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    system_server.te: remove policy load permissions · 0243e5cf
    Jeff Vander Stoep authored
    Remove system server's permission to dynamically update SELinux
    policy on the device.
    
    1) This functionality has never been used, so we have no idea if
    it works or not.
    
    2) If system_server is compromised, this functionality allows a
    complete bypass of the SELinux policy on the device. In particular,
    an attacker can force a regression of the following patch
      * https://android-review.googlesource.com/138510
    see also https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=181826
    
    3) Dynamic policy update can be used to bypass neverallow protections
    enforced in CTS, by pushing a policy to the device after certification.
    Such an updated policy could bring the device out of compliance or
    deliberately introduce security weaknesses.
    
    Bug: 22885422
    Bug: 8949824
    Change-Id: I3c64d64359060561102e1587531836b69cfeef00
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    system_server.te: remove policy load permissions
    Jeff Vander Stoep authored
    Remove system server's permission to dynamically update SELinux
    policy on the device.
    
    1) This functionality has never been used, so we have no idea if
    it works or not.
    
    2) If system_server is compromised, this functionality allows a
    complete bypass of the SELinux policy on the device. In particular,
    an attacker can force a regression of the following patch
      * https://android-review.googlesource.com/138510
    see also https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=181826
    
    3) Dynamic policy update can be used to bypass neverallow protections
    enforced in CTS, by pushing a policy to the device after certification.
    Such an updated policy could bring the device out of compliance or
    deliberately introduce security weaknesses.
    
    Bug: 22885422
    Bug: 8949824
    Change-Id: I3c64d64359060561102e1587531836b69cfeef00