Removed execute permissions that enabled COPY...PROGRAM:

• /usr/bin/cat rix
• /usr/bin/dash rix
• /usr/bin/mknod rix

Added explicit deny rules:

Explicitly deny shell execution to block COPY ... PROGRAM

deny /bin/sh x,
deny /bin/bash x,
deny /bin/dash x,
deny /usr/bin/sh x,
deny /usr/bin/bash x,
deny /usr/bin/dash x,
deny /usr/bin/cat x,
deny /usr/bin/mknod x,

Improved documentation for preserved operations (admin-mgr, wal-g)

File 2: Permission Tests (ansible/files/permission_check.py)

+93 lines

Added check_copy_program_blocked() function that:

• Tests COPY TO PROGRAM (write via cat)
• Tests COPY FROM PROGRAM (read via echo)
• Verifies both fail with permission errors
• Confirms no files created
• Integrated into main test suite

Result

OS-level blocking of COPY ... PROGRAM using AppArmor while preserving WAL-G and admin-mgr functionality, with automated testing in the AMI build process.