Uninstall setroubleshoot Package

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Description

The SETroubleshoot service notifies desktop users of SELinux denials. The service provides information around configuration errors, unauthorized intrusions, and other potential errors. The setroubleshoot package can be removed with the following command:


$ sudo yum erase setroubleshoot

Rationale

The SETroubleshoot service is an unnecessary daemon to have running on a server, especially if X Windows is removed or disabled.

Remediation

Shell script

The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.

#!/bin/bash

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove setroubleshoot
#	   from the system, and may remove any packages
#	   that depend on setroubleshoot. Execute this
#	   remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
#	   system!

if rpm -q --quiet "setroubleshoot" ; then

    yum remove -y "setroubleshoot"

fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi

Ansible playbook

The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.

- name: Ensure setroubleshoot is removed
  package:
    name: setroubleshoot
    state: absent
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - CCE-80444-3
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_setroubleshoot_removed