Re: [PATCH] Add kernel_dgram_send() into logging_send_syslog_msg()

[Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au>]

On Sunday, 14 April 2019 1:36:07 AM AEST Sugar, David wrote:
> >>> Why is a socket that everything sends to labeled as kernel_t?
> >>
> >> Russell, you aren't seeing this type of access on Debian?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >          ifdef(`init_systemd',`
> >          
> >                  init_domain($1, $2)
> >                  # this may be because of late labelling
> >                  kernel_dgram_send($1)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >                  allow $1 init_t:unix_dgram_socket sendto;
> >          
> >          ')
> > 
> > 
> > The above is in the upstream policy in the init_daemon_domain()
> > interface.
> > Not sure why.
> > 
> > I've put in an auditallow rule and so far haven't been able to reproduce
> > it.
> > So we can probably remove that line.
> > 
> 
> 
> Upstream RHEL is setting up the attribute 'syslog_client_type', has 
> 'typeattribute $1 syslog_client_type' in logging_send_syslog_msg ()
> 
> and then
> ifdef(`hide_broken_symptoms',`
> 	kernel_dgram_send(syslog_client_type)
> ')
> in logging.te

Well they are stating that it's a symptom of brokenness...

> When not allowing this access I get a RHEL system that will not boot. 
> I'm happy to put this in an 'ifdef distro_redhat'.  Please let me know 
> the preference on how to proceed.

Yes ifdef distro_redhat seems like a good idea.

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