1fwupd_selinux(8) SELinux Policy fwupd fwupd_selinux(8)
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6 fwupd_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the fwupd processes
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9 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the fwupd processes via flexible manda‐
10 tory access control.
11 The fwupd processes execute with the fwupd_t SELinux type. You can
13 check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command
14 with the -Z qualifier.
15 For example:
17 ps -eZ | grep fwupd_t
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23 The fwupd_t SELinux type can be entered via the fwupd_exec_t file type.
24 The default entrypoint paths for the fwupd_t domain are the following:
26 /usr/libexec/fwupd/fwupd
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30 SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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32 You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps
34 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
36 fwupd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their fwupd pro‐
37 cesses in as secure a method as possible.
38 The following process types are defined for fwupd:
40 fwupd_t
42 Note: semanage permissive -a fwupd_t can be used to make the process
44 type fwupd_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive
45 process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still gener‐
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50 SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. fwupd
51 policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow you to
52 manipulate the policy and run fwupd with the tightest access possible.
53 If you want to deny user domains applications to map a memory region as
57 both executable and writable, this is dangerous and the executable
58 should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the deny_execmem bool‐
59 ean. Enabled by default.
60 setsebool -P deny_execmem 1
62 If you want to allow all domains to execute in fips_mode, you must turn
66 on the fips_mode boolean. Enabled by default.
67 setsebool -P fips_mode 1
69 If you want to control the ability to mmap a low area of the address
73 space, as configured by /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr, you must turn on
74 the mmap_low_allowed boolean. Disabled by default.
75 setsebool -P mmap_low_allowed 1
77 If you want to disable kernel module loading, you must turn on the
81 secure_mode_insmod boolean. Enabled by default.
82 setsebool -P secure_mode_insmod 1
84 If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their heap memory
88 executable. Doing this is a really bad idea. Probably indicates a
89 badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable
90 should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selin‐
91 uxuser_execheap boolean. Disabled by default.
92 setsebool -P selinuxuser_execheap 1
94 If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their stack exe‐
98 cutable. This should never, ever be necessary. Probably indicates a
99 badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable
100 should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selinuxuser_exec‐
101 stack boolean. Disabled by default.
102 setsebool -P selinuxuser_execstack 1
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108 The SELinux process type fwupd_t can manage files labeled with the fol‐
109 lowing file types. The paths listed are the default paths for these
110 file types. Note the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions.
111 file_type
113 all files on the system
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118 SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file
119 type.
120 You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls
122 Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files.
124 SELinux fwupd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their
125 fwupd processes in as secure a method as possible.
126 STANDARD FILE CONTEXT
128 SELinux defines the file context types for the fwupd, if you wanted to
130 store files with these types in a diffent paths, you need to execute
131 the semanage command to sepecify alternate labeling and then use
132 restorecon to put the labels on disk.
133 semanage fcontext -a -t fwupd_unit_file_t '/srv/myfwupd_content(/.*)?'
135 restorecon -R -v /srv/myfwupd_content
136 Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that
138 match multiple files.
139 The following file types are defined for fwupd:
141 fwupd_cache_t
145 - Set files with the fwupd_cache_t type, if you want to store the files
147 under the /var/cache directory.
148 fwupd_cert_t
152 - Set files with the fwupd_cert_t type, if you want to treat the files
154 as fwupd certificate data.
155 fwupd_exec_t
159 - Set files with the fwupd_exec_t type, if you want to transition an
161 executable to the fwupd_t domain.
162 fwupd_unit_file_t
166 - Set files with the fwupd_unit_file_t type, if you want to treat the
168 files as fwupd unit content.
169 Paths:
172 /usr/lib/systemd/system/fwupd.*, /usr/lib/systemd/system/fwupd-
173 offline-update.*
174 fwupd_var_lib_t
177 - Set files with the fwupd_var_lib_t type, if you want to store the
179 fwupd files under the /var/lib directory.
180 Note: File context can be temporarily modified with the chcon command.
184 If you want to permanently change the file context you need to use the
185 semanage fcontext command. This will modify the SELinux labeling data‐
186 base. You will need to use restorecon to apply the labels.
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190 semanage fcontext can also be used to manipulate default file context
191 mappings.
192 semanage permissive can also be used to manipulate whether or not a
194 process type is permissive.
195 semanage module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove pol‐
197 icy modules.
198 semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans
200 system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux pol‐
203 icy settings.
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207 This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage .
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211 selinux(8), fwupd(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepol‐
212 icy(8), setsebool(8)
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