selinux-policy bug fix update
| Advisory: | RHBA-2009:1242-1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Bug Fix Advisory |
| Severity: | N/A |
| Issued on: | 2009-09-02 |
| Last updated on: | 2009-09-02 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) |
Details
Updated selinux-policy packages that fix several bugs are now available.
The selinux-policy packages contain the rules that govern how confined
processes run on the system.
These updated packages resolve several bugs in Security-Enhanced Linux
(SELinux) policy as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The majority
of these bugs resulted in SELinux denying legitimate access.
Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Technical Notes for detailed
documentation on the bug fixes applied by this update. A link to
the section for this selinux-policy update is in the "References" below.
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
these issues.
Solution
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Updated packages
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: f6e770a72e88347ab85140572e582fe7 |
| IA-32: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 521f06f135a3e7ce50973dd398deed48 |
| selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 1ee44a44e37677e3e16c5e4dbc352e2b |
| selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 93656fbb24dc129f7c42c4757ff63d7d |
| selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 4d41409a61974b6e776f24ce2cc66b31 |
| selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 037a42d069b19ad64751f1ab2a95df43 |
| selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 242f17f05619abb0cf83037608089b2f |
| IA-64: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 521f06f135a3e7ce50973dd398deed48 |
| selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 1ee44a44e37677e3e16c5e4dbc352e2b |
| selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 93656fbb24dc129f7c42c4757ff63d7d |
| selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 4d41409a61974b6e776f24ce2cc66b31 |
| selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 037a42d069b19ad64751f1ab2a95df43 |
| selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 242f17f05619abb0cf83037608089b2f |
| PPC: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 521f06f135a3e7ce50973dd398deed48 |
| selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 1ee44a44e37677e3e16c5e4dbc352e2b |
| selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 93656fbb24dc129f7c42c4757ff63d7d |
| selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 4d41409a61974b6e776f24ce2cc66b31 |
| selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 037a42d069b19ad64751f1ab2a95df43 |
| selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 242f17f05619abb0cf83037608089b2f |
| s390x: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 521f06f135a3e7ce50973dd398deed48 |
| selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 1ee44a44e37677e3e16c5e4dbc352e2b |
| selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 93656fbb24dc129f7c42c4757ff63d7d |
| selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 4d41409a61974b6e776f24ce2cc66b31 |
| selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 037a42d069b19ad64751f1ab2a95df43 |
| selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 242f17f05619abb0cf83037608089b2f |
| x86_64: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 521f06f135a3e7ce50973dd398deed48 |
| selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 1ee44a44e37677e3e16c5e4dbc352e2b |
| selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 93656fbb24dc129f7c42c4757ff63d7d |
| selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 4d41409a61974b6e776f24ce2cc66b31 |
| selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 037a42d069b19ad64751f1ab2a95df43 |
| selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 242f17f05619abb0cf83037608089b2f |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: f6e770a72e88347ab85140572e582fe7 |
| IA-32: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 521f06f135a3e7ce50973dd398deed48 |
| selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 1ee44a44e37677e3e16c5e4dbc352e2b |
| selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 93656fbb24dc129f7c42c4757ff63d7d |
| selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 4d41409a61974b6e776f24ce2cc66b31 |
| selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 037a42d069b19ad64751f1ab2a95df43 |
| selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 242f17f05619abb0cf83037608089b2f |
| x86_64: | |
| selinux-policy-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 521f06f135a3e7ce50973dd398deed48 |
| selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 1ee44a44e37677e3e16c5e4dbc352e2b |
| selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 93656fbb24dc129f7c42c4757ff63d7d |
| selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 4d41409a61974b6e776f24ce2cc66b31 |
| selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 037a42d069b19ad64751f1ab2a95df43 |
| selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-255.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0060 |
MD5: 242f17f05619abb0cf83037608089b2f |
| (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) | |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
429726 - Allow samba to change unix passwords
475562 - SELinux is preventing perl (logwatch_t) "write" to ./services (etc_t).
477123 - Typo errors in man pages
479819 - postgrey avc: denied socket connection
480943 - SELinux is preventing nm-system-setti after update to 5.3
481387 - selinux prevents "getattr" and "execute"
481628 - AVCs for system_dbusd_t -> [ hal_t, unconfined_t
481706 - SELinux is preventing automount (automount_t) "signal" to <Unknown> (mount_t).
483173 - SELinux prevents nm-system-setti (system_dbusd_t) "getsched"
484146 - setsebool -P samba_enable_home_dirs=1 is not completely effective.
485078 - Wrong security context for sysstat package
485107 - Cannot execute spamc from procmail
485111 - samba not able to access users' public_html directory
486187 - RHEL-5.3 selinux-policy broke spamassassin
486354 - Cannot boot RHEL5.3 with strict enforcing selinux
486965 - cannot open matlab on redhat EL 5.3, unless I override / change selinux settings
487021 - Selinux prevents Samba from rotating log files.
489899 - selinux-policy: allow dbus to domain_read_all_domains_state [rhel-5.4]
490024 - nscd_t needs search permissions on sbin_t
492567 - restorecon breaks selinux contexts in /var/named/chroot/proc (which is bind mounted to /proc so breaks that too)
495010 - SELinux is preventing /sbin/restorecon (restorecon_t) "read" to inotify (inotifyfs_t).
496867 - SELinux issue causing libvirtd launched dnsmasq to fail
497168 - updated openswan package creating AVCs
497273 - Comming autofs update needs Selinux policy update
498596 - selinux-policy-targeted blocking amanda client operation
499249 - [RHEL5.4] selinux AVC: denials when trying to start a xen guest
499691 - SELinux is preventing hp (hplip_t) "read write" to socket (cupsd_t).
499701 - spamassassin spamd dies because of SElinux when it is HUP(ed)
499888 - selinux denials when migration tests over ssh is being done:
500392 - Problems with clamav-milter 0.95.1
500395 - selinux-policy: setkey executed from initrc_t from if{up,down}-ipsec fails to set policies
502182 - error installing selinux-policy-minimum: could not read file 'unconfined.pp'
504238 - kvm guest installations are failing with selinux-policy-targeted < 2.4.6-245.el5
504738 - Packets are lost when transfer from bridge to physical nic
504805 - selinux is denying cyrus-master from binding the mupdate port
504872 - SELinux targetted policy blocks VMWare-hgfsmounter from mounting shared disks.
506057 - iscsid generates lots of AVC messages
507712 - Selinux directed me to report this bug -- pasted Selinux information below
508348 - selinux policy blocks postgresql dblink_connect
511143 - selinux policy allows addr 0 mappings by default
511359 - avcs when running pluto with selinux in enforcing mode
511927 - SELinux: should automount have access to winbind pipe?
512301 - Multiple different specifications for /var/vdsm(/.*)?
513208 - VDSM selinux context errors
References
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