Re: [2.6.20.17 review 00/58] 2.6.20.17 -stable review

From: Stephen Smalley
Date: Wed Aug 22 2007 - 09:42:17 EST


On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 06:23 -0700, James Morris wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Michal Piotrowski wrote:
>
> > I got a problem with SELinux
> > http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/tbf/bitis-gabonica/2.6.20.17-rc1/console.log
> > http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/tbf/bitis-gabonica/2.6.20.17-rc1/stable-config
>
> Please set
> CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_ENABLE_SECMARK_DEFAULT=n
>
> You don't have complete policy for the new network controls, which are not
> enabled by default and not integreated fully into distros yet.

Still, that denial shouldn't be against kernel_t unless he has iptables
SECMARK rules that assign that value.

It's the change to the skb allocator - no longer clears up through
truesize and thus secmark is garbage initially. That would apply to
mainline too.

--
Stephen Smalley
National Security Agency

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