AlmaLinux OS 9 policycoreutils-python-utils package must be installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-269296	ALMA-09-024440	SV-269296r1050178_rule		Medium

Description

The policycoreutils-python-utils package is required to operate and manage an SELinux environment and its policies. It provides utilities such as semanage, audit2allow, audit2why, chcat, and sandbox.

STIG	Date
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-22

Details

Check Text (C-73327r1049461_chk)

Verify that AlmaLinux OS 9 policycoreutils-python-utils service package is installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed policycoreutils-python-utils

policycoreutils-python-utils.noarch 3.5-1.el9 @AppStream

If the "policycoreutils-python-utils" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73228r1048265_fix)

Install the policycoreutils-python-utils package with the following command:

$ dnf install policycoreutils-python-utils