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The system must use a Linux Security Module configured to enforce limits on system services.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51363 RHEL-06-000020 SV-65573r1_rule Medium
Description
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-05-26

Details

Check Text ( C-53703r1_chk )
Check the file "/etc/selinux/config" and ensure the following line appears:

SELINUX=enforcing

If SELINUX is not set to enforcing, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56165r1_fix)
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