Polyinstantiated directory instance name bug?

Joe Nall joe at nall.com
Mon Jun 26 16:29:41 UTC 2006


On Jun 26, 2006, at 8:46 AM, Janak Desai wrote:

>
> Can you tell me if this happens for login as well as ssh? and if your
> /etc/pam.d/[login,ssh] files are also stacking the pam_selinux module.

I've been tesing using su/ssh from an xterm in MLS/permissive.

If I login as user 'test' to a virtual terminal, the context is  
'root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow'. Shouldn't it be  
'user_u:user_r:user_t:SystemLow'? That is what 'id -Z' shows after I  
login.

/etc/pam.d/login
#%PAM-1.0
auth       required     pam_securetty.so
auth       include      system-auth
account    required     pam_nologin.so
account    include      system-auth
password   include      system-auth
# pam_selinux.so close should be the first session rule
session    required     pam_selinux.so close
session    include      system-auth
session    required     pam_loginuid.so
session    optional     pam_console.so
# pam_selinux.so open should be the last session rule
session    required     pam_selinux.so open
session    required     pam_namespace.so debug

/etc/pam.d/su
#%PAM-1.0
auth            sufficient      pam_rootok.so
# Uncomment the following line to implicitly trust users in the  
"wheel" group.
#auth           sufficient      pam_wheel.so trust use_uid
# Uncomment the following line to require a user to be in the "wheel"  
group.
#auth           required        pam_wheel.so use_uid
auth            include         system-auth
account         include         system-auth
password        include         system-auth
session         include         system-auth
session         optional        pam_xauth.so
session         required        pam_namespace.so debug unmt_remnt

/etc/pam.d/sshd
#%PAM-1.0
auth       include      system-auth
account    required     pam_nologin.so
account    include      system-auth
password   include      system-auth
session    include      system-auth
session    required     pam_loginuid.so
session    required     pam_namespace.so debug


> Since you are using the debug option, /var/log/secure should have a
> bunch of pam_namepsace options connected to this session. Can you tell
> me what the "poly_name ..." and "Inst ctxt .." messages look like?

For the virtual terminal login case

Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_unix(login:session): session opened  
for user testdev by LOGIN(uid=0)
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session):  
open_session - start
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Parsing  
config file /etc/security/namespace.conf
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Configured  
poly dirs:
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): dir='/var/ 
polyinstantiated' iprefix='/var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated- 
inst/' meth=1
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): override  
user 0
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): override  
user 3
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Set up  
namespace for pid 6703
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Checking  
for ns override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Need poly  
ns for user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Checking  
for ns override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Setting  
poly ns for user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Set  
namespace for directory /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): member  
context returned by policy root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): poly_name  
root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Inst  
context root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow Orig context  
root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session):  
instance_dir /var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated-inst/ 
root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): namespace  
setup ok for pid 6703

For the ssh from another machine case

Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_unix(login:session): session opened  
for user testdev by LOGIN(uid=0)
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session):  
open_session - start
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Parsing  
config file /etc/security/namespace.conf
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Configured  
poly dirs:
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): dir='/var/ 
polyinstantiated' iprefix='/var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated- 
inst/' meth=1
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): override  
user 0
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): override  
user 3
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Set up  
namespace for pid 6703
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Checking  
for ns override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Need poly  
ns for user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Checking  
for ns override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Setting  
poly ns for user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Set  
namespace for directory /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): member  
context returned by policy root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): poly_name  
root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): Inst  
context root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow Orig context  
root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session):  
instance_dir /var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated-inst/ 
root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:05:56 cipso login: pam_namespace(login:session): namespace  
setup ok for pid 6703

ssh test at localhost case (why is this different?)

Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session  
opened for user testdev by (uid=0)
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
open_session - start
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
Parsing config file /etc/security/namespace.conf
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
Configured poly dirs:
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session): dir='/ 
var/polyinstantiated' iprefix='/var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated- 
inst/' meth=0
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
override user 0
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
override user 3
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session): Set up  
namespace for pid 2548
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
Checking for ns override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session): Need  
poly ns for user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
Checking for ns override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
Setting poly ns for user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session): Set  
namespace for directory /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
poly_name testdev
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session): Inst  
context (null) Orig context root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
instance_dir /var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated-inst/testdev
Jun 26 11:21:52 cipso sshd[2548]: pam_namespace(sshd:session):  
namespace setup ok for pid 2548

For the su - test case

Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for  
user testdev by root(uid=0)
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): open_session -  
start
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Parsing config  
file /etc/security/namespace.conf
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Configured poly  
dirs:
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): dir='/var/ 
polyinstantiated' iprefix='/var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated- 
inst/' meth=0
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): override user 0
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): override user 3
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Set up namespace  
for pid 6784
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Checking for ns  
override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Need poly ns for  
user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Checking for ns  
override in dir /var/polyinstantiated for uid 500
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Setting poly ns  
for user 500 for dir /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Set namespace  
for directory /var/polyinstantiated
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): poly_name testdev
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): Inst context  
(null) Orig context root:object_r:var_t:SystemLow
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): instance_dir / 
var/polyinstantiated/polyinstantiated-inst/testdev
Jun 26 11:10:00 cipso su: pam_namespace(su:session): namespace setup  
ok for pid 6784


> Currently the namespace module switches to the "user" mode even if
> the namespace.conf specifies "context" or "both" in the event that
> the program has not requested a context change for the next exec using
> setexeccon.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Janak
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