From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: LC Bruzenak Subject: Re: ausearch / policy question Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:19 -0500 Message-ID: <1217007379.7093.218.camel@homeserver> References: <4889724E.2080106@cn.fujitsu.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m6PHakgG009267 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:36:46 -0400 Received: from magi (rrcs-24-242-137-197.sw.biz.rr.com [24.242.137.197]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m6PHaYSv032357 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:36:34 -0400 Received: from [24.242.137.194] (helo=[192.168.30.40]) by magi with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KMRDK-0007sk-OF for linux-audit@redhat.com; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:22 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4889724E.2080106@cn.fujitsu.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-audit-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: linux-audit-bounces@redhat.com To: Linux Audit List-Id: linux-audit@redhat.com On Fri, 2008-07-25 at 14:27 +0800, Cai Xianchao wrote: > > type=AVC msg=audit(07/23/2008 17:18:44.292:1622) : avc: denied > > { read } for pid=4033 comm=ausearch name=audit.log dev=dm-0 ino=24698 > > scontext=root:staff_r:staff_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 > > tcontext=system_u:object_r:auditd_log_t:s15:c0.c1023 tclass=file > > > > > > In the message, the level of audit.log is s15:c0.c1023, while the current > process is s0. So the process can't read audit.log and AVSs are producted. > > scontext includes sensitivity levels range s0-s15. Doesn't that include tcontext sensitivity level s0 (same classifications)? Thx, LCB. -- LC (Lenny) Bruzenak lenny@magitekltd.com