Cannot execute "sudo su" when user is confined

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When a user is confined (e.g. staff_u), executing sudo su fails with the following error

    su: avc.c:74: avc_context_to_sid_raw: Assertion `avc_running' failed.
    Aborted
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    • sudo
    • su
    • confined users with sudo privileges

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