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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Record Information on the Use of Privileged Commands

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root.
    Group
  • Records Events that Modify Date and Time Information

    Arbitrary changes to the system time can be used to obfuscate nefarious activities in log files, as well as to confuse network services that are highly dependent upon an accurate system time. All c...
    Group
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchmod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchownat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fsetxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lsetxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - setxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run chacl

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>chacl</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run setfacl

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>setfacl</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>auge...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run chcon

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>chcon</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run restorecon

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>restorecon</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run setfiles

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>setfiles</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>aug...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run setsebool

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>setsebool</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>au...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run seunshare

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>seunshare</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>au...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Unauthorized Access Attempts to Files (unsuccessful)

    At a minimum the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read au...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - rename

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - renameat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - rmdir

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - unlink

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - poweroff

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - chmod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Ownership Changes to Files - chown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file ownership changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Access Attempts to Files - creat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - fchmod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Ownership Changes to Files - fchown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file ownership changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Ownership Changes to Files - fchownat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file ownership changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - fremovexattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - fsetxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Ownership Changes to Files - lchown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file ownership changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - lremovexattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - lsetxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Access Attempts to Files - open

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Creation Attempts to Files - open_by_handle_at O_CREAT

    The <code>open_by_handle_at</code> syscall can be used to create new files when O_CREAT flag is specified. The following audit rules will assure that successful attempts to create a file via <code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Creation Attempts to Files - open_by_handle_at O_TRUNC_WRITE

    The audit system should collect detailed file access records for all users and root. The <code>open_by_handle_at</code> syscall can be used to modify files if called for write operation with the O_...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Creation Attempts to Files - open O_CREAT

    The <code>open</code> syscall can be used to create new files when O_CREAT flag is specified. The following audit rules will assure that successful attempts to create a file via <code>open</code> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Creation Attempts to Files - open O_TRUNC_WRITE

    The audit system should collect detailed file access records for all users and root. The <code>open</code> syscall can be used to modify files if called for write operation with the O_TRUNC_WRITE f...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Creation Attempts to Files - openat O_CREAT

    The <code>openat</code> syscall can be used to create new files when O_CREAT flag is specified. The following audit rules will assure that successful attempts to create a file via <code>openat</co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Creation Attempts to Files - openat O_TRUNC_WRITE

    The audit system should collect detailed file access records for all users and root. The <code>openat</code> syscall can be used to modify files if called for write operation with the O_TRUNC_WRITE...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - removexattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Delete Attempts to Files - rename

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules du...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Permission Changes to Files - setxattr

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Access Attempts to Files - truncate

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Delete Attempts to Files - unlink

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules du...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Successful Delete Attempts to Files - unlinkat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules du...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Unsuccessful Ownership Changes to Files - chown

    The audit system should collect unsuccessful file ownership change attempts for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to rea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Unsuccessful Permission Changes to Files - fchmod

    The audit system should collect unsuccessful file permission change attempts for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to re...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Unauthorized Access Attempts To open_by_handle_at Are Ordered Correctly

    The audit system should collect detailed unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. To correctly identify unsuccessful creation, unsuccessful modification and unsuccessful access of files v...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Unsuccessful Ownership Changes to Files - fchown

    The audit system should collect unsuccessful file ownership change attempts for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to rea...
    Rule Medium Severity

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