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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SAP Specific Requirement

    SAP (Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing) is enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. The follow...
    Group
  • Sudo

    <code>Sudo</code>, which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority to certain users, groups of users, or system administrato...
    Group
  • Group name dedicated to the use of sudo

    Specify the name of the group that should own /usr/bin/sudo.
    Value
  • Sudo - logfile value

    Specify the sudo logfile to use. The default value used here matches the example location from CIS, which uses /var/log/sudo.log.
    Value
  • Sudo - passwd_timeout value

    Defines the number of minutes before the <code>sudo</code> password prompt times out. Defining 0 means no timeout. The default timeout value is 5 m...
    Value
  • Install sudo Package

    The sudo package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install sudo
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Privileged Escalated Commands Cannot Execute Other Commands - sudo NOEXEC

    The sudo <code>NOEXEC</code> tag, when specified, prevents user executed commands from executing other commands, like a shell for example. This sho...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure Only Users Logged In To Real tty Can Execute Sudo - sudo requiretty

    The sudo <code>requiretty</code> tag, when specified, will only execute sudo commands from users logged in to a real tty. This should be enabled by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Only Users Logged In To Real tty Can Execute Sudo - sudo use_pty

    The sudo <code>use_pty</code> tag, when specified, will only execute sudo commands from users logged in to a real tty. This should be enabled by ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Sudo Logfile Exists - sudo logfile

    A custom log sudo file can be configured with the 'logfile' tag. This rule configures a sudo custom logfile at the default location suggested by CI...
    Rule Low Severity

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