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, remove it to reduce the amount of potentially
vulnerable code running on the system.
Solution
Uninstall mcstrans using the appropriate package manager or manual installation:
yum remove mcstrans
apt-get remove mcstrans
zypper remove mcstrans
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.