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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Verify Group Who Owns /etc/sudoers File

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/sudoers, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/sudoers
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify User Who Owns /etc/sudoers File

    To properly set the owner of /etc/sudoers, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/sudoers 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions On /etc/sudoers File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/sudoers, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure That the sudo Binary Has the Correct Permissions

    To properly set the permissions of /usr/bin/sudo, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 4111 /usr/bin/sudo
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure sudo Runs In A Minimal Environment - sudo env_reset

    The sudo <code>env_reset</code> tag, when specified, will run the command in a minimal environment, containing the TERM, PATH, HOME, MAIL, SHELL, L...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure sudo Ignores Commands In Current Dir - sudo ignore_dot

    The sudo <code>ignore_dot</code> tag, when specified, will ignore the current directory in the PATH environment variable. On Red Hat Enterprise Lin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Privileged Escalated Commands Cannot Execute Other Commands - sudo NOEXEC

    The sudo <code>NOEXEC</code> tag, when specified, prevents user executed commands from executing other commands, like a shell for example. This sho...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure Only Users Logged In To Real tty Can Execute Sudo - sudo requiretty

    The sudo <code>requiretty</code> tag, when specified, will only execute sudo commands from users logged in to a real tty. This should be enabled by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Only Users Logged In To Real tty Can Execute Sudo - sudo use_pty

    The sudo <code>use_pty</code> tag, when specified, will only execute sudo commands from users logged in to a real tty. This should be enabled by ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Sudo Logfile Exists - sudo logfile

    A custom log sudo file can be configured with the 'logfile' tag. This rule configures a sudo custom logfile at the default location suggested by CI...
    Rule Low Severity

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