Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1779 - selinux-policy bug fix update

Synopsis

selinux-policy bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated selinux-policy packages that fix three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

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

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Users cron jobs were set to run in the cronjob_t domain when the SELinux MLS policy was enabled. As a consequence, users could not run their cron jobs. With this update, the relevant policy rules have been modified and users cron jobs now run in a user domain. (BZ#754112)

  • When the auditd daemon was listening on port 60, the SELinux Multi-Level Security (MLS) policy prevented auditd from sending audit events to itself from the same system it was running on over port 61, which is possible when using the audisp-remote plugin. This update fixes the relevant policy so that this configuration now works as expected. (BZ#754465)

  • When running the libvirt commands, such as "virsh iface-start" or "virsh iface-destroy" in SELinux enforcing mode and NetworkManager was enabled, the commands took a noticeably long time to finish successfully. With this update, the relevant policy has been added and libvirt commands now work as expected. (BZ#754802)

All users of selinux-policy are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Storage2.0x86_64
Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI)2.0x86_64
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise2.0x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.2ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.2s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • selinux-policy-3.7.19-126.el6_2.3.noarch.rpm
  • selinux-policy-targeted-3.7.19-126.el6_2.3.noarch.rpm
  • selinux-policy-3.7.19-126.el6_2.3.src.rpm
  • selinux-policy-minimum-3.7.19-126.el6_2.3.noarch.rpm
  • selinux-policy-doc-3.7.19-126.el6_2.3.noarch.rpm
  • selinux-policy-mls-3.7.19-126.el6_2.3.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information