selinux: deprecated fs ocon
The object context type `fs`, not to be confused with the well used object context type `fscon`, was introduced in the initial git commit 1da177e4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") but never actually used since. The paper "A Security Policy Configuration for the Security-Enhanced Linux" [1] mentions it under `7.2 File System Contexts` but also states: Currently, this configuration is unused. The policy statement defining such object contexts is `fscon`, e.g.: fscon 2 3 gen_context(system_u:object_r:conA_t,s0) \ gen_context(system_u:object_r:conB_t,s0) It is not documented at selinuxproject.org or in the SELinux notebook and not supported by the Reference Policy buildsystem - the statement is not properly sorted - and thus not used in the Reference or Fedora Policy. Print a warning message at policy load for each such object context: SELinux: void and deprecated fs ocon 02:03 This topic was initially highlighted by Nicolas Iooss [2]. [1]: https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/29/2002815735/-1/-1/0/SELINUX-SECURITY-POLICY-CONFIGURATION-REPORT.PDF [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/selinux/CAJfZ7=mP2eJaq2BfO3y0VnwUJaY2cS2p=HZMN71z1pKjzaT0Eg@mail.gmail.com/Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@googlemail.com> [PM: tweaked deprecation comment, description line wrapping] Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
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