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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo !authenticate

    The sudo <code>!authenticate</code> option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be disabled by making sure that the <code>!authe...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • The operating system must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel

    The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their password and confirms your request to execute a command by checking a file...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Only the VDSM User Can Use sudo NOPASSWD

    The sudo <code>NOPASSWD</code> tag, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. Only the <code>vdsm</code> user should have this capability in any s...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure sudo only includes the default configuration directory

    Administrators can configure authorized <code>sudo</code> users via drop-in files, and it is possible to include other directories and configuration files from the file currently being parsed. Mak...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Explicit arguments in sudo specifications

    All commands in the sudoers file must strictly specify the arguments allowed to be used for a given user. If the command is supposed to be executed only without arguments, pass "" as an argument in...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Don't define allowed commands in sudoers by means of exclusion

    Policies applied by sudo through the sudoers file should not involve negation. Each user specification in the <code>sudoers</code> file contains a comma-delimited list of command specifications. T...
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  • Don't target root user in the sudoers file

    The targeted users of a user specification should be, as much as possible, non privileged users (i.e.: non-root). User specifications have to explicitly list the runas spec (i.e. the list of targe...
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  • System Tooling / Utilities

    The following checks evaluate the system for recommended base packages -- both for installation and removal.
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  • Install binutils Package

    The binutils package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install binutils
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure gnutls-utils is installed

    The gnutls-utils package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install gnutls-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install libcap-ng-utils Package

    The libcap-ng-utils package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install libcap-ng-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure nss-tools is installed

    The nss-tools package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install nss-tools
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install openscap-scanner Package

    The openscap-scanner package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install openscap-scanner
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install rear Package

    The rear package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install rear
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install rng-tools Package

    The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install rng-tools
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Install scap-security-guide Package

    The scap-security-guide package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install scap-security-guide
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install vim Package

    The vim-enhanced package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install vim-enhanced
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Uninstall abrt-addon-ccpp Package

    The abrt-addon-ccpp package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-addon-ccpp
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Uninstall abrt-addon-kerneloops Package

    The abrt-addon-kerneloops package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-addon-kerneloops
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Uninstall abrt-addon-python Package

    The abrt-addon-python package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-addon-python
    Rule Low Severity
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