Configure the secure_mode_insmod SELinux Boolean
An XCCDF Rule
Description
By default, the SELinux boolean secure_mode_insmod is disabled.
This setting should be configured to
To set the secure_mode_insmod SELinux boolean, run the following command:
$ sudo setsebool -P secure_mode_insmod
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sebool_secure_mode_insmod
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Configure the secure_mode_insmod SELinux Boolean - Ensure libsemanage-python
Installed
package:
name: libsemanage-python
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
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