kde4 AVC

[John Griffiths]

I occasionally get:

Summary:

SELinux prevented kde4-config from writing ./.kde.

Detailed Description:

SELinux prevented kde4-config from writing ./.kde. If ./.kde is a core 
file, you
may want to allow this. If ./.kde is not a core file, this could signal a
intrusion attempt.

Allowing Access:

Changing the "allow_daemons_dump_core" boolean to true will allow this 
access:
"setsebool -P allow_daemons_dump_core=1."

Fix Command:

setsebool -P allow_daemons_dump_core=1

Additional Information:

Source Context                system_u:system_r:xdm_t:SystemLow-SystemHigh
Target Context                system_u:object_r:root_t
Target Objects                ./.kde [ dir ]
Source                        kde4-config
Source Path                   /usr/bin/kde4-config
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          elijah.suretrak21.net
Source RPM Packages           kdelibs-4.2.1-4.fc10
Target RPM Packages          
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.5.13-54.fc10
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
MLS Enabled                   True
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Plugin Name                   allow_daemons_dump_core
Host Name                     elijah.suretrak21.net
Platform                      Linux elijah.suretrak21.net
                              2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Mon Mar 23
                              23:37:54 EDT 2009 i686 i686
Alert Count                   2
First Seen                    Wed 15 Apr 2009 11:56:28 AM EDT
Last Seen                     Wed 15 Apr 2009 01:11:24 PM EDT
Local ID                      1391a7fb-e6fd-4c5f-b5bf-9c9354857f3a
Line Numbers

Raw Audit Messages

node=elijah.suretrak21.net type=AVC msg=audit(1239815484.398:11): avc:  
denied  { create } for  pid=3132 comm="kde4-config" name=".kde" 
scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 
tcontext=system_u:object_r:root_t:s0 tclass=dir

node=elijah.suretrak21.net type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1239815484.398:11): 
arch=40000003 syscall=39 success=no exit=-13 a0=8464158 a1=1c0 
a2=279ce8c a3=1 items=0 ppid=3131 pid=3132 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 
euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 
comm="kde4-config" exe="/usr/bin/kde4-config" 
subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)

selinux is preventing kde4 from writing to my .kde directory in my home 
directory. The suggestion to allow core dumps is obviously incorrect in 
this situation.

I can build a local policy to correct this but would think it effects 
far more user than I and may indicate a need for a policy fix.

Regards,
John