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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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 should be enabled by making sure that the <code>NOEXE...
    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 making sure that the <code>requiretty</code> tag ...
    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 making sure that the <code>use_pty</code> tag exists...
    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 CIS, which uses /var/log/sudo.log.
    Rule Low Severity
  • Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo NOPASSWD

    The sudo <code>NOPASSWD</code> tag, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be disabled by making sure that the <code>NOPASSWD</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo

    The sudo <code>NOPASSWD</code> and <code>!authenticate</code> option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be disabled by making ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Require Re-Authentication When Using the sudo Command

    The sudo <code>timestamp_timeout</code> tag sets the amount of time sudo password prompt waits. The default <code>timestamp_timeout</code> value is 5 minutes. The timestamp_timeout should be config...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel

    The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their password and confirms your request to execute a command by checking a file...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure the Use of the pam_faillock.so Module in the /etc/pam.d/system-auth File.

    The pam_faillock.so module must be loaded in preauth in /etc/pam.d/system-auth.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Don't define allowed commands in sudoers by means of exclusion

    Policies applied by sudo through the sudoers file should not involve negation. Each user specification in the <code>sudoers</code> file contains a comma-delimited list of command specifications. T...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Don't target root user in the sudoers file

    The targeted users of a user specification should be, as much as possible, non privileged users (i.e.: non-root). User specifications have to explicitly list the runas spec (i.e. the list of targe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure invoking users password for privilege escalation when using sudo

    The sudoers security policy requires that users authenticate themselves before they can use sudo. When sudoers requires authentication, it validates the invoking user's credentials. The expected ou...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Tooling / Utilities

    The following checks evaluate the system for recommended base packages -- both for installation and removal.
    Group
  • Ensure gnutls-utils is installed

    The gnutls-utils package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install gnutls-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure nss-tools is installed

    The nss-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install nss-tools
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install openscap-scanner Package

    The openscap-scanner package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install openscap-scanner
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install rear Package

    The rear package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install rear
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install rng-tools Package

    The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install rng-tools
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall gssproxy Package

    The gssproxy package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase gssproxy
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall iprutils Package

    The iprutils package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase iprutils
    Rule Medium Severity

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