolicy-git-18012011/policy/modules/admin/readahead.te	2011-01-08 19:07:21.165729194 +0100
>>>>>>> +++ refpolicy-git-18012011-update/policy/modules/admin/readahead.te	2011-01-18 23:13:49.754846681 +0100
>>>>>>> @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ term_dontaudit_use_console(readahead_t)
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  auth_dontaudit_read_shadow(readahead_t)
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> +init_read_fifo_file(readahead_t)
>>>>>>>  init_use_fds(readahead_t)
>>>>>>>  init_use_script_ptys(readahead_t)
>>>>>>>  init_getattr_initctl(readahead_t)
>>>>>>> diff -pruN -x .git -x booleans.conf -x corenetwork.if -x corenetwork.te -x modules.conf refpolicy-git-18012011/policy/modules/system/init.if refpolicy-git-18012011-new/policy/modules/system/init.if
>>>>>>> --- refpolicy-git-18012011/policy/modules/system/init.if	2011-01-08 19:07:21.351758570 +0100
>>>>>>> +++ refpolicy-git-18012011-new/policy/modules/system/init.if	2011-01-23 00:29:43.873713518 +0100
>>>>>>> @@ -947,6 +947,24 @@ interface(`init_read_state',`
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  ########################################
>>>>>>>  ## <summary>
>>>>>>> +##      Read init fifo file.
>>>>>>> +## </summary>
>>>>>>> +## <param name="domain">
>>>>>>> +##      <summary>
>>>>>>> +##      Domain allowed access.
>>>>>>> +##      </summary>
>>>>>>> +## </param>
>>>>>>> +#
>>>>>>> +interface(`init_read_fifo_file',`
>>>>>>> +		gen_require(`
>>>>>>> +		attribute init_t;
>>>>>>> +	')
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +	read_fifo_files_pattern($1, init_t, init_t)
>>>>>>> +')
>>>>>>
>>>>>> no need to for pattern here use: allow $1 init_t:fifo_file
>>>>>> r_fifo_file_perms;
>>>>>
>>>>> Why should we avoid the use of the pattern here ? It gives better
>>>>> readability and also it grants permission to search the parent dir.
>>>>
>>>> I guess you may indeed be right here. I assume that this pipe is
>>>> somewhere in /proc in an init_t directory? If that is so then the caller
>>>> indeed needs to traverse an init_t directory to get to the pipe i guess,
>>>> and in that case the pattern makes good sense.
> 
>>>> It appears that searching domain_type directories is not applicable here.
>>>>
>>>> Can you reproduce this (and in particular the caller searching init_t
>>>> directories?)
>>>
>>> Yes, of course I am quite sure it can be reproduced by just starting up
>>> readahead. Here is the log:
>>>
>>> type=AVC msg=audit(1294704869.317:19776): avc:  denied  { read } for
>>> pid=2661 comm="readahead" path="pipe:[8853]" dev=pipefs ino=8853
>>> scontext=system_u:system_r:readahead_t:s0
>>> tcontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tclass=fifo_file
>>> type=1400 audit(1294704824.813:3): avc:  denied  { read } for  pid=1398
>>> comm="readahead-colle" path="pipe:[3384]" dev=pipefs ino=3384
>>> scontext=system_u:system_r:readahead_t:s0
>>> tcontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tclass=fifo_file
>>
>> Yes but it does not need to search any init_t type directories from what
>> i can see in your avc denial above.
>>
>> That is why i suggest you use:
>>
>> allow $1 init_t:fifo_file r_fifo_file_perms;
>>
>> instead.
> 
> It was just to keep the interface more generic and eventually re-usable.
> But I have now changed the interface to:

I understand, and allowing a domain to search a directory isnt a big
deal. Yet i learned from experience. I mean there is a "pattern" in
refpolicy, and i almost never see the read_fifo_file_pattern for domain
types used so that is the reason for my suggestion. A nitpick but i had
to mention it anyway. Trying to keep things uniform.

> 
> allow $1 init_t:fifo_file read_fifo_file_perms;
> 
> so it's a bit more optimised and tight.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Guido
> 

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