Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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V1 · R8

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

AlmaLinux OS 9 must have the policycoreutils package installed.

Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

AlmaLinux OS 9 must have the policycoreutils package installed.

Description

Discussion Text

Policycoreutils contains the policy core utilities that are required for basic operation of an SELinux-enabled system.

These utilities include load_policy to load SELinux policies, setfile to label filesystems, newrole to switch roles, and run_init to run /etc/init.d scripts in the proper context.

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Objective

V-269431

Rule

SV-269431r1050314_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

ALMA-09-042040

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 has the policycoreutils package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed policycoreutils

policycoreutils.x86_64    3.5-1.el9              @anaconda
                                           
If the "policycoreutils" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

The policycoreutils package can be installed with the following command:
 
$ dnf install policycoreutils

STIG check 316 of 439 in the Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 STIG checklist

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