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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 - Shell Script

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

zypper install -y "policycoreutils"
zypper install -y "policycoreutils-python-utils"
zypper install -y "selinux-tools"

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Configure the secure_mode_insmod SELinux Boolean - Ensure policycoreutils
    Installed
  package:
    name: policycoreutils
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]