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58 lines
2.3 KiB
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From 225486048881d429e4b92ad24b65af7a1fc4c3a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Ondrej Mosnacek <omosnace@redhat.com>
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:23:39 +0100
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Subject: [PATCH] selinux(8): explain that runtime disable is deprecated
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Update the main SELinux manpage to explain that runtime disable (i.e.
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disabling SELinux using SELINUX=Disabled) is deprecated and recommend
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disabling SELinux only via the kernel boot parameter.
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Signed-off-by: Ondrej Mosnacek <omosnace@redhat.com>
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---
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libselinux/man/man8/selinux.8 | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
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1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/libselinux/man/man8/selinux.8 b/libselinux/man/man8/selinux.8
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index 522d45960bf3..a36e286b1409 100644
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--- a/libselinux/man/man8/selinux.8
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+++ b/libselinux/man/man8/selinux.8
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@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ permissive mode or enforcing mode. The
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.B SELINUX
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variable may be set to
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any one of \fIdisabled\fR, \fIpermissive\fR, or \fIenforcing\fR to
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-select one of these options. The \fIdisabled\fR option completely
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-disables the SELinux kernel and application code, leaving the system
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+select one of these options. The \fIdisabled\fR disables most of the
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+SELinux kernel and application code, leaving the system
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running without any SELinux protection. The \fIpermissive\fR option
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enables the SELinux code, but causes it to operate in a mode where
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accesses that would be denied by policy are permitted but audited. The
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@@ -32,6 +32,24 @@ enforcing mode will prevent an operation from proceeding past the first
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denial and because some application code will fall back to a less
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privileged mode of operation if denied access.
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+.B NOTE:
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+Disabling SELinux by setting
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+.B SELINUX=disabled
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+in
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+.I /etc/selinux/config
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+is deprecated and depending on kernel version and configuration it might
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+not lead to SELinux being completely disabled. Specifically, the
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+SELinux hooks will still be executed internally, but the SELinux policy
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+will not be loaded and no operation will be denied. In such state, the
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+system will act as if SELinux was disabled, although some operations
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+might behave slightly differently. To properly disable SELinux, it is
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+recommended to use the
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+.B selinux=0
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+kernel boot option instead. In that case SELinux will be disabled
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+regardless of what is set in the
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+.I /etc/selinux/config
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+file.
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+
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The
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.I /etc/selinux/config
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configuration file also controls what policy
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--
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2.29.2
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