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Verify User Who Owns /etc/sestatus.conf File

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the owner of /etc/sestatus.conf, run the command: 

$ sudo chown root /etc/sestatus.conf

Rationale

The ownership of the /etc/sestatus.conf file by the root user is important because this file hosts SELinux configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Assigning the ownership to root ensures exclusive control of the SELinux configuration.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_owner_etc_sestatus_conf
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Ansible

- name: Test for existence /etc/sestatus.conf
  stat:
    path: /etc/sestatus.conf
  register: file_exists
  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

chown -L 0 /etc/sestatus.conf

else