Configure the httpd_enable_cgi SELinux Boolean

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By default, the SELinux boolean httpd_enable_cgi is enabled. This setting should be disabled unless httpd is used with CGI scripting. To disable the httpd_enable_cgi SELinux boolean, run the following command:

$ sudo setsebool -P httpd_enable_cgi off

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_httpd_enable_cgi
Severity: Medium
Updated: about 1 month ago

Remediation Templates

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then
if ! rpm -q --quiet "python3-libsemanage" ; then
    yum install -y "python3-libsemanage"
fi

if selinuxenabled || [[ "$OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD" == "YES" ]] ; then

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

    setsebool -P httpd_enable_cgi $var_httpd_enable_cgi

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

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

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_httpd_enable_cgi
- name: Configure the httpd_enable_cgi SELinux Boolean - Ensure python3-libsemanage
    Installed
  package:
    name: python3-libsemanage
    state: present
  when: '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_httpd_enable_cgi
- name: XCCDF Value var_httpd_enable_cgi # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_httpd_enable_cgi: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_httpd_enable_cgi" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always

- name: Configure the httpd_enable_cgi SELinux Boolean - Set SELinux Boolean httpd_enable_cgi
    Accordingly
  seboolean:
    name: httpd_enable_cgi
    state: '{{ var_httpd_enable_cgi }}'
    persistent: true
  when:
  - '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_facts.selinux.status == 'enabled'
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_httpd_enable_cgi

Configure the httpd_enable_cgi SELinux Boolean

Description

Remediation Templates

A Shell Script

An Ansible Snippet