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Install policycoreutils-python-utils package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The policycoreutils-python-utils package can be installed with the following command: 

$ sudo yum install policycoreutils-python-utils

Rationale

This package is required to operate and manage an SELinux environment and its policies. It provides utilities such as semanage, audit2allow, audit2why, chcat and sandbox.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_policycoreutils-python-utils_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[[packages]]
name = "policycoreutils-python-utils"
version = "*"

Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions


package --add=policycoreutils-python-utils

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then

if ! rpm -q --quiet "policycoreutils-python-utils" ; then
    yum install -y "policycoreutils-python-utils"
fi

Remediation - Puppet

include install_policycoreutils-python-utils

class install_policycoreutils-python-utils {
  package { 'policycoreutils-python-utils':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity