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Enable the auditadm_exec_content SELinux Boolean

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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

$ sudo setsebool -P auditadm_exec_content on

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_auditadm_exec_content
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Shell Script

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

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

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Enable the auditadm_exec_content SELinux Boolean - Ensure libsemanage-python
    Installed
  package:
    name: libsemanage-python
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]