Security-Enhanced Linux secures the httpd_sys_script processes via flexible mandatory access control.
The httpd_sys_script processes execute with the httpd_sys_script_t SELinux type. You can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier.
For example:
ps -eZ | grep httpd_sys_script_t
The httpd_sys_script_t SELinux type can be entered via the httpd_sys_content_t, nfs_t, cifs_t, httpd_sys_script_exec_t, httpd_sys_content_t, httpdcontent, httpd_sys_script_exec_t file types.
The default entrypoint paths for the httpd_sys_script_t domain are the following:
/srv/([^/]*/)?www(/.*)?, /var/www(/.*)?, /etc/htdig(/.*)?, /srv/gallery2(/.*)?, /var/lib/trac(/.*)?, /var/lib/htdig(/.*)?, /var/www/icons(/.*)?, /usr/share/glpi(/.*)?, /usr/share/htdig(/.*)?, /usr/share/drupal.*, /usr/share/z-push(/.*)?, /var/www/svn/conf(/.*)?, /usr/share/icecast(/.*)?, /var/lib/cacti/rra(/.*)?, /usr/share/ntop/html(/.*)?, /usr/share/nginx/html(/.*)?, /usr/share/doc/ghc/html(/.*)?, /usr/share/openca/htdocs(/.*)?, /usr/share/selinux-policy[^/]*/html(/.*)?, /opt/.*.cgi, /usr/.*.cgi, /var/www/[^/]*/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /var/www/perl(/.*)?, /var/www/html/[^/]*/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /usr/lib/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /var/www/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /var/www/svn/hooks(/.*)?, /usr/share/wordpress/.*.php, /usr/local/nagios/sbin(/.*)?, /usr/share/wordpress/wp-includes/.*.php, /usr/share/wordpress-mu/wp-config.php, /srv/([^/]*/)?www(/.*)?, /var/www(/.*)?, /etc/htdig(/.*)?, /srv/gallery2(/.*)?, /var/lib/trac(/.*)?, /var/lib/htdig(/.*)?, /var/www/icons(/.*)?, /usr/share/glpi(/.*)?, /usr/share/htdig(/.*)?, /usr/share/drupal.*, /usr/share/z-push(/.*)?, /var/www/svn/conf(/.*)?, /usr/share/icecast(/.*)?, /var/lib/cacti/rra(/.*)?, /usr/share/ntop/html(/.*)?, /usr/share/nginx/html(/.*)?, /usr/share/doc/ghc/html(/.*)?, /usr/share/openca/htdocs(/.*)?, /usr/share/selinux-policy[^/]*/html(/.*)?, /opt/.*.cgi, /usr/.*.cgi, /var/www/[^/]*/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /var/www/perl(/.*)?, /var/www/html/[^/]*/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /usr/lib/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /var/www/cgi-bin(/.*)?, /var/www/svn/hooks(/.*)?, /usr/share/wordpress/.*.php, /usr/local/nagios/sbin(/.*)?, /usr/share/wordpress/wp-includes/.*.php, /usr/share/wordpress-mu/wp-config.php
You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to psP Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux httpd_sys_script policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their httpd_sys_script processes in as secure a method as possible.
The following process types are defined for httpd_sys_script:
httpd_sys_script_t
Note: semanage permissive -a httpd_sys_script_t can be used to make the process type httpd_sys_script_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still generated.
If you want to allow users to resolve user passwd entries directly from ldap rather then using a sssd server, you must turn on the authlogin_nsswitch_use_ldap boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P authlogin_nsswitch_use_ldap 1
If you want to allow all domains to execute in fips_mode, you must turn on the fips_mode boolean. Enabled by default.
setsebool -P fips_mode 1
If you want to allow HTTPD scripts and modules to connect to databases over the network, you must turn on the httpd_can_network_connect_db boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect_db 1
If you want to allow http daemon to send mail, you must turn on the httpd_can_sendmail boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_can_sendmail 1
If you want to allow httpd cgi support, you must turn on the httpd_enable_cgi boolean. Enabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_enable_cgi 1
If you want to allow httpd to read home directories, you must turn on the httpd_enable_homedirs boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs 1
If you want to allow httpd scripts and modules execmem/execstack, you must turn on the httpd_execmem boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_execmem 1
If you want to allow httpd to read user content, you must turn on the httpd_read_user_content boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_read_user_content 1
If you want to allow HTTPD to run SSI executables in the same domain as system CGI scripts, you must turn on the httpd_ssi_exec boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_ssi_exec 1
If you want to allow httpd to access cifs file systems, you must turn on the httpd_use_cifs boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_use_cifs 1
If you want to allow httpd to access FUSE file systems, you must turn on the httpd_use_fusefs boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_use_fusefs 1
If you want to allow httpd to access nfs file systems, you must turn on the httpd_use_nfs boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_use_nfs 1
If you want to allow httpd to access openstack ports, you must turn on the httpd_use_openstack boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P httpd_use_openstack 1
If you want to allow confined applications to run with kerberos, you must turn on the kerberos_enabled boolean. Enabled by default.
setsebool -P kerberos_enabled 1
If you want to allow system to run with NIS, you must turn on the nis_enabled boolean. Disabled by default.
setsebool -P nis_enabled 1
If you want to allow confined applications to use nscd shared memory, you must turn on the nscd_use_shm boolean. Enabled by default.
setsebool -P nscd_use_shm 1
The SELinux process type httpd_sys_script_t can manage files labeled with the following file types. The paths listed are the default paths for these file types. Note the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions.
anon_inodefs_t
cifs_t
fusefs_t
/var/run/user/[^/]*/gvfs
httpd_sys_rw_content_t
/etc/rt(/.*)?
/etc/glpi(/.*)?
/etc/horde(/.*)?
/etc/drupal.*
/etc/z-push(/.*)?
/var/lib/svn(/.*)?
/var/www/svn(/.*)?
/etc/owncloud(/.*)?
/var/www/html(/.*)?/uploads(/.*)?
/var/www/html(/.*)?/wp-content(/.*)?
/var/www/html(/.*)?/wp_backups(/.*)?
/var/www/html(/.*)?/sites/default/files(/.*)?
/var/www/html(/.*)?/sites/default/settings.php
/etc/mock/koji(/.*)?
/etc/nextcloud(/.*)?
/var/lib/drupal.*
/etc/zabbix/web(/.*)?
/var/lib/moodle(/.*)?
/var/log/z-push(/.*)?
/var/spool/gosa(/.*)?
/etc/WebCalendar(/.*)?
/usr/share/joomla(/.*)?
/var/lib/dokuwiki(/.*)?
/var/lib/owncloud(/.*)?
/var/spool/viewvc(/.*)?
/var/lib/nextcloud(/.*)?
/var/lib/pootle/po(/.*)?
/var/lib/phpMyAdmin(/.*)?
/var/www/moodledata(/.*)?
/srv/gallery2/smarty(/.*)?
/var/www/moodle/data(/.*)?
/var/lib/graphite-web(/.*)?
/var/log/shibboleth-www(/.*)?
/var/www/gallery/albums(/.*)?
/var/www/html/owncloud/data(/.*)?
/var/www/html/nextcloud/data(/.*)?
/usr/share/wordpress-mu/wp-content(/.*)?
/usr/share/wordpress/wp-content/upgrade(/.*)?
/usr/share/wordpress/wp-content/uploads(/.*)?
/var/www/html/configuration.php
httpd_tmp_t
/var/run/user/apache(/.*)?
/var/www/openshift/console/tmp(/.*)?
httpdcontent
nfs_t
public_content_rw_t
/var/spool/abrt-upload(/.*)?
/storage/local/public
/storage/local/public(/.*)?
You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to lsP Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files. SELinux httpd_sys_script policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their httpd_sys_script processes in as secure a method as possible.
The following file types are defined for httpd_sys_script:
httpd_sys_script_exec_t
- Set files with the httpd_sys_script_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the httpd_sys_script_t domain.
Note: File context can be temporarily modified with the chcon command. If you want to permanently change the file context you need to use the semanage fcontext command. This will modify the SELinux labeling database. You will need to use restorecon to apply the labels.
semanage fcontext -a -t public_content_t "/var/httpd_sys_script(/.*)?"
restorecon -F -R -v /var/httpd_sys_script
semanage fcontext -a -t public_content_rw_t "/var/httpd_sys_script/incoming(/.*)?"
restorecon -F -R -v /var/httpd_sys_script/incoming
setsebool -P httpd_sys_script_anon_write 1
If you want to allow apache scripts to write to public content, directories/files must be labeled public_rw_content_t., you must turn on the httpd_sys_script_anon_write boolean.
setsebool -P httpd_sys_script_anon_write 1
semanage permissive can also be used to manipulate whether or not a process type is permissive.
semanage module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove policy modules.
semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans
system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux policy settings.