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Re: Adding two new booleans to httpd to tighten it's security.: msg#00041

Subject: Re: Adding two new booleans to httpd to tighten it's security.
Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
avc:  denied  { execmem } for  pid=2950 comm="thunderbird-bin"
scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c255
tcontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c255 tclass=process

If this really happens then this is a terrible bug in tbird. It's nothing which should be patched with the policy. By not adding the support to catch these problems early the code won't be fixed.

New rules are often added for a specific purpose: discover bugs in programs and stop existing threats. It would be wrong to not attack these as soon as possible.

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