Install libselinux Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The libselinux package can be installed with the following command:

$ sudo yum install libselinux

Rationale

Security-enhanced Linux is a feature of the Linux kernel and a number of utilities with enhanced security functionality designed to add mandatory access controls to Linux. The libselinux package contains the core library of the Security-enhanced Linux system.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_libselinux_installed
Severity: High
References: 1.2.6
Updated: about 1 year ago


[[packages]]
name = "libselinux"
version = "*"

- name: Ensure libselinux is installed
  package:
    name: libselinux
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:  - PCI-DSSv4-1.2.6
  - enable_strategy
  - high_severity
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_libselinux_installed

include install_libselinux

class install_libselinux {
  package { 'libselinux':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }}

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

if ! rpm -q --quiet "libselinux" ; then
    yum install -y "libselinux"
fi
else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi


package --add=libselinux

Install libselinux Package

Description

Rationale

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