SElinux httpd_t domain can write to files labeled with httpd_sys_content_t

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A program running in the httpd_t domain is allowed to files labeled with httpd_sys_content_t.

  • Should this kind of access be denied? Assumption is that write access is only allowed to httpd_sys_rw_content_t.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • SELinux

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