Enable the unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition SELinux Boolean

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By default, the SELinux boolean unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition SELinux boolean, run the following command:

$ sudo setsebool -P unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition on

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition
Severity: Medium
Updated: about 1 year ago

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

if ! rpm -q --quiet "python3-libsemanage" ; then
    yum install -y "python3-libsemanage"
fi

if selinuxenabled; then

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

    setsebool -P unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition $var_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition

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

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

- name: Enable the unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition SELinux Boolean - Ensure python3-libsemanage
    Installed
  package:
    name: python3-libsemanage
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition
- name: XCCDF Value var_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always

- name: Enable the unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition SELinux Boolean - Set SELinux
    Boolean unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition Accordingly
  seboolean:
    name: unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition
    state: '{{ var_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition }}'
    persistent: true
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - ansible_facts.selinux.status == 'enabled'
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - sebool_unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition

Enable the unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition SELinux Boolean

Description

Remediation - Shell Script

Remediation - Ansible