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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Kernel GCC plugin configuration

    Contains rules that check the configuration of GCC plugins used by the compiler
    Group
  • Generate some entropy during boot and runtime

    Instrument some kernel code to extract some entropy from both original and artificially created program state. This will help especially embedded s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Randomize layout of sensitive kernel structures

    Randomize at compile-time the layouts of structures that are entirely function pointers (and have not been manually annotated with __no_randomize_l...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Poison kernel stack before returning from syscalls

    This option makes the kernel erase the kernel stack before returning from system calls. This has the effect of leaving the stack initialized to the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Force initialization of variables containing userspace addresses

    While the kernel is built with warnings enabled for any missed stack variable initializations, this warning is silenced for anything passed by refe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • zero-init everything passed by reference

    Zero-initialize any stack variables that may be passed by reference and had not already been explicitly initialized. This configuration is availabl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure Syslog

    The syslog service has been the default Unix logging mechanism for many years. It has a number of downsides, including inconsistent log format, lac...
    Group
  • Ensure rsyslog-gnutls is installed

    TLS protocol support for rsyslog is installed. The <code>rsyslog-gnutls</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure rsyslog is Installed

    Rsyslog is installed by default. The <code>rsyslog</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo dnf install rsyslog</pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable rsyslog Service

    The <code>rsyslog</code> service provides syslog-style logging by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The <code>rsyslog</code> service can be ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Proper Configuration of Log Files

    The file <code>/etc/rsyslog.conf</code> controls where log message are written. These are controlled by lines called <i>rules</i>, which consist of...
    Group
  • Ensure cron Is Logging To Rsyslog

    Cron logging must be implemented to spot intrusions or trace cron job status. If <code>cron</code> is not logging to <code>rsyslog</code>, it can b...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Rsyslog Authenticates Off-Loaded Audit Records

    Rsyslogd is a system utility providing support for message logging. Support for both internet and UNIX domain sockets enables this utility to suppo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Rsyslog Encrypts Off-Loaded Audit Records

    Rsyslogd is a system utility providing support for message logging. Support for both internet and UNIX domain sockets enables this utility to suppo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Rsyslog Encrypts Off-Loaded Audit Records

    Rsyslogd is a system utility providing support for message logging. Support for both internet and UNIX domain sockets enables this utility to suppo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate Group

    The group-owner of all log files written by <code>rsyslog</code> should be <code>root</code>. These log files are determined by the second part of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate User

    The owner of all log files written by <code>rsyslog</code> should be <code>root</code>. These log files are determined by the second part of each...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure System Log Files Have Correct Permissions

    The file permissions for all log files written by <code>rsyslog</code> should be set to 640, or more restrictive. These log files are determined by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure remote access methods are monitored in Rsyslog

    Logging of remote access methods must be implemented to help identify cyber attacks and ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies are b...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • systemd-journald

    systemd-journald is a system service that collects and stores logging data. It creates and maintains structured, indexed journals based on logging ...
    Group

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