Container Statements

block

Start a new namespace where any CIL statement is valid.

Statement definition:

(block block_id
    cil_statement
    ...
)

Where:

Example:

See the blockinherit statement for an example.

blockabstract

Declares the namespace as a ‘template’ and does not generate code until instantiated by another namespace that has a blockinherit statement.

Statement definition:

(block block_id
    (blockabstract template_id)
    cil_statement
    ...
)

Where:

Example:

See the blockinherit statement for an example.

blockinherit

Used to add common policy rules to the current namespace via a template that has been defined with the blockabstract statement. All blockinherit statements are resolved first and then the contents of the block are copied. This is so that inherited blocks will not be inherited. For a concrete example, please see the examples section.

Statement definition:

(block block_id
    (blockinherit template_id)
    cil_statement
    ...
)

Where:

Example:

This example contains a template client_server that is instantiated in two blocks (netserver_app and netclient_app):

; This is the template block:
(block client_server
    (blockabstract client_server)

    ; Log file labeling
    (type log_file)
    (typeattributeset file_type (log_file))
    (typeattributeset data_file_type (log_file))
    (allow process log_file (dir (write search create setattr add_name)))
    (allow process log_file (file (create open append getattr setattr)))
    (roletype object_r log_file)
    (context log_file_context (u object_r log_file low_low))

    ; Process labeling
    (type process)
    (typeattributeset domain (process))
    (call app_domain (process))
    (call net_domain (process))
)

; This is a policy block that will inherit the abstract block above:
(block netclient_app
    ; Add common policy rules to namespace:
    (blockinherit client_server)
    ; Label the log files
    (filecon "/data/data/com.se4android.netclient/.*" file log_file_context)
)

; This is another policy block that will inherit the abstract block above:
(block netserver_app
   ; Add common policy rules to namespace:
    (blockinherit client_server)

    ; Label the log files
    (filecon "/data/data/com.se4android.netserver/.*" file log_file_context)
)

; This is an example of how blockinherits resolve inherits before copying
(block a
    (type one))

(block b
    ; Notice that block a is declared here as well
    (block a
        (type two)))

; This will first copy the contents of block b, which results in type b.a.two being copied.
; Next, the contents of block a will be copied which will result in type a.one.
(block ab
    (blockinherit b)
    (blockinherit a))

optional

Declare an optional namespace. All CIL statements in the optional block must be satisfied before instantiation in the binary policy. tunableif and macro statements are not allowed in optional containers. The same restrictions apply to CIL policy statements within optional's that apply to kernel policy statements, i.e. only the policy statements shown in the following table are valid:

allow	allowx	auditallow	auditallowx
booleanif	dontaudit	dontauditx	typepermissive
rangetransition	role	roleallow	roleattribute
roletransition	type	typealias	typeattribute
typechange	typemember	typetransition

Statement definition:

(optional optional_id
    cil_statement
    ...
)

Where:

Example:

This example will instantiate the optional block ext_gateway.move_file into policy providing all optional CIL statements can be resolved:

(block ext_gateway
    ......
    (optional move_file
        (typetransition process msg_filter.move_file.in_queue file msg_filter.move_file.in_file)
        (allow process msg_filter.move_file.in_queue (dir (read getattr write search add_name)))
        (allow process msg_filter.move_file.in_file (file (write create getattr)))
        (allow msg_filter.move_file.in_file unconfined.object (filesystem (associate)))
        (typetransition msg_filter.int_gateway.process msg_filter.move_file.out_queue file
            msg_filter.move_file.out_file)
        (allow msg_filter.int_gateway.process msg_filter.move_file.out_queue (dir (read write search)))
        (allow msg_filter.int_gateway.process msg_filter.move_file.out_file (file (read getattr unlink)))
    ) ; End optional block

    .....
) ; End block

in

---

Allows the insertion of CIL statements into a named container (block, optional or macro). This statement is not allowed in booleanif or tunableif statements.

Statement definition:

(in container_id
    cil_statement
    ...
)

Where:

Example:

This will add rules to the container named system_server:

(in system_server
    (dontaudit process secmark_demo.dns_packet (packet (send recv)))
    (allow process secmark_demo.dns_packet (packet (send recv)))
)