AlmaLinux OS 9 must have the policycoreutils package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269431 | ALMA-09-042040 | SV-269431r1050314_rule | CCI-001084 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Policycoreutils contains the policy core utilities that are required for basic operation of an SELinux-enabled system. These utilities include load_policy to load SELinux policies, setfile to label filesystems, newrole to switch roles, and run_init to run /etc/init.d scripts in the proper context. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-22 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-269431r1050314_chk)
Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 has the policycoreutils package installed with the following command:
$ dnf list --installed policycoreutils
policycoreutils.x86_64 3.5-1.el9 @anaconda
If the "policycoreutils" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-73363r1048670_fix)
The policycoreutils package can be installed with the following command:
$ dnf install policycoreutils