linux-kernel - Re: Preview of changes to the Security susbystem for 2.6.36

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Date:	Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:18:36 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc:	hch@...radead.org, jmorris@...ei.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, viro@....linux.org.uk,
	kees.cook@...onical.com
Subject: Re: Preview of changes to the Security susbystem for 2.6.36

On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:54:32 +0900, Tetsuo Handa said:

> # killall -KILL sshd
> # /usr/sbin/sshd -o 'Banner /etc/shadow'
> # ssh localhost

I am unable to replicate this behavior on my system with SELinux set to
enforcing mode.  However, it does happen (which is to be expected) when SELinux
is set to permissive mode.

% rpm -q openssh selinux-policy-mls
openssh-5.5p1-18.fc14.x86_64
selinux-policy-mls-3.8.8-8.fc14.noarch

Tested by by trying both /etc/issue and /etc/shadow as banner files - in permissive
mode, both files would be displayed. In enforcing mode, /etc/issue would show
up and /etc/shadow would not.  In addition, checking of the actual policy
source for ssh shows no entry for auth_read_shadow() for sshd_t, although it is
present for many other systemd daemons that have a need to read it. So in
enforcing mode, there's no rule allowing sshd to open /etc/shadow, so it won't
open.

Are you sure you weren't running in permissive mode when you tested this?

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