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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Disable Core Dumps for SUID programs

    To set the runtime status of the <code>fs.suid_dumpable</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w fs.suid_dumpable=...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Daemon Umask

    The umask is a per-process setting which limits the default permissions for creation of new files and directories. The system includes initializati...
    Group
  • daemon umask

    Enter umask for daemons
    Value
  • Set Daemon Umask

    The file <code>/etc/init.d/functions</code> includes initialization parameters for most or all daemons started at boot time. Many daemons on the sy...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Enable ExecShield

    ExecShield describes kernel features that provide protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer overflows. These featu...
    Group

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