OL 8 must have the "policycoreutils" package installed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
low	V-248549	SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068	OL08-00-010171	SV-248549r958518_rule	2025-02-20	2

Description
Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes but is not limited to establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters.

Description

Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes but is not limited to establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the operating system has the "policycoreutils" package installed with the following command: $ sudo yum list installed policycoreutils policycoreutils.x86_64 2.9-3.el8 @anaconda If the "policycoreutils" package is not installed, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Install the "policycoreutil" package, if it is not already installed, by running the following command: $ sudo yum install policycoreutils