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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Add noauto Option to /boot

    The <code>noauto</code> mount option is used to prevent automatic mounting of th <code>/boot</code> partition. Add the <code>noauto</code> option ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nodev Option to /boot

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in <code>/boot</code>. Legitimate character and block de...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add noexec Option to /boot

    The <code>noexec</code> mount option can be used to prevent binaries from being executed out of <code>/boot</code>. Add the <code>noexec</code> op...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories Are Configured in /etc/permissions.local

    Permissions for many files on a system must be set restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected. This section discusses the ...
    Group
  • dbadm_read_user_files SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • Add nosuid Option to /boot

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/boot</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions shoul...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nodev Option to /dev/shm

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent creation of device files in <code>/dev/shm</code>. Legitimate character and block device...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add noexec Option to /dev/shm

    The <code>noexec</code> mount option can be used to prevent binaries from being executed out of <code>/dev/shm</code>. It can be dangerous to allow...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/dev/shm</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add grpquota Option to /home

    The <code>grpquota</code> mount option allows for the filesystem to have disk quotas configured. Add the <code>grpquota</code> option to the fourth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nodev Option to /home

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in <code>/home</code>. Legitimate character and block de...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Add noexec Option to /home

    The <code>noexec</code> mount option can be used to prevent binaries from being executed out of <code>/home</code>. Add the <code>noexec</code> opt...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /home

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/home</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions shoul...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add usrquota Option to /home

    The <code>usrquota</code> mount option allows for the filesystem to have disk quotas configured. Add the <code>usrquota</code> option to the fourth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nodev Option to Non-Root Local Partitions

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option prevents files from being interpreted as character or block devices. Legitimate character and block devices sho...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nodev Option to Removable Media Partitions

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option prevents files from being interpreted as character or block devices. Legitimate character and block devices sho...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add noexec Option to Removable Media Partitions

    The <code>noexec</code> mount option prevents the direct execution of binaries on the mounted filesystem. Preventing the direct execution of binari...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to Removable Media Partitions

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option prevents set-user-identifier (SUID) and set-group-identifier (SGID) permissions from taking effect. These perm...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /opt

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/opt</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /srv

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/srv</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should...
    Rule Medium Severity

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