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💖 NetworkManager_selinux(8) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to NetworkManager_selinux(8) — the SELinux manual page for NetworkManager, and yes we are gonna make mandatory access control sound cute 💅

✨ NAME ✨

NetworkManager_selinux — Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the NetworkManager processes 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Security-Enhanced Linux secures the NetworkManager processes via flexible mandatory access control. Very demure, very secure, no cap 🌈

The NetworkManager processes execute with the NetworkManager_t SELinux type. You can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier.

For example:

ps -eZ | grep NetworkManager_t

🚪 ENTRYPOINTS 🚪

The NetworkManager_t SELinux type can be entered via the NetworkManager_exec_t file type. It’s giving main character entrance energy ✨

The default entrypoint paths for the NetworkManager_t domain are the following:

/usr/bin/wicd
/usr/bin/teamd
/usr/bin/NetworkManager
/usr/bin/wpa_supplicant
/usr/bin/nm-system-settings

👑 PROCESS TYPES 👑

SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the system. Literally the blueprint, iykyk 🧚

You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps.

Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux NetworkManager policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their NetworkManager processes in as secure a method as possible. Flexible AND secure? We love to see it 💖

The following process types are defined for NetworkManager:

  • NetworkManager_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_custom_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_chronyc_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_cloud_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_console_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_ddclient_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_dhclient_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_dnssec_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_iscsid_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_nvme_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_sendmail_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_tlp_t
  • NetworkManager_dispatcher_winbind_t
  • NetworkManager_priv_helper_t
  • NetworkManager_ssh_t
Note: semanage permissive -a NetworkManager_t can be used to make the process type NetworkManager_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still generated. So like, it’s permissive but the receipts still exist 😭

🎛️ BOOLEANS 🎛️

SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. NetworkManager policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow you to manipulate the policy and run NetworkManager with the tightest access possible. Tightest access possible is the vibe check we deserve 🔥

daemons_dontaudit_scheduling

If you want to dontaudit all daemons scheduling requests (setsched, sys_nice), you must turn on the daemons_dontaudit_scheduling boolean. Enabled by default.

setsebool -P daemons_dontaudit_scheduling 1

deny_bluetooth

If you want to deny all system processes and Linux users to use bluetooth wireless technology, you must turn on the deny_bluetooth boolean. Disabled by default.

setsebool -P deny_bluetooth 1

deny_ptrace

If you want to deny any process from ptracing or debugging any other processes, you must turn on the deny_ptrace boolean. Disabled by default.

setsebool -P deny_ptrace 1

fips_mode

If you want to allow all domains to execute in fips_mode, you must turn on the fips_mode boolean. Enabled by default.

setsebool -P fips_mode 1

nis_enabled

If you want to allow system to run with NIS, you must turn on the nis_enabled boolean. Disabled by default.

setsebool -P nis_enabled 1

use_ecryptfs_home_dirs

If you want to support ecryptfs home directories, you must turn on the use_ecryptfs_home_dirs boolean. Disabled by default.

setsebool -P use_ecryptfs_home_dirs 1

use_nfs_home_dirs

If you want to support NFS home directories, you must turn on the use_nfs_home_dirs boolean. Enabled by default.

setsebool -P use_nfs_home_dirs 1

use_samba_home_dirs

If you want to support SAMBA home directories, you must turn on the use_samba_home_dirs boolean. Disabled by default.

setsebool -P use_samba_home_dirs 1

xguest_connect_network

If you want to allow xguest users to configure Network Manager and connect to apache ports, you must turn on the xguest_connect_network boolean. Enabled by default.

setsebool -P xguest_connect_network 1

🗂️ MANAGED FILES 🗂️

The SELinux process type NetworkManager_t can manage files labeled with the following file types. The paths listed are the default paths for these file types. Note the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions. Okay so DAC permissions? Still required, bestie — SELinux is not out here doing everything for you 🙈

NetworkManager_etc_rw_t

/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections(/.*)?
/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

NetworkManager_tmp_t

(no default paths listed here)

NetworkManager_var_lib_t

/var/lib/wicd(/.*)?
/var/lib/NetworkManager(/.*)?
/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf
/etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf
/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf
/etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf
/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf
/etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf

NetworkManager_var_run_t

/run/teamd(/.*)?
/run/nm-xl2tpd.conf.*
/run/nm-dhclient.*
/run/NetworkManager(/.*)?
/run/wpa_supplicant(/.*)?
/run/wicd.pid
/run/NetworkManager.pid
/run/nm-dns-dnsmasq.conf
/run/wpa_supplicant-global

cluster_conf_t

/etc/cluster(/.*)?

cluster_var_lib_t

/var/lib/pcsd(/.*)?
/var/lib/cluster(/.*)?
/var/lib/openais(/.*)?
/var/lib/pengine(/.*)?
/var/lib/corosync(/.*)?
/usr/lib/heartbeat(/.*)?
/var/lib/heartbeat(/.*)?
/var/lib/pacemaker(/.*)?

cluster_var_run_t

/run/crm(/.*)?
/run/cman_.*
/run/rsctmp(/.*)?
/run/aisexec.*
/run/heartbeat(/.*)?
/run/pcsd-ruby.socket
/run/corosync-qnetd(/.*)?
/run/corosync-qdevice(/.*)?
/run/pcsd.socket
/run/corosync.pid
/run/cpglockd.pid
/run/rgmanager.pid
/run/cluster/rgmanager.sk

dhcpc_state_t

/var/lib/dhcp3?/dhclient.*
/var/lib/dhcpcd(/.*)?
/var/lib/dhclient(/.*)?
/var/lib/wifiroamd(/.*)?

ecryptfs_t

/home/[^/]+/.Private(/.*)?
/home/[^/]+/.ecryptfs(/.*)?

krb5_host_rcache_t

/var/tmp/krb5_0.rcache2
/var/cache/krb5rcache(/.*)?
/var/tmp/nfs_0
/var/tmp/DNS_25
/var/tmp/host_0
/var/tmp/imap_0
/var/tmp/HTTP_23
/var/tmp/HTTP_48
/var/tmp/ldap_55
/var/tmp/ldap_487
/var/tmp/ldapmap1_0

named_cache_t

/var/lib/softhsm(/.*)?
/var/lib/unbound(/.*)?
/var/lib/named/data(/.*)?
/var/lib/named/slaves(/.*)?
/var/lib/named/dynamic(/.*)?
/var/lib/named/chroot/var/tmp(/.*)?
/var/lib/named/chroot/var/named/data(/.*)?
/var/lib/named/chroot/var/named/slaves(/.*)?
/var/lib/named/chroot/var/named/dynamic(/.*)?

ntpd_var_run_t

/var/lib/ntp/var/run/ntp(/.*)?
/run/ntpd.pid

pppd_var_run_t

/run/(i)?ppp.*pid[^/]*
/run/ppp(/.*)?
/run/pppd[0-9]*.tdb

root_t

/sysroot/.aleph-version.json
/sysroot/ostree/deploy/.*-atomic/deploy(/.*)?
/
/initrd
/var/lib/ntp

security_t

/selinux

sysfs_t

/sys(/.*)?

systemd_passwd_var_run_t

/run/systemd/ask-password(/.*)?
/run/systemd/ask-password-block(/.*)?

wicked_var_run_t

/run/wicked(/.*)?

🌸 FILE CONTEXTS 🌸

Okay bestie, this is the part where SELinux gets very particular about your files. SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file type.

You can literally just peek at the context of a file using the -Z option to ls. Iconic, right? 🔍

Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files. SELinux NetworkManager policy is very flexible, allowing users to setup their NetworkManager processes in as secure a method as possible. 💅

🎀 STANDARD FILE CONTEXT 🎀

SELinux defines the file context types for the NetworkManager. So if you wanted to store files with these types in a different path, you need to execute the semanage command to specify alternate labeling and then use restorecon to put the labels on disk. Like this:

semanage fcontext -a -t NetworkManager_exec_t
'/srv/NetworkManager/content(/.*)?'
restorecon -R -v /srv/myNetworkManager_content
Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that match multiple files. Regex girlies, this one's for you 🫶

The following file types are defined for NetworkManager:

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_chronyc_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_chronyc_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher chronyc script data.

Paths:

/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/20-chrony,
/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/20-chrony-dhcp,
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/20-chrony-dhcp,
/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/20-chrony-onoffline,
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/20-chrony-onoffline

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_cloud_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_cloud_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher cloud script data.

Paths:

/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/hook-network-manager,
/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/cloud-init-azure-hook,
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/90-nm-cloud-setup.sh,
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/no-wait.d/90-nm-cloud-setup.sh

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_console_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_console_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher console script data.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_console_var_run_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_console_var_run_t type, if you want to store the NetworkManager dispatcher console files under the /run or /var/run directory.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_ddclient_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_ddclient_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher ddclient script data.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_dhclient_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_dhclient_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher dhclient script data.

Paths:

/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/11-dhclient,
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/11-dhclient

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_dnssec_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_dnssec_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher dnssec script data.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_exec_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the NetworkManager_dispatcher_t domain.

Paths:

/usr/lib/nm-dispatcher, /usr/libexec/nm-dispatcher

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_iscsid_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_iscsid_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher iscsid script data.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_nvme_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_nvme_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher nvme script data.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher script data.

Paths:

/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d(/.*)?,
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d(/.*)?

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_sendmail_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_sendmail_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher sendmail script data.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_tlp_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_tlp_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher tlp script data.

💜 NetworkManager_dispatcher_winbind_script_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_dispatcher_winbind_script_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager dispatcher winbind script data.

💜 NetworkManager_etc_rw_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_etc_rw_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager etc read/write content.

Paths:

/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections(/.*)?,
/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

💜 NetworkManager_etc_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_etc_t type, if you want to store NetworkManager files in the /etc directories.

💜 NetworkManager_exec_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the NetworkManager_t domain.

Paths:

/usr/bin/wicd, /usr/bin/teamd, /usr/bin/NetworkManager,
/usr/bin/wpa_supplicant, /usr/bin/nm-system-settings

💜 NetworkManager_initrc_exec_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_initrc_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the NetworkManager_initrc_t domain.

💜 NetworkManager_log_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_log_t type, if you want to treat the data as NetworkManager log data, usually stored under the /var/log directory.

Paths:

/var/log/wicd.*, /var/log/wpa_supplicant.*

💜 NetworkManager_priv_helper_exec_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_priv_helper_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the NetworkManager_priv_helper_t domain.

Paths:

/usr/lib/nm-priv-helper, /usr/libexec/nm-priv-helper

💜 NetworkManager_tmp_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_tmp_t type, if you want to store NetworkManager temporary files in the /tmp directories.

💜 NetworkManager_unit_file_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_unit_file_t type, if you want to treat the files as NetworkManager unit content.

Paths:

/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.*,
/usr/lib/systemd/system/nm-cloud-setup.(service|timer)

💜 NetworkManager_var_lib_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_var_lib_t type, if you want to store the NetworkManager files under the /var/lib directory.

Paths:

/var/lib/wicd(/.*)?, /var/lib/NetworkManager(/.*)?,
/etc/dhcp/wired-settings.conf, /etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf,
/etc/dhcp/manager-settings.conf, /etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf,
/etc/dhcp/wireless-settings.conf, /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf

💜 NetworkManager_var_run_t

  • Set files with the NetworkManager_var_run_t type, if you want to store the NetworkManager files under the /run or /var/run directory.

Paths:

/run/teamd(/.*)?, /run/nm-xl2tpd.conf.*, /run/nm-dhclient.*,
/run/NetworkManager(/.*)?, /run/wpa_supplicant(/.*)?,
/run/wicd.pid, /run/NetworkManager.pid, /run/nm-dns-dnsmasq.conf,
/run/wpa_supplicant-global
⚠️ Note: File context can be temporarily modified with the chcon command. If you want to permanently change the file context you need to use the semanage fcontext command. This will modify the SELinux labeling database. You will need to use restorecon to apply the labels. No cap — chcon is giving temporary-situationship energy, semanage fcontext is the committed one 💀

🛠️ COMMANDS 🛠️

  • semanage fcontext can also be used to manipulate default file context mappings.
  • semanage permissive can also be used to manipulate whether or not a process type is permissive.
  • semanage module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove policy modules.
  • semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans.
  • system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux policy settings.

👑 AUTHOR 👑

This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage. (Yes queen, the robots wrote it, we just gave it ~aura~ ✨)

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

selinux(8), NetworkManager(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepolicy(8), setsebool(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_chronyc_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_chronyc_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_cloud_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_cloud_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_console_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_console_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_custom_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_custom_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_ddclient_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_ddclient_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_dhclient_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_dhclient_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_dnssec_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_dnssec_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_iscsid_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_iscsid_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_nvme_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_nvme_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_sendmail_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_sendmail_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_tlp_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_tlp_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_winbind_selinux(8), NetworkManager_dispatcher_winbind_selinux(8), NetworkManager_priv_helper_selinux(8), NetworkManager_priv_helper_selinux(8), NetworkManager_ssh_selinux(8), NetworkManager_ssh_selinux(8)

And that's the whole vibe check, bestie — page was generated from NetworkManager source, version 26-10-06, dated 26-10-06 🌈 Thanks for reading, mwah 💋

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