SELinux DIY Labs

Lab: Disable and Enable the SELinux Operating Mode

  • Check and make a note of the current SELinux operating mode.
[root@server30 ~]# getenforce
Enforcing
  • Modify the configuration file and set the mode to disabled.
[root@server30 ~]# vim /etc/selinux/config 
SELINUX=permissive
  • Reboot the system to apply the change.
[root@server30 ~]# reboot
  • Run sudo getenforce to confirm the change when the system is up.
[root@server30 ~]# getenforce
Permissive
  • Restore the directive’s value to enforcing in the configuration file, and reboot to apply the new mode.
[root@server30 ~]# vim /etc/selinux/config

SELINUX=enforcing

[root@server30 ~]# reboot
  • Run sudo getenforce to confirm the mode when the system is up.
[root@server30 ~]# getenforce
Enforcing

Lab: Modify Context on Files

  • Create directory hierarchy /tmp/d1/d2.
[root@server30 ~]# mkdir /tmp/d1
[root@server30 ~]# mkdir /tmp/d1/d2
  • Check the contexts on /tmp/d1 and /tmp/d1/d2.
[root@server30 d1]# ls -ldZ /tmp/d1
drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0 16 Jul 29 13:17 /tmp/d1
[root@server30 d1]# ls -ldZ /tmp/d1/d2
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0 6 Jul 29 13:17 /tmp/d1/d2
  • Change the SELinux type on /tmp/d1 to etc_t recursively with the chcon command and confirm.
[root@server30 tmp]# chcon -Rv -t etc_t /tmp/d1
changing security context of '/tmp/d1/d2'
changing security context of '/tmp/d1'

[root@server30 tmp]# ls -ldZ /tmp/d1
drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 16 Jul 29 13:17 /tmp/d1

[root@server30 tmp]# ls -ldZ /tmp/d1/d2
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 6 Jul 29 13:17 /tmp/d1/d2
  • Add /tmp/d1 to the policy database with the semanage command to ensure the new context is persistent on the directory hierarchy.
[root@server30 tmp]# semanage fcontext -a -t etc_t /tmp/d1

[root@server30 tmp]# reboot

[root@server30 ~]# ls -ldZ /tmp/d1
drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 16 Jul 29 13:17 /tmp/d1

[root@server30 ~]# ls -ldZ /tmp/d1/d2
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 6 Jul 29 13:17 /tmp/d1/d2

Lab: Add Network Port to Policy Database

  • Add network port 9005 to the SELinux policy database for the secure HTTP service using the semanage command.
[root@server30 ~]# semanage port -l | grep ^http_port
http_port_t                    tcp      80, 81, 443, 488, 8008, 8009, 8443, 9000

[root@server30 ~]# semanage port -at http_port_t -p tcp 9005
  • Verify the addition.
[root@server30 ~]# semanage port -l | grep ^http_port
http_port_t                    tcp      9005, 80, 81, 443, 488, 8008, 8009, 8443, 9000

Lab: Copy Files with and without Context

  • Create file sef1 under /tmp.
[root@server30 ~]# touch /tmp/sef1
  • Copy the file to the /usr/local directory.
[root@server30 ~]# cp /tmp/sef1 /usr/local
  • Check and compare the contexts on both source and destination files.
[root@server30 ~]# ls -lZ /tmp/sef1
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0 0 Jul 29 13:33 /tmp/sef1

[root@server30 ~]# ls -lZ /usr/local/sef1
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root unconfined_u:object_r:usr_t:s0 0 Jul 29 13:33 /usr/local/sef1
  • Create another file sef2 under /tmp and copy it to the /var/local directory using the --preserve=context option with the cp command.
[root@server30 ~]# touch /tmp/sef2
[root@server30 ~]# cp --preserve=context /tmp/sef2 /var/local/
  • Check and compare the contexts on both source and destination files.
[root@server30 ~]# ls -lZ /tmp/sef2 /var/local/sef2
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0 0 Jul 29 13:35 /tmp/sef2
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0 0 Jul 29 13:36 /var/local/sef2

Lab: Flip SELinux Booleans

  • Check the current value of Boolean ssh_use_tcpd using the getsebool and sestatus commands.
[root@server30 ~]# getsebool -a | grep ssh_use_tcpd
ssh_use_tcpd --> off
  • Use the setsebool command and toggle the value of the directive.
[root@server30 ~]# setsebool ssh_use_tcpd 1
  • Confirm the new value with the getsebool, semanage, or sestatus command.
[root@server30 ~]# getsebool -a | grep ssh_use_tcpd
ssh_use_tcpd --> on
[root@server30 ~]# sestatus -b | grep ssh_use_tcpd
ssh_use_tcpd                                on
[root@server30 ~]# semanage boolean -l | grep ssh_use_tcpd 
ssh_use_tcpd                   (on   ,  off)  Allow ssh to use tcpd