The cap_* fields swing in and out of PATH records. If no capabilities are set, the cap_* fields are completely missing and when one of the cap_fi or cap_fp values is empty, that field is omitted. Original: type=PATH msg=audit(04/20/2017 12:17:11.222:193) : item=1 name=/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 inode=787694 dev=08:03 mode=file,755 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:ld_so_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL type=PATH msg=audit(04/20/2017 12:17:11.222:193) : item=0 name=/home/sleep inode=1319469 dev=08:03 mode=file,suid,755 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL cap_fp=sys_admin cap_fe=1 cap_fver=2 Normalize the PATH record by always printing all 4 cap_* fields. Fixed: type=PATH msg=audit(04/20/2017 13:01:31.679:201) : item=1 name=/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 inode=787694 dev=08:03 mode=file,755 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:ld_so_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL cap_fp=none cap_fi=none cap_fe=0 cap_fver=0 type=PATH msg=audit(04/20/2017 13:01:31.679:201) : item=0 name=/home/sleep inode=1319469 dev=08:03 mode=file,suid,755 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00 obj=system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0 nametype=NORMAL cap_fp=sys_admin cap_fi=none cap_fe=1 cap_fver=2 See: https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/42 Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb(a)redhat.com&gt; --- kernel/audit.c | 20 ++++---------------- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c index 10bc2ba..de264d1 100644 --- a/kernel/audit.c +++ b/kernel/audit.c @@ -1956,22 +1956,10 @@ void audit_log_cap(struct audit_buffer *ab, char *prefix, kernel_cap_t *cap) static void audit_log_fcaps(struct audit_buffer *ab, struct audit_names *name) { - kernel_cap_t *perm = &name->fcap.permitted; - kernel_cap_t *inh = &name->fcap.inheritable; - int log = 0; - - if (!cap_isclear(*perm)) { - audit_log_cap(ab, "cap_fp", perm); - log = 1; - } - if (!cap_isclear(*inh)) { - audit_log_cap(ab, "cap_fi", inh); - log = 1; - } - - if (log) - audit_log_format(ab, " cap_fe=%d cap_fver=%x", - name->fcap.fE, name->fcap_ver); + audit_log_cap(ab, "cap_fp", &name->fcap.permitted); + audit_log_cap(ab, "cap_fi", &name->fcap.inheritable); + audit_log_format(ab, " cap_fe=%d cap_fver=%x", + name->fcap.fE, name->fcap_ver); } static inline int audit_copy_fcaps(struct audit_names *name, -- 1.7.1