2011-02-06 14:27:44

by sven.vermeulen

Subject: [refpolicy] [PATCH 1/1] Allow modprobe to request module load

The modprobe utility is sometimes used (for instance for ALSA) to request
the Linux kernel to load a module (through aliases) rather than explicitly
loading the module.

Signed-off-by: Sven Vermeulen <[email protected]>
---
policy/modules/system/modutils.te | 1 +
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/policy/modules/system/modutils.te b/policy/modules/system/modutils.te
index 74a4466..882b50c 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/modutils.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/modutils.te
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ read_files_pattern(insmod_t, modules_dep_t, modules_dep_t)
can_exec(insmod_t, insmod_exec_t)

kernel_load_module(insmod_t)
+kernel_request_load_module(insmod_t)
kernel_read_system_state(insmod_t)
kernel_read_network_state(insmod_t)
kernel_write_proc_files(insmod_t)
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1.7.3.4

2011-02-09 14:43:15

by cpebenito

Subject: [refpolicy] [PATCH 1/1] Allow modprobe to request module load

On 2/6/2011 9:27 AM, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> The modprobe utility is sometimes used (for instance for ALSA) to request
> the Linux kernel to load a module (through aliases) rather than explicitly
> loading the module.

Merged.

> Signed-off-by: Sven Vermeulen<[email protected]>
> ---
> policy/modules/system/modutils.te | 1 +
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/policy/modules/system/modutils.te b/policy/modules/system/modutils.te
> index 74a4466..882b50c 100644
> --- a/policy/modules/system/modutils.te
> +++ b/policy/modules/system/modutils.te
> @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ read_files_pattern(insmod_t, modules_dep_t, modules_dep_t)
> can_exec(insmod_t, insmod_exec_t)
>
> kernel_load_module(insmod_t)
> +kernel_request_load_module(insmod_t)
> kernel_read_system_state(insmod_t)
> kernel_read_network_state(insmod_t)
> kernel_write_proc_files(insmod_t)


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Chris PeBenito
Tresys Technology, LLC
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