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[Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: High
     Assignee: Tyler Hicks (tyhicks)
       Status: In Progress

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

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Title:
  reading /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/profiles requires CAP_MAC_ADMIN

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  $ cat ./t
  #include <tunables/global>

  profile t {
     #include <abstractions/base>
     /bin/cat ixr,
     /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/profiles r,
  }

  $ sudo apparmor_parser -r ./t
  $ sudo aa-exec -p t -- cat /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/profiles 
  cat: /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/profiles: Permission denied
  [1]

  kernel: [   62.203035] audit: type=1400 audit(1458665428.726:128):
  apparmor="DENIED" operation="capable" profile="t" pid=3683 comm="cat"
  capability=33  capname="mac_admin"

  This is new in the -15 kernel.

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