Details

SELinux provides Mandatory Access Control.

Rationale:

Without a Mandatory Access Control system installed only the default Discretionary Access Control system will be available.

Solution

Install SELinux or apparmor using the appropriate package manager:
OR

# yum install libselinux

Impact:

SELinux has several package names in use on different distributions. Research the appropriate packages for your environment.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2688

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-3
• CSCv7|14.6

Source

• Tenable.com/audits