[SELinux-notebook PATCH] avc_rules.md: mention secilc with the neverallow statement

[SELinux-notebook PATCH] avc_rules.md: mention secilc with the neverallow statement

[Dominick Grift]

I was unable to determine whether checkpolicy can be told to disable
neverallow checking.

Signed-off-by: Dominick Grift <dominick.grift@defensec.nl>
---
 src/avc_rules.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/avc_rules.md b/src/avc_rules.md
index a9dead5..7e62d04 100644
--- a/src/avc_rules.md
+++ b/src/avc_rules.md
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ auditallow ada_t self:process execstack;
 
 This rule specifies that an `allow` rule must not be generated for the
 operation, even if it has been previously allowed. The `neverallow`
-statement is a compiler enforced action, where the ***checkpolicy**(8)* or
+statement is a compiler enforced action, where the ***checkpolicy**(8)*,
 ***checkmodule**(8)* <a href="#fna1" class="footnote-ref" id="fnavc1"><sup>1</sup></a>
+or ***secilc**(8)* <a href="#fna2" class="footnote-ref" id="fnavc2"><sup>2</sup></a>
 compiler checks if any allow rules have been generated in the policy source,
 if so it will issue a warning and stop.
 
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ neverallow { domain -mmap_low_domain_type } self:memprotect mmap_zero;
 <section class="footnotes">
 <ol>
 <li id="fna1"><p><code>neverallow</code> statements are allowed in modules, however to detect these the <em>semanage.conf</em> file must have the 'expand-check=1' entry present.<a href="#fnavc1" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
+<li id="fna2"><p>The `--disable-neverallow` option can be used with ***secilc**(8)* to disable <code>neverallow</code> rule checking.<a href="#fnavc2" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
 </ol>
 </section>
 
-- 
2.27.0

Re: [SELinux-notebook PATCH] avc_rules.md: mention secilc with the neverallow statement

[Richard Haines]

On Thu, 2020-07-09 at 11:03 +0200, Dominick Grift wrote:
> I was unable to determine whether checkpolicy can be told to disable
> neverallow checking.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dominick Grift <dominick.grift@defensec.nl>
> ---
>  src/avc_rules.md | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/avc_rules.md b/src/avc_rules.md
> index a9dead5..7e62d04 100644
> --- a/src/avc_rules.md
> +++ b/src/avc_rules.md
> @@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ auditallow ada_t self:process execstack;
>  
>  This rule specifies that an `allow` rule must not be generated for
> the
>  operation, even if it has been previously allowed. The `neverallow`
> -statement is a compiler enforced action, where the
> ***checkpolicy**(8)* or
> +statement is a compiler enforced action, where the
> ***checkpolicy**(8)*,
>  ***checkmodule**(8)* <a href="#fna1" class="footnote-ref"
> id="fnavc1"><sup>1</sup></a>
> +or ***secilc**(8)* <a href="#fna2" class="footnote-ref"
> id="fnavc2"><sup>2</sup></a>
>  compiler checks if any allow rules have been generated in the policy
> source,
>  if so it will issue a warning and stop.
>  
> @@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ neverallow { domain -mmap_low_domain_type }
> self:memprotect mmap_zero;
>  <section class="footnotes">
>  <ol>
>  <li id="fna1"><p><code>neverallow</code> statements are allowed in
> modules, however to detect these the <em>semanage.conf</em> file must
> have the 'expand-check=1' entry present.<a href="#fnavc1"
> class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
> +<li id="fna2"><p>The `--disable-neverallow` option can be used with
> ***secilc**(8)* to disable <code>neverallow</code> rule checking.<a
> href="#fnavc2" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
>  </ol>
>  </section>

As the footnote is HTML, to render the man page entry it needs to be:
<em><strong>secilc</strong>(8)</em>


>  

[PATCH] avc_rules.md: mention secilc with the neverallow statement

[Dominick Grift]

I was unable to determine whether checkpolicy can be told to disable
neverallow checking.

v2: As the footnote is HTML, to render the man page entry it needs to be:
<em><strong>secilc</strong>(8)</em>

Signed-off-by: Dominick Grift <dominick.grift@defensec.nl>
---
 src/avc_rules.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/avc_rules.md b/src/avc_rules.md
index a9dead5..5c2a491 100644
--- a/src/avc_rules.md
+++ b/src/avc_rules.md
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ auditallow ada_t self:process execstack;
 
 This rule specifies that an `allow` rule must not be generated for the
 operation, even if it has been previously allowed. The `neverallow`
-statement is a compiler enforced action, where the ***checkpolicy**(8)* or
+statement is a compiler enforced action, where the ***checkpolicy**(8)*,
 ***checkmodule**(8)* <a href="#fna1" class="footnote-ref" id="fnavc1"><sup>1</sup></a>
+or ***secilc**(8)* <a href="#fna2" class="footnote-ref" id="fnavc2"><sup>2</sup></a>
 compiler checks if any allow rules have been generated in the policy source,
 if so it will issue a warning and stop.
 
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ neverallow { domain -mmap_low_domain_type } self:memprotect mmap_zero;
 <section class="footnotes">
 <ol>
 <li id="fna1"><p><code>neverallow</code> statements are allowed in modules, however to detect these the <em>semanage.conf</em> file must have the 'expand-check=1' entry present.<a href="#fnavc1" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
+<li id="fna2"><p>The `--disable-neverallow` option can be used with <em></strong>secilc</strong>(8)</em> to disable <code>neverallow</code> rule checking.<a href="#fnavc2" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
 </ol>
 </section>
 
-- 
2.27.0

Re: [PATCH] avc_rules.md: mention secilc with the neverallow statement

[Paul Moore]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 2:10 PM Dominick Grift
<dominick.grift@defensec.nl> wrote:
>
> I was unable to determine whether checkpolicy can be told to disable
> neverallow checking.
>
> v2: As the footnote is HTML, to render the man page entry it needs to be:
> <em><strong>secilc</strong>(8)</em>
>
> Signed-off-by: Dominick Grift <dominick.grift@defensec.nl>
> ---
>  src/avc_rules.md | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Merged, thanks for the quick revision.

> diff --git a/src/avc_rules.md b/src/avc_rules.md
> index a9dead5..5c2a491 100644
> --- a/src/avc_rules.md
> +++ b/src/avc_rules.md
> @@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ auditallow ada_t self:process execstack;
>
>  This rule specifies that an `allow` rule must not be generated for the
>  operation, even if it has been previously allowed. The `neverallow`
> -statement is a compiler enforced action, where the ***checkpolicy**(8)* or
> +statement is a compiler enforced action, where the ***checkpolicy**(8)*,
>  ***checkmodule**(8)* <a href="#fna1" class="footnote-ref" id="fnavc1"><sup>1</sup></a>
> +or ***secilc**(8)* <a href="#fna2" class="footnote-ref" id="fnavc2"><sup>2</sup></a>
>  compiler checks if any allow rules have been generated in the policy source,
>  if so it will issue a warning and stop.
>
> @@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ neverallow { domain -mmap_low_domain_type } self:memprotect mmap_zero;
>  <section class="footnotes">
>  <ol>
>  <li id="fna1"><p><code>neverallow</code> statements are allowed in modules, however to detect these the <em>semanage.conf</em> file must have the 'expand-check=1' entry present.<a href="#fnavc1" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
> +<li id="fna2"><p>The `--disable-neverallow` option can be used with <em></strong>secilc</strong>(8)</em> to disable <code>neverallow</code> rule checking.<a href="#fnavc2" class="footnote-back">↩</a></p></li>
>  </ol>
>  </section>
>

-- 
paul moore
www.paul-moore.com

Re: [SELinux-notebook PATCH] avc_rules.md: mention secilc with the neverallow statement

[Stephen Smalley]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 5:04 AM Dominick Grift
<dominick.grift@defensec.nl> wrote:
>
> I was unable to determine whether checkpolicy can be told to disable
> neverallow checking.

There is presently no way to disable neverallow checking for checkpolicy.