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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Set the UEFI Boot Loader Admin Username to a Non-Default Value

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br> <br> To maximize the protection, select a password-protected superu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Boot Loader Is Not Installed On Removeable Media

    The system must not allow removable media to be used as the boot loader. Remove alternate methods of booting the system from removable media. <code>usb0</code>, <code>cd</code>, <code>fd0</code>, e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Boot Loader Password in grub2

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br> <br> Since plaintext passwords are a security risk, generate a hash...
    Rule High Severity
  • UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
    Group
  • Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the group owner of <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent reading or modification of the file. To properly set the group owner of <code>/b...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the owner of <code>/boot/efi/E...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent reading or modification of the file. To properly set the owner of <code>/boot/efi/EFI/r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg Permissions

    File permissions for <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg</code> should be set to 700. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo ch...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg Permissions

    File permissions for <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg</code> should be set to 600. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo ch...
    Rule Medium Severity

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