Selinux is preventing ssh_t from reading a symlink with the context of nfs_t

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Issue

  • Selinux is preventing ssh_t from reading a symlink with the context of nfs_t
  • Getting below AVC's in the audit logs:
type=AVC msg=audit(1401333718.896:8839): avc:  denied  { read } for  pid=2094 comm="ssh" name="testuser" dev=0:14 ino=101 scontext=staff_u:staff_r:ssh_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:nfs_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • selinux-policy-3.7.19-231.el6_5.1.noarch

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