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  • The toolchain has been rebuilt successfully (or no changes were made to it)
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  • Package tests (%check section) have been verified with RUN_CHECK=y for existing SPEC files, or added to new SPEC files
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Summary

Fix this issue:

$ sudo semanage fcontext -a -e /var /mnt/overlays/var/upper
libsemanage.semanage_read_policydb: Could not open kernel policy /var/lib/selinux/targeted/active/policy.kern for reading. (No such file or directory).
FileNotFoundError: No such file or directory
Change Log
  • Restore policy.kern to fix semanage error.
Does this affect the toolchain?

NO

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  • Pipeline build id: 903051

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✅ PR Check Passed

No critical issues detected in spec file changes.

🤖 AI Analysis Summary:

Brief Analysis:
The changes update the package release number and tighten file verification for policy.kern, with an associated changelog entry explaining the new inclusion. No new CVE-related patches are referenced.

Critical Issues Found:
• No ERROR/CRITICAL issues detected regarding missing CVE patches or misapplied patch directives.

Recommended Actions:
• Verify that any future CVE fixes use the mandated "Patch: CVE-YYYY-XXXXX.patch" naming scheme.
• Continue using %verify to avoid file mismatches and ensure policy file integrity.
• Maintain clear changelog entries for security fixes as done in this update.


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cwize1 added a commit to microsoft/azure-linux-image-tools that referenced this pull request Aug 19, 2025
Azure Linux 3.0 has a bug where the `policy.kern` file is missing. And
this results in calls to `semanage fcontext` failing, since that
command expects the `policy.kern` to exist. This bug should be fixed in
microsoft/azurelinux#14549. But in the
meantime, disable the test.
cwize1 added a commit to microsoft/azure-linux-image-tools that referenced this pull request Aug 19, 2025
Azure Linux 3.0 has a bug where the `policy.kern` file is missing. And
this results in calls to `semanage fcontext` failing, since that
command expects the `policy.kern` to exist. This bug should be fixed in
microsoft/azurelinux#14549. But in the
meantime, disable the test.
cwize1 added a commit to microsoft/azure-linux-image-tools that referenced this pull request Aug 19, 2025
Azure Linux 3.0 has a bug where the `policy.kern` file is missing. And
this results in calls to `semanage fcontext` failing, since that command
expects the `policy.kern` to exist. This bug should be fixed in
microsoft/azurelinux#14549. But in the meantime,
disable the test.
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