Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Restrict Access to Kernel Message Buffer
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.dmesg_restrict</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.dmesg...Rule Low Severity -
Disable Kernel Image Loading
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.kexec_load_disabled</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel....Rule Medium Severity -
Disable loading and unloading of kernel modules
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.modules_disabled</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.mod...Rule Medium Severity -
Kernel panic on oops
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.panic_on_oops</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.panic_...Rule Medium Severity -
Limit CPU consumption of the Perf system
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.perf_cpu_time_max_percent</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w k...Rule Medium Severity -
Limit sampling frequency of the Perf system
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disallow kernel profiling by unprivileged users
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.perf_event_paranoid</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel....Rule Low Severity -
deny_ptrace SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
Configure maximum number of process identifiers
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.pid_max</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.pid_max=6553...Rule Medium Severity -
Disallow magic SysRq key
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.sysrq</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.sysrq=0</pre> ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Access to Network bpf() Syscall From Unprivileged Processes
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w k...Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict usage of ptrace to descendant processes
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.yama.ptrace_scope</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.ya...Rule Medium Severity -
Harden the operation of the BPF just-in-time compiler
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.core.bpf_jit_harden</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.core.b...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable the use of user namespaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>user.max_user_namespaces</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w user.max_...Rule Medium Severity -
Prevent applications from mapping low portion of virtual memory
To set the runtime status of the <code>vm.mmap_min_addr</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w vm.mmap_min_addr=...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Core Dumps
A core dump file is the memory image of an executable program when it was terminated by the operating system due to errant behavior. In most cases,...Group -
Disable acquiring, saving, and processing core dumps
The <code>systemd-coredump.socket</code> unit is a socket activation of the <code>systemd-coredump@.service</code> which processes core dumps. By m...Rule Medium Severity -
dhcpc_exec_iptables SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
dhcpd_use_ldap SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
Disable core dump backtraces
The <code>ProcessSizeMax</code> option in <code>[Coredump]</code> section of <code>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</code> specifies the maximum size in ...Rule Medium Severity
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