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  2. RHEL-1628

"unconfined_login" boolean doesn't seem to have any effect on users

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      .SELinux policy denies SSH login for unconfined users when `unconfined_login` is set to `off`

      Previously, the SELinux policy was missing a rule to deny unconfined users to log in via SSH when the `unconfined_login` boolean was set to `off`. As a consequence, with `unconfined_login` set to `off`, users still could log in with SSHD as an unconfined domain. This update adds a rule to the SELinux policy, and as a result, users cannot log in via `sshd` as unconfined when `unconfined_login` is `off`.
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      .SELinux policy denies SSH login for unconfined users when `unconfined_login` is set to `off` Previously, the SELinux policy was missing a rule to deny unconfined users to log in via SSH when the `unconfined_login` boolean was set to `off`. As a consequence, with `unconfined_login` set to `off`, users still could log in with SSHD as an unconfined domain. This update adds a rule to the SELinux policy, and as a result, users cannot log in via `sshd` as unconfined when `unconfined_login` is `off`.
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      Description of problem:

      The "unconfined_login" boolean is supposed to "allow users to login as an unconfined domain" (i.e. "unconfined_t").
      Turning OFF this boolean doesn't seem to have any effect, at least on sshd:

      a user mapped to unconfined_u can still log in:

      -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------
      $ ssh unconfined@vm-confined8

      [unconfined@vm-confined8 ~]$ id -Z
      unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
      -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------

      The policy shows the following rules being added when "unconfined_login" is enabled:
      -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------

      1. sesearch -A -b unconfined_login
        allow unconfined_login_domain bin_t:dir { getattr ioctl lock open read search }

        ; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_login_domain bin_t:dir

        { getattr open search }; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_login_domain bin_t:dir { getattr open search }

        ; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_login_domain bin_t:lnk_file

        { getattr read }

        ; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_login_domain shell_exec_t:file

        { execute execute_no_trans getattr ioctl map open read }; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_login_domain unconfined_t:process transition; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_t unconfined_login_domain:fd use; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_t unconfined_login_domain:fifo_file { append getattr ioctl lock open read write }; [ unconfined_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_t unconfined_login_domain:process sigchld; [ unconfined_login ]:True

        # seinfo -a unconfined_login_domain -x

        Type Attributes: 1
        attribute unconfined_login_domain;
        chroot_user_t
        crond_t
        local_login_t
        remote_login_t
        rshd_t
        sshd_t
        sulogin_t
        -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------

        From above, I'd expect when boolean is off, that shell services (e.g. sshd) cannot spawn a shell but ... there is an unconditional rule in the policy as well for sshd:

        -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------
        # sesearch -A -s sshd_t -t shell_exec_t
        [...]
        allow sshd_t shell_exec_t:file { execute execute_no_trans getattr ioctl map open read }

        ;
        allow sshd_t shell_exec_t:file

        { execute execute_no_trans getattr ioctl map open read }; [ ssh_sysadm_login ]:True
        allow unconfined_login_domain shell_exec_t:file { execute execute_no_trans getattr ioctl map open read }

        ; [ unconfined_login ]:True

                    • 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------

      Stracing sshd with "--secontext" option shows the context change for the sshd user happens without issue:
      -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------
      39754 [sshd_t] 13:13:41.865154 write(12</proc/39754/task/39754/attr/current> [sshd_t], "unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023\0", 54) = 54 <0.000142>
      39754 [unconfined_t] 13:13:41.865324 close(12</proc/39754/task/39754/attr/current> [unconfined_t]) = 0 <0.000004>
      -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------

      What's wrong?

      Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

      selinux-policy-3.14.3-80.el8_5.2.noarch

      How reproducible:

      Always

      Steps to Reproduce:
      1. Map a user to "unconfined_u"

      1. useradd -Z unconfined_u unconfined
      2. echo "pass" | passwd --stdin unconfined

      2. Disable the boolean

      1. semanage boolean --modify --off unconfined_domain

      3. Try ssh'ing

      1. ssh unconfined@localhost

      Actual results:

      Works

      Expected results:

      Doesn't work

              rh-ee-jmarcin Juraj Marcin
              rhn-support-rmetrich Renaud Métrich
              Zdenek Pytela Zdenek Pytela
              Amith Kumar Peethambaran Amith Kumar Peethambaran
              Jan Fiala Jan Fiala
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