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The audit system must be configured to audit modifications to the systems Mandatory Access Control (MAC) configuration (SELinux).


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38541 RHEL-06-000183 SV-50342r2_rule Low
Description
The system's mandatory access policy (SELinux) should not be arbitrarily changed by anything other than administrator action. All changes to MAC policy should be audited.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-04-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-43489r1_fix)
Add the following to "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

-w /etc/selinux/ -p wa -k MAC-policy