OL 8 must have the "policycoreutils" package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248549	OL08-00-010171	SV-248549r958518_rule		Low

Description
Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes but is not limited to establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters.

Description

Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes but is not limited to establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-51983r779211_chk )
Verify the operating system has the "policycoreutils" package installed with the following command: $ sudo yum list installed policycoreutils policycoreutils.x86_64 2.9-3.el8 @anaconda If the "policycoreutils" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-51937r779212_fix)
Install the "policycoreutil" package, if it is not already installed, by running the following command: $ sudo yum install policycoreutils