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    relax neverallow rules on NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT sockets · 36fb1f1b
    Nick Kralevich authored
    Netlink uevent sockets are used by the kernel to inform userspace
    when certain events occur, for example, when new hardware is added
    or removed. This allows userspace to take some action based on those
    messages.
    
    Relax the neverallow rule for NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT sockets.
    Certain device specific app domains, such as system_app, may have a
    need to receive messages from this socket type.
    
    Continue to neverallow NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT sockets for untrusted_app.
    These sockets have been the source of rooting attacks in Android
    in the past, and it doesn't make sense to expose this to untrusted_apps.
    
    No new SELinux rules are introduced by this change. This is an
    adjustment of compile time assertions only.
    
    Bug: 17525863
    
    (cherry picked from commit 642b8042)
    
    Change-Id: I35f3dc8b1ead9f427645a13fb202e760d1e68e64
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