FC3 2.6.11-1.14_FC3

SELinux related rpms: libselinux-1.19.1-8 libselinux-devel-1.19.1-8 selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-2.96

perl-5.8.5-9 sendmail-8.13.1-2 httpd-2.0.52-3.1

I am using software from http://software.eprints.org. Web application that uses mod_perl. It sends emails for registering users and forgotten passwords. Anything an email is fired off syslog shows this:

Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.574:0): avc: denied { read } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/httpd name=sendmail dev=dm-0 ino=368559 scontext=root:system_r:httpd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:sbin_t tclass=lnk_file

I have also tried sending email with PHP's mail() call and it resulted in:

Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.679:0): avc: denied { write } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=clientmqueue dev=dm-0 ino=2310265 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=dir Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.679:0): avc: denied { add_name } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=dfj3T4mNH8025276 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=dir Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.679:0): avc: denied { create } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=dfj3T4mNH8025276 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=file Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.680:0): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail path=/var/spool/clientmqueue/dfj3T4mNH8025276 dev=dm-0 ino=2311458 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=file Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.680:0): avc: denied { lock } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail path=/var/spool/clientmqueue/dfj3T4mNH8025276 dev=dm-0 ino=2311458 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=file Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.680:0): avc: denied { write } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail path=/var/spool/clientmqueue/dfj3T4mNH8025276 dev=dm-0 ino=2311458 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=file Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.687:0): avc: denied { read } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=dfj3T4mNH8025276 dev=dm-0 ino=2311458 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=file Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.696:0): avc: denied { remove_name } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=tfj3T4mNH8025276 dev=dm-0 ino=2311462 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=dir Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.696:0): avc: denied { rename } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=tfj3T4mNH8025276 dev=dm-0 ino=2311462 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=file Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.696:0): avc: denied { unlink } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=qfj3T4mNH8025276 dev=dm-0 ino=2311461 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=file Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.696:0): avc: denied { read } for pid=25276 exe=/usr/sbin/sendmail.sendmail name=clientmqueue dev=dm-0 ino=2310265 scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_spool_t tclass=dir Apr 28 21:48:23 dlist kernel: audit(1114750103.901:0): avc: denied { sigchld } for pid=1 exe=/sbin/init scontext=root:system_r:system_mail_t tcontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t tclass=process

This is really troubling, since sending email through a CGI application is probably the most basic web application there is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is my first time dealing with SELinux, so I am newbie here. :)

sestatus: SELinux status: enabled SELinuxfs mount: /selinux Current mode: permissive Mode from config file: disabled Policy version: 18 Policy from config file:targeted

Policy booleans: allow_ypbind active dhcpd_disable_trans inactive httpd_disable_trans inactive httpd_enable_cgi active httpd_enable_homedirs active httpd_ssi_exec active httpd_tty_comm inactive httpd_unified active mysqld_disable_trans inactive named_disable_trans inactive named_write_master_zonesinactive nscd_disable_trans inactive ntpd_disable_trans inactive portmap_disable_trans inactive postgresql_disable_transinactive snmpd_disable_trans inactive squid_disable_trans inactive syslogd_disable_trans inactive use_nfs_home_dirs inactive use_samba_home_dirs inactive use_syslogng inactive winbind_disable_trans inactive ypbind_disable_trans inactive

I am not sure what other information might be helpful, but ask and you shall receive. :)

cheers,

Joe Roback robackja@cs.arizona.edu