selinux/secilc/docs/cil_mls_labeling_statements.md

Multi-Level Security Labeling Statements

Because there are many options for MLS labeling, the examples show a limited selection of statements, however there is a simple policy that will build shown in the levelrange section.

sensitivity

Declare a sensitivity identifier in the current namespace. Multiple sensitivity statements in the policy will form an ordered list.

Statement definition:

    (sensitivity sensitivity_id)

Where:

sensitivity	The sensitivity keyword.
sensitivity_id	The sensitivity identifier.

Example:

This example declares three sensitivity identifiers:

    (sensitivity s0)
    (sensitivity s1)
    (sensitivity s2)

sensitivityalias

Declares a sensitivity alias identifier in the current namespace. See the sensitivityaliasactual statement for an example that associates the sensitivityalias identifier.

Statement definition:

    (sensitivityalias sensitivityalias_id)

Where:

sensitivityalias	The sensitivityalias keyword.
sensitivityalias_id	The sensitivityalias identifier.

Example:

See the sensitivityaliasactual statement.

sensitivityaliasactual

Associates a previously declared sensitivityalias identifier to a previously declared sensitivity identifier.

Statement definition:

    (sensitivityaliasactual sensitivityalias_id sensitivity_id)

Where:

sensitivityaliasactual	The sensitivityaliasactual keyword.
sensitivityalias_id	A single previously declared sensitivityalias identifier.
sensitivity_id	A single previously declared sensitivity identifier.

Example:

This example will associate sensitivity s0 with two sensitivity alias's:

    (sensitivity s0)
    (sensitivityalias unclassified)
    (sensitivityalias SystemLow)
    (sensitivityaliasactual unclassified s0)
    (sensitivityaliasactual SystemLow s0)

sensitivityorder

Define the sensitivity order - lowest to highest. Multiple sensitivityorder statements in the policy will form an ordered list.

Statement definition:

    (sensitivityorder (sensitivity_id ...))

Where:

sensitivityorder	The sensitivityorder keyword.
sensitivity_id	One or more previously declared sensitivity or sensitivityalias identifiers..

Example:

This example shows two sensitivityorder statements that when compiled will form an ordered list. Note however that the second sensitivityorder statement starts with s2 so that the ordered list can be built.

    (sensitivity s0)
    (sensitivityalias s0 SystemLow)
    (sensitivity s1)
    (sensitivity s2)
    (sensitivityorder (SystemLow s1 s2))

    (sensitivity s3)
    (sensitivity s4)
    (sensitivityalias s4 SystemHigh)
    (sensitivityorder (s2 s3 SystemHigh))

category

Declare a category identifier in the current namespace. Multiple category statements declared in the policy will form an ordered list.

Statement definition:

    (category category_id)

Where:

category	The category keyword.
category_id	The category identifier.

Example:

This example declares a three category identifiers:

    (category c0)
    (category c1)
    (category c2)

categoryalias

Declares a category alias identifier in the current namespace. See the categoryaliasactual statement for an example that associates the categoryalias identifier.

Statement definition:

    (categoryalias categoryalias_id)

Where:

categoryalias	The categoryalias keyword.
categoryalias_id	The categoryalias identifier.

categoryaliasactual

Associates a previously declared categoryalias identifier to a previously declared category identifier.

Statement definition:

    (categoryaliasactual categoryalias_id category_id)

Where:

categoryaliasactual	The categoryaliasactual keyword.
categoryalias_id	A single previously declared categoryalias identifier.
category_id	A single previously declared category identifier.

Example:

Declares a category c0, a category alias of documents, and then associates them:

    (category c0)
    (categoryalias documents)
    (categoryaliasactual documents c0)

categoryorder

Define the category order. Multiple categoryorder statements declared in the policy will form an ordered list. Note that this statement orders the categories to allow validation of category ranges.

Statement definition:

    (categoryorder (category_id ...))

Where:

categoryorder	The categoryorder keyword.
category_id	One or more previously declared category or categoryalias identifiers.

Example:

This example orders one category alias and nine categories:

    (categoryorder (documents c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8 c9)

categoryset

Declare an identifier for a set of contiguous or non-contiguous categories in the current namespace.

Notes:

• Category expressions are allowed in categoryset, sensitivitycategory, level, and levelrange statements.

• Category sets are not allowed in categoryorder statements.

Statement definition:

    (categoryset categoryset_id (category_id ... | expr ...))

Where:

categoryset	The categoryset keyword.
categoryset_id	The categoryset identifier.
category_id	Zero or more previously declared category or categoryalias identifiers. Note that there must be at least one category_id identifier or expr parameter declared.
expr	Zero or more expr's, the valid operators and syntax are: (and (category_id ...) (category_id ...)) (or (category_id ...) (category_id ...)) (xor (category_id ...) (category_id ...)) (not (category_id ...)) (range category_id category_id) (all)

Examples:

These examples show a selection of categoryset statements:

    ; Declare categories with two alias's:
    (category c0)
    (categoryalias documents)
    (categoryaliasactual documents c0)
    (category c1)
    (category c2)
    (category c3)
    (category c4)
    (categoryalias spreadsheets)
    (categoryaliasactual spreadsheets c4)

    ; Set the order to determine ranges:
    (categoryorder (c0 c1 c2 c3 spreadsheets))

    (categoryset catrange_1 (range c2 c3))

    ; Two methods to associate all categories:
    (categoryset all_cats (range c0 c4))
    (categoryset all_cats1 (all))

    (categoryset catset_1 (documents c1))
    (categoryset catset_2 (c2 c3))
    (categoryset catset_3 (c4))

    (categoryset just_c0 (xor (c1 c2) (documents c1 c2)))

sensitivitycategory

Associate a sensitivity identifier with one or more category's. Multiple definitions for the same sensitivity form an ordered list of categories for that sensitivity. This statement is required before a level identifier can be declared.

Statement definition:

    (sensitivitycategory sensitivity_id categoryset_id)

Where:

sensitivitycategory	The sensitivitycategory keyword.
sensitivity_id	A single previously declared sensitivity or sensitivityalias identifier.
categoryset_id	A single previously declared categoryset (named or anonymous), or a list of category and/or categoryalias identifiers. The examples show each variation.

Examples:

These sensitivitycategory examples use a selection of category, categoryalias and categoryset's:

    (sensitivitycategory s0 catrange_1)
    (sensitivitycategory s0 catset_1)
    (sensitivitycategory s0 catset_3)
    (sensitivitycategory s0 (all))
    (sensitivitycategory unclassified (range documents c2))

level

Declare a level identifier in the current namespace and associate it to a previously declared sensitivity and zero or more categories. Note that if categories are required, then before this statement can be resolved the sensitivitycategory statement must be used to associate categories with the sensitivity.

Statement definition:

    (level level_id (sensitivity_id [categoryset_id]))

Where:

level	The level keyword.
level_id	The level identifier.
sensitivity_id	A single previously declared sensitivity or sensitivityalias identifier.
categoryset_id	A single previously declared categoryset (named or anonymous), or a list of category and/or categoryalias identifiers. The examples show each variation.

Examples:

These level examples use a selection of category, categoryalias and categoryset's:

    (level systemLow (s0))
    (level level_1 (s0))
    (level level_2 (s0 (catrange_1)))
    (level level_3 (s0 (all_cats)))
    (level level_4 (unclassified (c2 c3 c4)))

levelrange

Declare a level range identifier in the current namespace and associate a current and clearance level.

Statement definition:

    (levelrange levelrange_id (low_level_id high_level_id))

Where:

levelrange	The levelrange keyword.
levelrange_id	The levelrange identifier.
low_level_id	The current level specified by a previously declared level identifier. This may be formed by named or anonymous components as discussed in the level section and shown in the examples.
high_level_id	The clearance or high level specified by a previously declared level identifier. This may be formed by named or anonymous components as discussed in the level section and shown in the examples.

Examples:

This example policy shows levelrange statement and all the other MLS labeling statements discussed in this section and will compile as a standalone policy:

    (handleunknown allow)
    (mls true)

    ; There must be least one set of SID statements in a policy:
    (sid kernel)
    (sidorder (kernel))
    (sidcontext kernel unconfined.context_1)

    (sensitivitycategory s0 (c4 c2 c3 c1 c0 c3))

    (category c0)
    (categoryalias documents)
    (categoryaliasactual documents c0)
    (category c1)
    (category c2)
    (category c3)
    (category c4)
    (categoryalias spreadsheets)
    (categoryaliasactual spreadsheets c4)

    (categoryorder (c0 c1 c2 c3 spreadsheets))

    (categoryset catrange_1 (range c2 c3))
    (categoryset all_cats (range c0 c4))
    (categoryset all_cats1 (all))

    (categoryset catset_1 (documents c1))
    (categoryset catset_2 (c2 c3))
    (categoryset catset_3 (c4))

    (categoryset just_c0 (xor (c1 c2) (documents c1 c2)))

    (sensitivity s0)
    (sensitivityalias unclassified)
    (sensitivityaliasactual unclassified s0)

    (sensitivityorder (s0))
    (sensitivitycategory s0 (c0))

    (sensitivitycategory s0 catrange_1)
    (sensitivitycategory s0 catset_1)
    (sensitivitycategory s0 catset_3)
    (sensitivitycategory s0 (all))
    (sensitivitycategory s0 (range documents c2))

    (level systemLow (s0))
    (level level_1 (s0))
    (level level_2 (s0 (catrange_1)))
    (level level_3 (s0 (all_cats)))
    (level level_4 (unclassified (c2 c3 c4)))

    (levelrange levelrange_2 (level_2 level_2))
    (levelrange levelrange_1 ((s0) level_2))
    (levelrange low_low (systemLow systemLow))

    (context context_2 (unconfined.user object_r unconfined.object (level_1 level_3)))

    ; Define object_r role. This must be assigned in CIL.
    (role object_r)

    (block unconfined
        (user user)
        (role role)
        (type process)
        (type object)
        (userrange user (systemLow systemLow))
        (userlevel user systemLow)
        (userrole user role)
        (userrole user object_r)
        (roletype role process)
        (roletype role object)
        (roletype object_r object)

        (class file (open execute read write))

        ; There must be least one allow rule in a policy:
        (allow process self (file (read)))

        (context context_1 (user object_r object low_low))
    ) ; End unconfined namespace

rangetransition

Allows an objects level to transition to a different level. Generally used to ensure processes run with their correct MLS range, for example init would run at SystemHigh and needs to initialise / run other processes at their correct MLS range.

Statement definition:

    (rangetransition source_id target_id class_id new_range_id)

Where:

rangetransition	The rangetransition keyword.
source_type_id	A single previously declared type, typealias or typeattribute identifier.
target_type_id	A single previously declared type, typealias or typeattribute identifier.
class_id	A single previously declared class or classmap identifier.
new_range_id	The new MLS range for the object class that is a previously declared levelrange identifier. This entry may also be defined as an anonymous or named level, sensitivity, sensitivityalias, category, categoryalias or categoryset identifier.

Examples:

This rule will transition the range of sshd.exec to s0 - s1:c0.c3 on execution from the init.process:

    (sensitivity s0)
    (sensitivity s1)
    (sensitivityorder s0 s1)
    (category c0)
    ...
    (level systemlow (s0))
    (level systemhigh (s1 (c0 c1 c2)))
    (levelrange low_high (systemlow systemhigh))

    (rangetransition init.process sshd.exec process low_high)