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From: Lenny Bruzenak <lenny@magitekltd.com>
To: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov, linux-audit@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix AUDIT_MAC_POLICY_LOAD event formatting
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:53:05 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <d9a25cdc-0c3c-755a-d82d-4af2b866b65e@magitekltd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1be21bc4-e70f-092f-13cb-458cc0beefad@tycho.nsa.gov>


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On 11/22/2016 08:55 AM, Stephen Smalley wrote:

>> >OK. We can move the point where res=1 is set. But I would think that its a
>> >requirement to have an audit record that states that policy failed to load.
>> >FMT_MSA.3 Static Attribute Initialization. Auditable events: All modifications
>> >of the initial value of security attributes. I would think this means changes
>> >such as booleans, modifying labels, loading a new policy, or failure to load a
>> >policy.
> Failure to load a policy is not a modification to the initial value of
> the security attribute, is it?
>
It is definitely relevant, if it falls under another category.
Either a failed malicious intent or a failed supervisory function.

LCB

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  reply	other threads:[~2016-11-22 18:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-11-21 17:30 [PATCH] Fix AUDIT_MAC_POLICY_LOAD event formatting Steve Grubb
2016-11-21 21:50 ` Paul Moore
2016-11-21 22:51   ` Steve Grubb
     [not found]   ` <CAHC9VhSYkymKzvbOW1vkZ_Ae=VGZc8TcMKimyXO0iO7e6M8GzQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-11-22 13:56     ` Stephen Smalley
2016-11-22 14:28       ` Steve Grubb
2016-11-22 14:55         ` Stephen Smalley
2016-11-22 18:53           ` Lenny Bruzenak [this message]
2016-11-22 19:39           ` Steve Grubb
2016-11-22 19:47             ` Stephen Smalley
2016-11-22 20:13               ` Steve Grubb

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