linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] fanotify,audit: Allow audit to use the full permission event response

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Message-ID: <4778109.GXAFRqVoOG@x2>
Date:   Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:26:00 -0500
From:   Steve Grubb <sgrubb@...hat.com>
To:     Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@...hat.com>
Cc:     Linux-Audit Mailing List <linux-audit@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
        Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] fanotify,audit: Allow audit to use the full permission
 event response

Hello Richard,

On Monday, January 9, 2023 10:08:04 PM EST Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> When I use an application that expected the old API, meaning it simply
> does:
> > 
> > response.fd = metadata->fd;
> > response.response = reply;
> > close(metadata->fd);
> > write(fd, &response, sizeof(struct fanotify_response));
> > 
> > I get access denials. Every time. If the program is using the new API and
> > sets FAN_INFO, then it works as expected. I'll do some more testing but I
> > think there is something wrong in the compatibility path.
> 
> I'll have a closer look, because this wasn't the intended behaviour.

I have done more testing. I think what I saw might have been caused by a 
stale selinux label (label exists, policy is deleted). With selinux in 
permissive mode it's all working as expected - both old and new API.

-Steve