Re: SELinux and google-chrome "Aw, Snap!" crashes

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On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 15:15 -0400, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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> On 09/16/2010 12:23 PM, John Austin wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 11:49 -0400, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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> >> On 09/16/2010 07:47 AM, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
> >>> On 09/16/2010 06:04 AM, John Austin wrote:
> >>>> On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 13:10 +0000, JB wrote:
> >>>>> John Austin <ja <at> jaa.org.uk> writes:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I have a fully updated F13 (64bit) machines using
> >>>>>> google-chrome 6.0.472.55 beta
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> With SELinux in Enforcing mode
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> google-chrome will crash leaving no error messages in dmesg
> >>>>>> or /var/log/messages or in the terminal if run from the command line
> >>>>>> (to be exact - only the startup messages shown below)
> >>>>>> No Selinux problems are shown by SElinux Troubleshooter
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Just the "Aw, Snap!" page is shown
> >>>>>> "Something went wrong while displaying this webpage"
> >>>>>> No keys, mouse buttons do anything useful within the display area.
> >>>>>> Selecting "Learn more" repaints the "Aw, Snap!" page.
> >>>>>> The outer window is active ie bookmarks, options can be accessed
> >>>>>> but the "display area" will not reload anything other than "Aw, Snap!"
> >>>>>> The top right "kill window X" does indeed kill the window
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The site I have been using for testing is
> >>>>>> http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Type in "gat" into the "Departing from" and selecting
> >>>>>> London Gatwick
> >>>>>> causes the crash
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Switching SElinux to permissive mode DOES NOT crash the above site!
> >>>>>> but SElinux Troubleshooter shows no problems.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> As far as I remember the only things I have changed in SElinux
> >>>>>> were a couple of settings that were to do with my home
> >>>>>> directories being on NFS mounts.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I have fiddled with almost all of the google-chrome option settings etc
> >>>>>> Also searched the web.  Found many references to "Aw, Snap!" but
> >>>>>> could not see anything that might help.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Has anyone else seen this problem?
> >>>>>> Advice as to how to debug further very welcome
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> John
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Running in a terminal gives
> >>>>>> milos ~ 1# google-chrome 
> >>>>>> /usr/bin/google-chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available
> >>>>> (required by /usr/bin/google-chrome)
> >>>>>> /usr/bin/google-chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available
> >>>>> (required by /usr/bin/google-chrome)
> >>>>>> /opt/google/chrome/chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available
> >>>>> (required by /opt/google/chrome/chrome)
> >>>>>> /opt/google/chrome/chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available
> >>>>> (required by /opt/google/chrome/chrome)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Many thanks for the reply
> >>>> I have intermixed my feedback below
> >>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>> some remarks and hints.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Make sure that you have the latest package (sometimes it gets updated every
> >>>>> day):
> >>>>> # yum list installed *chrome*
> >>>>> # yum update *chrome*
> >>>> Yes I updated to google-chrome-beta-6.0.472.59-59126.x86_64 yesterday -
> >>>> no change
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I noticed that you ran the browser from root prompt (#) - a Big NO-NO !
> >>>> This was just an obsolete .bashrc/.bash_profile
> >>>> The browser was not being run as root!
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The "Aw, Snap!" problem has been reported since 2008 on all platforms (Win,
> >>>>> Mac, Linux) under all circumstances. It seems to be a general error.
> >>>>> So it is not related directly to SELinux, but it may be on your machine, in
> >>>>> particular if your home dir is on NFS (timeouts, locks, and similar issues).
> >>>> I am using NIS + autofs + NFS4 for home directories
> >>>> Abstract from my F13_install "log"
> >>>> If SElinux is enabled then it is necessary to use SELinux Management to
> >>>> set
> >>>> Boolean ssh allow host key authentication
> >>>> if direct ssh from another machine is required.
> >>>> Also
> >>>> setsebool -P use_nfs_home_dirs
> >>>
> >>>> I have tried adding a new local user on a client machine and the problem is not there
> >>>> Not a definitive test as the new user will have different defaults.
> >>>
> >>>> I have tried adding a new user to the server (Centos5.5) and logged into
> >>>> the client - "justtheflight" crashes.
> >>>
> >>>> This suggests that it is the NFS mount that is causing the problem
> >>>> I have no idea why this should be!
> >>>
> >>>> The new users should have "default" settings for the options below
> >>>> I have not tested all these yet
> >>>
> >>>> The sandbox does crash but the nosandbox does NOT - see below
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Some hints regarding browser config:
> >>>>> - take a look at your config and change to default options for the time being
> >>>>>   Tools button
> >>>>>   Options
> >>>>>   Under the Hood:
> >>>>>   Content settings:
> >>>>>     JavaScript                     <--- allow all sites, no exceptions
> >>>>>     Plug-ins                       <--- allow all sites, no exceptions
> >>>>>                                         try all ON and all OFF
> >>>>>   Use DNS prefetching ...          <--- test with ON and OFF
> >>>>>   Enable phishing and malware ...  <--- test with ON and OFF
> >>>>>   Change proxy settings:
> >>>>>     Direct internet connection     <--- yes, if you can
> >>>>>   Translate ...                    <--- turn it OFF                
> >>>>> - extensions
> >>>>>   Tools button - Tools - Extensions
> >>>>>   If you have any, try to disable them all,later one by one, then restart
> >>>>>   the browser and see what happens.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Debugging:
> >>>>> http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/LinuxDebugging
> >>>>> >From a terminal (gnome terminal, xterm, etc):
> >>>>> $ CHROME_IPC_LOGGING=1 google-chrome --log-level=0 --enable-logging=stderr >&
> >>>>> .chrom.log http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>>> This will generate a log file .chrom.log in your home dir. If not empty, attach
> >>>>> it to your problem report.
> >>>> This from the new user whose home directory is NFS mounted (The site crashed)
> >>>> [tester@milos ~]$ CHROME_IPC_LOGGING=1 google-chrome --log-level=0 --enable-logging=stderr >& .chrom.log http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [tester@milos ~]$ cat .chrom.log 
> >>>> /usr/bin/google-chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available (required by /usr/bin/google-chrome)
> >>>> /usr/bin/google-chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available (required by /usr/bin/google-chrome)
> >>>> [22545:22562:145918300330:INFO:net/base/host_resolver_impl.cc(1083)] IPv6Probe forced AddressFamily setting to ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4
> >>>> [22545:22545:145918310946:INFO:chrome/browser/extensions/extensions_service.cc(630)] Sending EXTENSION_LOADED
> >>>> [22545:22545:145918332021:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(97)] Detected official build, using official sync server.
> >>>> [22545:22545:145918332059:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(129)] Starting ProfileSyncService.                                                   
> >>>> [22545:22545:145918332065:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(198)] Using https://clients4.google.com/chrome-sync for sync server URL.             
> >>>> [22545:22545:145918332103:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(357)] Clearing Sync DB.                                                              
> >>>> [22545:22562:145918429713:INFO:net/proxy/proxy_service.cc(644)] Failed initial proxy configuration fetch.                                                       
> >>>> [22545:22562:145919777048:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(208)] To buffer: http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/                       
> >>>> [22545:22562:145919777591:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(140)] Finished buffering http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/               
> >>>> [22545:22545:145919817088:INFO:chrome/browser/history/history.cc(747)] History backend finished loading
> >>>> [22545:22562:145920140936:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(178)] To buffer: http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/xmlfeeds/jtfairports.xml
> >>>> [22545:22562:145920144427:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(140)] Finished buffering http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/xmlfeeds/jtfairports.xml
> >>>> [22545:22556:145928316471:INFO:chrome/common/important_file_writer.cc(71)] successfully saved /home/tester/.config/google-chrome/Default/Preferences
> >>>> [22545:22556:145930787476:INFO:chrome/common/important_file_writer.cc(71)] successfully saved /home/tester/.config/google-chrome/Local State
> >>>> [22545:22556:145930794207:INFO:chrome/common/important_file_writer.cc(71)] successfully saved /home/tester/.config/google-chrome/Default/Preferences
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You can run the browser without sandboxing (their idea about processes
> >>>>> separation and security); but because of that do it only for testing, not to
> >>>>> access important to you web sites:
> >>>>> $ google-chrome --no-sandbox http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>
> >>>> [tester@milos ~]$ google-chrome --no-sandbox http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> In this case the site did NOT crash
> >>>
> >>>>> You may run the browser in debugging session with it as well: 
> >>>>> $ CHROME_IPC_LOGGING=1 google-chrome --no-sandbox --log-level=0
> >>>>> --enable-logging=stderr >& .chrom.log http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>
> >>>> [tester@milos ~]$ CHROME_IPC_LOGGING=1 google-chrome --no-sandbox --log-level=0 --enable-logging=stderr >& .chrom.log http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [tester@milos ~]$ cat .chrom.log 
> >>>> /usr/bin/google-chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available (required by /usr/bin/google-chrome)
> >>>> /usr/bin/google-chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available (required by /usr/bin/google-chrome)
> >>>> /opt/google/chrome/chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available (required by /opt/google/chrome/chrome)
> >>>> /opt/google/chrome/chrome: /lib64/libz.so.1: no version information available (required by /opt/google/chrome/chrome)
> >>>> [22719:22732:146271772673:INFO:net/base/host_resolver_impl.cc(1083)] IPv6Probe forced AddressFamily setting to ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4
> >>>> [22719:22719:146271780682:INFO:chrome/browser/extensions/extensions_service.cc(630)] Sending EXTENSION_LOADED
> >>>> [22719:22719:146271796677:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(97)] Detected official build, using official sync server.
> >>>> [22719:22719:146271796708:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(129)] Starting ProfileSyncService.
> >>>> [22719:22719:146271796714:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(198)] Using https://clients4.google.com/chrome-sync for sync server URL.
> >>>> [22719:22719:146271796757:INFO:chrome/browser/sync/profile_sync_service.cc(357)] Clearing Sync DB.
> >>>> [22719:22732:146271889163:INFO:net/proxy/proxy_service.cc(644)] Failed initial proxy configuration fetch.
> >>>> [22719:22732:146273237280:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(208)] To buffer: http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [22719:22732:146273237768:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(140)] Finished buffering http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [22749:22749:146273240536:INFO:chrome/renderer/user_script_slave.cc(283)] Injected 0 scripts and 0 css files into http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [22719:22719:146273267428:INFO:chrome/browser/history/history.cc(747)] History backend finished loading
> >>>> [22719:22732:146273558643:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(178)] To buffer: http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/xmlfeeds/jtfairports.xml
> >>>> [22719:22732:146273559448:INFO:chrome/browser/renderer_host/buffered_resource_handler.cc(140)] Finished buffering http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/xmlfeeds/jtfairports.xml
> >>>> [22749:22749:146273560901:INFO:chrome/renderer/user_script_slave.cc(283)] Injected 0 scripts and 0 css files into http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [22749:22749:146273711200:INFO:chrome/renderer/user_script_slave.cc(283)] Injected 0 scripts and 0 css files into http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [22719:22726:146281786532:INFO:chrome/common/important_file_writer.cc(71)] successfully saved /home/tester/.config/google-chrome/Default/Preferences
> >>>> [22749:22749:146284263918:INFO:chrome/renderer/render_view.cc(4901)] PLT: 1841ms http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/
> >>>> [22719:22726:146284296387:INFO:chrome/common/important_file_writer.cc(71)] successfully saved /home/tester/.config/google-chrome/Local State
> >>>> [22719:22726:146284301758:INFO:chrome/common/important_file_writer.cc(71)] successfully saved /home/tester/.config/google-chrome/Default/Preferences
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> File a problem report:
> >>>>> http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/list
> >>>>> New issue
> >>>>>
> >>>>> JB
> >>>
> >>>> Do you think I have reached the stage when I should submit a bug report?
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks again
> >>>
> >>>> John
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Can you put the chrome-sandbox into permissive mode and see what AVC's
> >>> it generated.
> >>>
> >>> # semanage permissive -a chrome_sandbox_t
> >>>
> >>> Then run chrome
> >>>> chrome
> >>>
> >>> # ausearch -m avc -ts recent
> >>> # semanage permissive -d chrome_sandbox_t
> >>> to pu chrome_sandbox back into enforcing mode.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ok for some reason it wants to search through the NFS home dir.
> >>
> >> # grep chrome /var/log/audit/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mychrome
> >> # semodule -i mycrhome.pp
> >>
> >> And see if this is enough to run chrome on an nfs homedir.
> > 
> > 
> > google-chrome crashes
> > 
> > [root@milos ~]# grep chrome /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mychrome                                                                           
> > ******************** IMPORTANT ***********************                                                                                                         
> > To make this policy package active, execute:
> > 
> > semodule -i mychrome.pp
> > 
> > [root@milos ~]# semodule -i mychrome.pp
> > 
> > google-chrome OK !!!!!!!!!!!!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> What Fedora release are you running?  Please open a bugzilla.

Fully updated 64bit F13
ja@milos ~ 1$ cat /etc/redhat-release 
Fedora release 13 (Goddard)

I will submit a bugzilla entitled

"SElinux settings crash google-chrome when a user's home directory is
NFS mounted"

Component: SELinux

Is that description accurate ?

Regards John



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