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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable the secadm_exec_content SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>secadm_exec_content</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the <code>secadm_exec_content</code> SELinux boolean, run ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the secure_mode SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>secure_mode</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code>secure_mode</code> SELinux boolean, run the following ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure the secure_mode_insmod SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>secure_mode_insmod</code> is disabled. This setting should be configured to <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_secure_mode_insmod" us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_execheap SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execheap</code> is disabled. When enabled this boolean is enabled it allows selinuxusers to execute code from the heap. If this setting is enabled,...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the selinuxuser_execmod SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execmod</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the <code>selinuxuser_execmod</code> SELinux boolean, run ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_execstack SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execstack</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled as unconfined executables should not be able to make their stack executable. To disab...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_mysql_connect_enabled SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_mysql_connect_enabled</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code>selinuxuser_mysql_connect_enable...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the selinuxuser_ping SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_ping</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled as it allows confined users to use ping and traceroute which is helpful f...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_postgresql_connect_enabled SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_postgresql_connect_enabled</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code>selinuxuser_postgresql_conn...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_rw_noexattrfile SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_rw_noexattrfile</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled as users should not be able to read/write files on filesystems that do not have ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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