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[RHEL9.8] SELinux denial when using mdadm monitor on software RAID1 (capability { bpf })

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      Summary:
      SELinux denial when using mdadm monitor on software RAID1 (capability { bpf })

      Description:
      When setting up a software RAID1 using `mdadm`, the following SELinux denial occurs when `mdadm` starts in monitor mode:

      Steps to reproduce:
      1. Create a RAID1 array using two NVMe disks:

          mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
          mdadm --examine --scan > /etc/mdadm.conf
          mkfs.xfs -f /dev/md0
          mount /dev/md0 /mnt/

      2. Observe SELinux denials in audit logs:

          audit2why -b output:
          type=AVC msg=audit(1750848463.003:19): avc:  denied  { bpf } for  pid=800 comm="mdadm" capability=39  scontext=system_u:system_r:mdadm_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:mdadm_t:s0 tclass=capability2 permissive=0

          Was caused by:
              Missing type enforcement (TE) allow rule.
              You can use audit2allow to generate a loadable module to allow this access.

      3. Confirm process details:

          ps aux | grep 800
          root         800  0.0  0.0   3752  2064 ?        Ss   06:47   0:00 /sbin/mdadm --monitor --scan --syslog -f --pid-file=/run/mdadm/mdadm.pid

      Expected behavior:
      No SELinux denials should occur when `mdadm --monitor` is running in its default configuration on a supported RAID setup.

      Additional information:

      • SELinux mode: Enforcing
      • Distribution: CentOS Stream 9
      • Kernel version: 5.14.0-583.el9.x86_64
      • Policy package version: selinux-policy-38.1.56-1.el9.noarch, selinux-policy-targeted-38.1.56-1.el9.noarch

              xni@redhat.com Xiao Ni
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              Nigel Croxon Nigel Croxon
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