Vulnerability Discussion

Adding endpoint security tools can provide the capability to take actions automatically in response to malicious behavior, which can provide additional agility in reacting to network threats. These tools often include a reporting capability to provide network awareness of the system, which may not otherwise exist in an organization's systems management regime.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000191-GPOS-00080, SRG-OS-000196

Check

Per OPORD 16-0080, the preferred intrusion detection system is McAfee Endpoint Security for Linux (ENSL) in conjunction with SELinux.

Procedure:
Check that the following package has been installed:

# rpm -qa | grep -i mcafeetp

If the "mcafeetp" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Verify that the daemon is running:

# ps -ef | grep -i mfetpd

If the daemon is not running, this is a finding.

Fix

Install and enable the latest McAfee ENSLTP package.