Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Install dnf-automatic Package
Thednf-automaticpackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo yum install dnf-automatic
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Ensure yum Removes Previous Package Versions
<code>yum</code> should be configured to remove previous software components after new versions have been installed. To configure <code>yum</code> ...Rule Low Severity -
Configure dnf-automatic to Install Available Updates Automatically
To ensure that the packages comprising the available updates will be automatically installed by <code>dnf-automatic</code>, set <code>apply_updates...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure dnf-automatic to Install Only Security Updates
To configure <code>dnf-automatic</code> to install only security updates automatically, set <code>upgrade_type</code> to <code>security</code> unde...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main yum Configuration
The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure yum to check pack...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages
<code>yum</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>yum</code> to verify s...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All yum Package Repositories
To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in <code>/etc/yum.repos.d</code> of the form: <pre>gpgcheck...Rule High Severity -
Ensure Oracle Linux GPG Key Installed
To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Oracle (and to connect to the Unbreakable Linux Network to recei...Rule High Severity -
Verify permissions on System Login Banner
To properly set the permissions of/etc/issue, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue
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Ensure Software Patches Installed
If the system is joined to the ULN or a yum server, run the following command to install updates: <pre>$ sudo yum update</pre> If the system is no...Rule Medium Severity
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