Configure the secure_mode_insmod SELinux Boolean
An XCCDF Rule
Description
By default, the SELinux boolean secure_mode_insmod is disabled.
This setting should be configured to
To set the secure_mode_insmod SELinux boolean, run the following command:
$ sudo setsebool -P secure_mode_insmod
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_secure_mode_insmod
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Ansible
- name: XCCDF Value var_secure_mode_insmod # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_secure_mode_insmod: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_secure_mode_insmod" use="legacy"/>
tags:
- always
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
var_secure_mode_insmod='<xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_secure_mode_insmod" use="legacy"/>'
setsebool -P secure_mode_insmod $var_secure_mode_insmod