TMA-ROCKY8-1.3.1.7
Ensure the MCS Translation Service (mcstrans) is not installed
MediumLevel 1Automatedlinux
Description
The mcstransd daemon provides category label information to client processes requesting information. The label translations are defined in /etc/selinux/targeted/setrans.conf
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
shell
alt0() { command -v rpm >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "step1: rpm not installed"; return 1; }; o=$(bash -c 'rpm -q mcstrans' 2>&1); printf '%s\n' "$o" | tr -s ' \t' ' ' | sed 's/^ //;s/ $//' | grep -Fxq -- 'package mcstrans is not installed' || { echo step1: missing 'package mcstrans is not installed'; return 1; }; }; if alt0; then echo compliant; fi- Expected output
compliant
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Run the following command to uninstall mcstrans: # dnf remove mcstrans
Properties
- Operating systems
- rocky-8
- Tags
- cis-convertedlinux
- Reference
- CIS Rocky Linux 8 Benchmark v3.0.0 - 1.3.1.7
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target linux