Disable the prosody_bind_http_port SELinux Boolean

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By default, the SELinux boolean prosody_bind_http_port is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the prosody_bind_http_port SELinux boolean, run the following command:

$ sudo setsebool -P prosody_bind_http_port off

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_prosody_bind_http_port
Severity: Medium
Updated: about 1 year ago

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

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

if selinuxenabled; then

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

    setsebool -P prosody_bind_http_port $var_prosody_bind_http_port

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

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

- name: Disable the prosody_bind_http_port SELinux Boolean - Ensure python3-libsemanage
    Installed
  package:
    name: python3-libsemanage
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_prosody_bind_http_port
- name: XCCDF Value var_prosody_bind_http_port # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_prosody_bind_http_port: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_prosody_bind_http_port" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always

- name: Disable the prosody_bind_http_port SELinux Boolean - Set SELinux Boolean prosody_bind_http_port
    Accordingly
  seboolean:
    name: prosody_bind_http_port
    state: '{{ var_prosody_bind_http_port }}'
    persistent: true
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - ansible_facts.selinux.status == 'enabled'
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_prosody_bind_http_port

Disable the prosody_bind_http_port SELinux Boolean

Description

Remediation - Shell Script

Remediation - Ansible