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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • All Interactive User Home Directories Must Have mode 0750 Or Less Permissive

    Change the mode of interactive users home directories to <code>0750</code>. To change the mode of interactive users home directory, use the following command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/<i>USER</...
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  • Configure Polyinstantiation of /tmp Directories

    To configure polyinstantiated /tmp directories, first create the parent directories which will hold the polyinstantiation child directories. Use the following command: <pre>$ sudo mkdir --mode 000 ...
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  • Configure Polyinstantiation of /var/tmp Directories

    To configure polyinstantiated /tmp directories, first create the parent directories which will hold the polyinstantiation child directories. Use the following command: <pre>$ sudo mkdir --mode 000 ...
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  • User Initialization Files Must Not Run World-Writable Programs

    Set the mode on files being executed by the user initialization files with the following command: 
    $ sudo chmod o-w FILE
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure that Users Path Contains Only Local Directories

    Ensure that all interactive user initialization files executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than the users home directory.
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  • All Interactive Users Must Have A Home Directory Defined

    Assign home directories to all interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. This rule checks if the home directory is properly defined in a folder which has at least one...
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  • All Interactive Users Home Directories Must Exist

    Create home directories to all local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. Use the following commands to create the user home directory assigned in <code>/etc/pass...
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  • All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group

    Change the group owner of interactive users home directory to the group found in <code>/etc/passwd</code>. To change the group owner of interactive users home directory, use the following command: ...
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  • Ensure that No Dangerous Directories Exist in Root's Path

    The active path of the root account can be obtained by starting a new root shell and running: <pre># echo $PATH</pre> This will produce a colon-separated list of directories in the path. <br> ...
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  • Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include World or Group-Writable Directories

    For each element in root's path, run: 
    # ls -ld DIR
    and ensure that write permissions are disabled for group and other.
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