Enable the mount_anyfile SELinux Boolean

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By default, the SELinux boolean mount_anyfile is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled to allow any file or directory to be mounted. To enable the mount_anyfile SELinux boolean, run the following command:

$ sudo setsebool -P mount_anyfile on

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_mount_anyfile
Severity: Medium
Updated: about 1 month ago

Remediation Templates

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then
if ! rpm -q --quiet "python3-libsemanage" ; then
    yum install -y "python3-libsemanage"
fi

if selinuxenabled || [[ "$OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD" == "YES" ]] ; then

    var_mount_anyfile='<xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_mount_anyfile" use="legacy"/>'

    setsebool -P mount_anyfile $var_mount_anyfile

else
    echo "Skipping remediation, SELinux is disabled";
    false
fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_mount_anyfile
- name: Enable the mount_anyfile SELinux Boolean - Ensure python3-libsemanage Installed
  package:
    name: python3-libsemanage
    state: present
  when: '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_mount_anyfile
- name: XCCDF Value var_mount_anyfile # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_mount_anyfile: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_mount_anyfile" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always

- name: Enable the mount_anyfile SELinux Boolean - Set SELinux Boolean mount_anyfile
    Accordingly
  seboolean:
    name: mount_anyfile
    state: '{{ var_mount_anyfile }}'
    persistent: true
  when:
  - '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_facts.selinux.status == 'enabled'
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_mount_anyfile

Enable the mount_anyfile SELinux Boolean

Description

Remediation Templates

A Shell Script

An Ansible Snippet