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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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SELinux
Ensure SELinux Not Disabled in the kernel arguments
Ensure SELinux Not Disabled in the kernel arguments
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Ensure SELinux Not Disabled in the kernel arguments
Medium Severity
SELinux can be disabled at boot time by disabling it via a kernel argument. Remove any instances of
selinux=0
from the kernel arguments in that file to prevent SELinux from being disabled at boot.