fsadm_selinux(8)

💅 fsadm_selinux(8) 💅

Okay bestie, welcome to the SELinux Policy fsadm manual page — the fsadm_selinux(8) one. This is your group-chat rundown of how SELinux handles the fsadm processes, and yes, it's giving secure mandatory access control energy. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

fsadm_selinux — Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the fsadm processes. That's the name, no cap. 💖

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Security-Enhanced Linux secures the fsadm processes via flexible mandatory access control. Literally the whole point. 🔥

The fsadm processes execute with the fsadm_t SELinux type. You can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier. Cute, right? For example:

ps -eZ | grep fsadm_t

🚪 ENTRYPOINTS 🚪

The fsadm_t SELinux type can be entered via the fsadm_exec_t file type. That's the doorway, iykyk.

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

/usr/bin/fsck.*
/usr/bin/jfs_.*
/usr/bin/mkfs.*
/usr/bin/dump.exfat
/usr/bin/tune.exfat
/usr/bin/swapon.*
/usr/bin/resize.*fs
/usr/bin/losetup.*
/usr/bin/reiserfs(ck|tune)
/usr/bin/raw
/usr/bin/dump
/usr/bin/blkid
/usr/bin/fdisk
/usr/bin/partx
/usr/bin/cfdisk
/usr/bin/e2fsck
/usr/bin/e4fsck
/usr/bin/findfs
/usr/bin/hdparm
/usr/bin/lsraid
/usr/bin/mke2fs
/usr/bin/mke4fs
/usr/bin/mkraid
/usr/bin/ntfsck
/usr/bin/parted
/usr/bin/sfdisk
/usr/bin/dosfsck
/usr/bin/e2label
/usr/bin/mkdosfs
/usr/bin/mkudffs
/usr/bin/swapoff
/usr/bin/tune2fs
/usr/bin/blockdev
/usr/bin/dumpe2fs
/usr/bin/pktsetup
/usr/bin/smartctl
/usr/bin/syslinux
/usr/bin/udflabel
/usr/bin/partprobe
/usr/bin/raidstart
/usr/bin/scsi_info
/usr/bin/exfatlabel
/usr/bin/mkreiserfs
/usr/bin/xfs_growfs
/usr/bin/clubufflush
/usr/bin/e2mmpstatus
/usr/bin/install-mbr
/usr/bin/raidautorun
/usr/bin/make_reiser4
/usr/bin/pktcdvd-check
/usr/bin/partition_uuid
/usr/bin/scsi_unique_id
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-fsck
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-growfs
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-makefs

👑 PROCESS TYPES 👑

SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the system. Very main character of it. 💅

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

Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux fsadm policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their fsadm processes in as secure a method as possible. Slay for security. 🛡️

The following process types are defined for fsadm:

fsadm_t

Note: semanage permissive -a fsadm_t can be used to make the process type fsadm_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still generated. So it's still snitching, just not blocking. 😭

🎛️ BOOLEANS 🎛️

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

• deny_execmem — If you want to deny user domains applications to map a memory region as both executable and writable, this is dangerous and the executable should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the deny_execmem boolean. Disabled by default. Turn it on with setsebool -P deny_execmem 1. 🚨
• mmap_low_allowed — If you want to control the ability to mmap a low area of the address space, as configured by /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr, you must turn on the mmap_low_allowed boolean. Disabled by default. Turn it on with setsebool -P mmap_low_allowed 1. 🧚
• nis_enabled — If you want to allow system to run with NIS, you must turn on the nis_enabled boolean. Disabled by default. Turn it on with setsebool -P nis_enabled 1. 🌈
• secure_mode_insmod — If you want to disable kernel module loading, you must turn on the secure_mode_insmod boolean. Disabled by default. Turn it on with setsebool -P secure_mode_insmod 1. 🔒
• selinuxuser_execheap — If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their heap memory executable. Doing this is a really bad idea. Probably indicates a badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selinuxuser_execheap boolean. Disabled by default. Turn it on with setsebool -P selinuxuser_execheap 1. 💀
• selinuxuser_execstack — If you want to allow unconfined executables to make their stack executable. This should never, ever be necessary. Probably indicates a badly coded executable, but could indicate an attack. This executable should be reported in bugzilla, you must turn on the selinuxuser_execstack boolean. Disabled by default. Turn it on with setsebool -P selinuxuser_execstack 1. 😭

📂 MANAGED FILES 📂

The SELinux process type fsadm_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. Yes, both layers, bestie. 🫶

file_type

all files on the system

🏷️ FILE CONTEXTS 🏷️

SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file type. Fancy label behavior, honestly iconic.

You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls.

Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files. SELinux fsadm policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their fsadm processes in as secure a method as possible. Secure and flexible, we love to see it. 💖

🎀 STANDARD FILE CONTEXT 🎀

SELinux defines the file context types for the fsadm, if you wanted to store files with these types in a different paths, 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 fsadm_exec_t '/srv/fsadm/content(/.*)?'
restorecon -R -v /srv/myfsadm_content

Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that match multiple files. Regex girlies stay winning. 🧚

The following file types are defined for fsadm:

fsadm_exec_t

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

Paths:

/usr/bin/fsck.*
/usr/bin/jfs_.*
/usr/bin/mkfs.*
/usr/bin/dump.exfat
/usr/bin/tune.exfat
/usr/bin/swapon.*
/usr/bin/resize.*fs
/usr/bin/losetup.*
/usr/bin/reiserfs(ck|tune)
/usr/bin/raw
/usr/bin/dump
/usr/bin/blkid
/usr/bin/fdisk
/usr/bin/partx
/usr/bin/cfdisk
/usr/bin/e2fsck
/usr/bin/e4fsck
/usr/bin/findfs
/usr/bin/hdparm
/usr/bin/lsraid
/usr/bin/mke2fs
/usr/bin/mke4fs
/usr/bin/mkraid
/usr/bin/ntfsck
/usr/bin/parted
/usr/bin/sfdisk
/usr/bin/dosfsck
/usr/bin/e2label
/usr/bin/mkdosfs
/usr/bin/mkudffs
/usr/bin/swapoff
/usr/bin/tune2fs
/usr/bin/blockdev
/usr/bin/dumpe2fs
/usr/bin/pktsetup
/usr/bin/smartctl
/usr/bin/syslinux
/usr/bin/udflabel
/usr/bin/partprobe
/usr/bin/raidstart
/usr/bin/scsi_info
/usr/bin/exfatlabel
/usr/bin/mkreiserfs
/usr/bin/xfs_growfs
/usr/bin/clubufflush
/usr/bin/e2mmpstatus
/usr/bin/install-mbr
/usr/bin/raidautorun
/usr/bin/make_reiser4
/usr/bin/pktcdvd-check
/usr/bin/partition_uuid
/usr/bin/scsi_unique_id
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-fsck
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-growfs
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-makefs

fsadm_log_t

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

fsadm_tmp_t

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

fsadm_tmpfs_t

• Set files with the fsadm_tmpfs_t type, if you want to store fsadm files on a tmpfs file system.

fsadm_var_run_t

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

Paths:

/run/fsck(/.*)?
/run/blkid(/.*)?

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. Permanent label changes are a whole process, bestie. 💅

🛠️ 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. Glow-up via automation, periodt. ✨

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

selinux(8), fsadm(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepolicy(8), setsebool(8)

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xoxo, your favorite fsadm_selinux(8) page 💖 — source/version fsadm, date 26-10-06. That's the whole manual, bestie. Go be secure. 🎀