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RHEL 9 must enable the SELinux targeted policy.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Setting the SELinux policy to "targeted" or a more specialized policy ensures the system will confine processes that are likely to be targeted for exploitation, such as network or system services. Note: During the development or debugging of SELinux modules, it is common to temporarily place nonproduction systems in "permissive" mode. In such temporary cases, SELinux policies should be developed, and once work is completed, the system should be reconfigured to "targeted".

ID
SV-258079r1045159_rule
Version
RHEL-09-431015
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure RHEL 9 to use the targetd SELINUX policy.

Edit the file "/etc/selinux/config" and add or modify the following line:

 SELINUXTYPE=targeted 

A reboot is required for the changes to take effect.