Details
SELinux and AppArmor provide Mandatory Access Controls.
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 manual
installation:
# yum install libselinux
# apt-get install libselinux1
# zypper install libselinux
The previous commands install SELinux, use the appropriate package if AppArmor is
desired.
Notes:
SELinux and AppArmor both have several package names in use on different distributions.
Research the appropriate packages for your environment.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
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.