Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-51363 | RHEL-06-000020 | SV-65573r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Setting the SELinux state to enforcing ensures SELinux is able to confine potentially compromised processes to the security policy, which is designed to prevent them from causing damage to the system or further elevating their privileges. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-04-28 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-56165r1_fix) |
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The SELinux state should be set to "enforcing" at system boot time. In the file "/etc/selinux/config", add or correct the following line to configure the system to boot into enforcing mode: SELINUX=enforcing |