Details
The mcstransd daemon provides category label information to client processes requesting information. The label translations are defined in /etc/selinux/targeted/setrans.conf
Rationale:
Since this service is not used very often, disable it to reduce the amount of potentially vulnerable code running on the system.
Solution
Run the following command to disable mcstrans:
# chkconfig mctrans off
Default Value:
OS Default: No
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.