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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • All RHEL 8 local interactive user home directories must be group-owned by the home directory owner’s primary group.

    If the Group Identifier (GID) of a local interactive user’s home directory is not the same as the primary GID of the user, this would allow unauthorized access to the user’s files, and users that s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must be a vendor-supported release.

    An operating system release is considered "supported" if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With an unsupported release, it will not be possible to resolve security i...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    Group
  • RHEL 8 vendor packaged system security patches and updates must be installed and up to date.

    Timely patching is critical for maintaining the operational availability, confidentiality, and integrity of information technology (IT) systems. However, failure to keep operating system and applic...
    Rule Medium Severity

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