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Which version of OpenOffice.org are you using? openoffice.org-2.3.0-6.11.fc8
What Operating System (version) are you using? Fedora 8
What is your question or comment? I have a bug report
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Summary
SELinux is preventing /usr/lib/openoffice.org/program/scalc.bin from changing the access protection of memory on the heap.
Detailed Description
The /usr/lib/openoffice.org/program/scalc.bin application attempted to change the access protection of memory on the heap (e.g., allocated using malloc). This is a potential security problem. Applications should not be doing this. Applications are sometimes coded incorrectly and request this permission. The SELinux Memory Protection Tests web page explains how to remove this requirement. If /usr/lib/openoffice.org/program/scalc.bin does not work and you need it to work, you can configure SELinux temporarily to allow this access until the application is fixed. Please file a bug report against this package.
Allowing Access
If you want /usr/lib/openoffice.org/program/scalc.bin to continue, you must turn on the allow_execheap boolean. Note: This boolean will affect all applications on the system.The following command will allow this access:
Code: Select all
setsebool -P allow_execheap=1
Source Context: system_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023Target Context: system_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
Target Objects: None [ process ]
Affected RPM Packages: openoffice.org-calc-2.3.0-6.11.fc8 [application]
Policy RPM: selinux-policy-3.0.8-84.fc8
Selinux Enabled: True
Policy Type: targeted
MLS Enabled: True
Enforcing Mode: Enforcing
Plugin Name: plugins.allow_execheap
Host Name: localhost.localdomain
Platform: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.23.15-137.fc8 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 17:48:34 EST 2008 i686 athlon
Alert Count: 1
First Seen: Thu 28 Feb 2008 02:55:49 PM CET
Last Seen: Thu 28 Feb 2008 02:55:49 PM CET
Local ID: 14961afd-2647-4dce-bf29-c65f26d202ad
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Raw Audit Messages :
avc: denied { execheap } for comm=scalc.bin egid=500 euid=500 exe=/usr/lib/openoffice.org/program/scalc.bin exit=-13 fsgid=500 fsuid=500 gid=500 items=0 pid=24320 scontext=system_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 sgid=500 subj=system_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 suid=500 tclass=process tcontext=system_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tty=(none) uid=500