Enable the fips_mode SELinux Boolean

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By default, the SELinux boolean fips_mode is enabled. This allows all SELinux domains to execute in fips_mode. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the fips_mode SELinux boolean, run the following command:

$ sudo setsebool -P fips_mode on

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_fips_mode
Severity: Medium
References: 13

APO01.06 DSS05.04 DSS05.07 DSS06.02

3.13.11

SR 5.2

A.10.1.1 A.11.1.4 A.11.1.5 A.11.2.1 A.13.1.1 A.13.1.3 A.13.2.1 A.13.2.3 A.13.2.4 A.14.1.2 A.14.1.3 A.6.1.2 A.7.1.1 A.7.1.2 A.7.3.1 A.8.2.2 A.8.2.3 A.9.1.1 A.9.1.2 A.9.2.3 A.9.4.1 A.9.4.4 A.9.4.5

CM-6(a) IA-7 SC-12 SC-12(2) SC-12(3) SC-13

PR.DS-5
Updated: about 1 year ago

- name: Enable the fips_mode SELinux Boolean - Ensure python3-libsemanage Installed
  package:
    name: python3-libsemanage
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:  - NIST-800-171-3.13.11
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-IA-7
  - NIST-800-53-SC-12
  - NIST-800-53-SC-12(2)
  - NIST-800-53-SC-12(3)
  - NIST-800-53-SC-13
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_fips_mode
- name: XCCDF Value var_fips_mode # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_fips_mode: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_fips_mode" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always

- name: Enable the fips_mode SELinux Boolean - Set SELinux Boolean fips_mode Accordingly
  seboolean:
    name: fips_mode
    state: '{{ var_fips_mode }}'
    persistent: true
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - ansible_facts.selinux.status == 'enabled'
  tags:
  - NIST-800-171-3.13.11
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-IA-7
  - NIST-800-53-SC-12
  - NIST-800-53-SC-12(2)
  - NIST-800-53-SC-12(3)
  - NIST-800-53-SC-13
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_fips_mode

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

if ! rpm -q --quiet "python3-libsemanage" ; then
    yum install -y "python3-libsemanage"
fi

if selinuxenabled; then

    var_fips_mode='<xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_fips_mode" use="legacy"/>'

    setsebool -P fips_mode $var_fips_mode

else
    echo "Skipping remediation, SELinux is disabled";
    false
fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi

Enable the fips_mode SELinux Boolean

Description

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Shell Script