Issued:

2011-07-21

Updated:

2011-07-21

RHBA-2011:1069 - selinux-policy bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

selinux-policy bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated selinux-policy packages that fix several bugs and add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The selinux-policy packages contain the rules that govern how confined processes run on the system.

These updated selinux-policy packages include a number of bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 Technical Notes for information about these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.7_Technical_Notes/selinux-policy.html#RHBA-2011-1069

All users of SELinux are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide numerous bug fixes and enhancements.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released 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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• selinux-policy-2.4.6-316.el5.noarch.rpm
• selinux-policy-minimum-2.4.6-316.el5.noarch.rpm
• selinux-policy-mls-2.4.6-316.el5.noarch.rpm
• selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-316.el5.noarch.rpm
• selinux-policy-2.4.6-316.el5.src.rpm
• selinux-policy-devel-2.4.6-316.el5.noarch.rpm
• selinux-policy-strict-2.4.6-316.el5.noarch.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

(none)

References

• https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.7_Technical_Notes/selinux-policy.html#RHBA-2011-1069

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.