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Install policycoreutils-python-utils package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The policycoreutils-python-utils package can be installed with the following command: 

$ sudo yum install policycoreutils-python-utils

Rationale

This package is required to operate and manage an SELinux environment and its policies. It provides utilities such as semanage, audit2allow, audit2why, chcat and sandbox.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_policycoreutils-python-utils_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[[packages]]
name = "policycoreutils-python-utils"
version = "*"

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Ensure policycoreutils-python-utils is installed
  package:
    name: policycoreutils-python-utils
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

if ! rpm -q --quiet "policycoreutils-python-utils" ; then
    yum install -y "policycoreutils-python-utils"
fi

Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions


package --add=policycoreutils-python-utils

Remediation - Puppet

include install_policycoreutils-python-utils

class install_policycoreutils-python-utils {
  package { 'policycoreutils-python-utils':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }