Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Set Existing Passwords Maximum Age
Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_accounts_maximum_age_login_defs" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub>-day maximum password lifeti...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify No netrc Files Exist
The <code>.netrc</code> files contain login information used to auto-login into FTP servers and reside in the user's home directory. These files may contain unencrypted passwords to remote FTP serv...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Proper Storage and Existence of Password Hashes
By default, password hashes for local accounts are stored in the second field (colon-separated) in <code>/etc/shadow</code>. This file should be readable only by processes running with root credent...Group -
Verify All Account Password Hashes are Shadowed
If any password hashes are stored in <code>/etc/passwd</code> (in the second field, instead of an <code>x</code> or <code>*</code>), the cause of this misconfiguration should be investigated. The a...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify All Account Password Hashes are Shadowed with SHA512
Verify the operating system requires the shadow password suite configuration be set to encrypt interactive user passwords using a strong cryptographic hash. Check that the interactive user account ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure all users last password change date is in the past
All users should have a password change date in the past.Rule Medium Severity -
Set number of Password Hashing Rounds - system-auth
Configure the number or rounds for the password hashing algorithm. This can be accomplished by using the <code>rounds</code> option for the <code>pam_unix</code> PAM module. <br> <br> In f...Rule Medium Severity -
All GIDs referenced in /etc/passwd must be defined in /etc/group
Add a group to the system for each GID referenced without a corresponding group.Rule Low Severity -
Prevent Login to Accounts With Empty Password
If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without authentication. Remove any instances of the <code>...Rule High Severity -
Ensure There Are No Accounts With Blank or Null Passwords
Check the "/etc/shadow" file for blank passwords with the following command: <pre>$ sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow</pre> If the command returns any results, this is a finding. Configure ...Rule High Severity -
Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts
When a user logs into a Unix account, the system configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of these files are located in the user's home directory, and may have weak permissi...Group -
Restrict Root Logins
Direct root logins should be allowed only for emergency use. In normal situations, the administrator should access the system via a unique unprivileged account, and then use <code>su</code> or <cod...Group -
Group Name Used by pam_wheel Group Parameter
pam_wheel module has a parameter called group, which controls which groups can access the su command. This variable holds the valid value for the parameter.Value -
Verify Only Root Has UID 0
If any account other than root has a UID of 0, this misconfiguration should be investigated and the accounts other than root should be removed or have their UID changed. <br> If the account is asso...Rule High Severity -
Verify Root Has A Primary GID 0
Therootuser should have a primary group of 0.Rule High Severity -
Ensure that System Accounts Are Locked
Some accounts are not associated with a human user of the system, and exist to perform some administrative functions. An attacker should not be able to log into these accounts. <br> <br> S...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that System Accounts Do Not Run a Shell Upon Login
Some accounts are not associated with a human user of the system, and exist to perform some administrative functions. Should an attacker be able to log into these accounts, they should not be grant...Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict Serial Port Root Logins
To restrict root logins on serial ports, ensure lines of this form do not appear in/etc/securetty:ttyS0 ttyS1
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Restrict Virtual Console Root Logins
To restrict root logins through the (deprecated) virtual console devices, ensure lines of this form do not appear in/etc/securetty:vc/1 vc/2 vc/3 vc/4
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Enforce usage of pam_wheel for su authentication
To ensure that only users who are members of the <code>wheel</code> group can run commands with altered privileges through the <code>su</code> command, make sure that the following line exists in t...Rule Medium Severity -
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</...Rule Medium Severity -
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 ...Rule Low Severity -
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 ...Rule Low Severity -
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 FILERule Medium Severity -
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.Rule Medium Severity -
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...Rule Medium Severity -
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...Rule Medium Severity -
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: ...Rule Medium Severity -
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> ...Group -
Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include World or Group-Writable Directories
For each element in root's path, run:# ls -ld DIRand ensure that write permissions are disabled for group and other.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include Relative Paths or Null Directories
Ensure that none of the directories in root's path is equal to a single <code>.</code> character, or that it contains any instances that lead to relative path traversal, such as <code>..</code> or ...Rule Unknown Severity -
Ensure that Users Have Sensible Umask Values
The umask setting controls the default permissions for the creation of new files. With a default <code>umask</code> setting of 077, files and directories created by users will not be readable by an...Group -
Sensible umask
Enter default user umaskValue -
Ensure the Default Bash Umask is Set Correctly
To ensure the default umask for users of the Bash shell is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/bashrc</code> to read as follows: <pre>umask <xccdf-1.2:sub idre...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Default C Shell Umask is Set Correctly
To ensure the default umask for users of the C shell is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/csh.cshrc</code> to read as follows: <pre>umask <xccdf-1.2:sub idre...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in login.defs
To ensure the default umask controlled by <code>/etc/login.defs</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>UMASK</code> setting in <code>/etc/login.defs</code> to read as follows: <pre>UMASK ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile
To ensure the default umask controlled by <code>/etc/profile</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/profile</code> to read as follows: <pre>umask <xccdf...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly For Interactive Users
Remove theUMASKenvironment variable from all interactive users initialization files.Rule Medium Severity -
System Accounting with auditd
The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section makes use of recommended configuration settings for specific policies or use cases. The rules i...Group -
GRUB2 bootloader configuration
During the boot process, the boot loader is responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing options to it. The boot loader allows for the selection of different kernels - possibly ...Group -
L1TF vulnerability mitigation
Defines the L1TF vulneratility mitigations to employ.Value -
MDS vulnerability mitigation
Defines the MDS vulneratility mitigation to employ.Value -
Confidence level on Hardware Random Number Generator
Defines the level of trust on the hardware random number generators available in the system and the percentage of entropy to credit.Value -
Spec Store Bypass Mitigation
This controls how the Speculative Store Bypass (SSB) vulnerability is mitigated.Value -
Disable Recovery Booting
Oracle Linux 9 systems support an "recovery boot" option that can be used to prevent services from being started. The <code>GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY</code> configuration option in <code>/etc/default/g...Rule Medium Severity -
IOMMU configuration directive
On x86 architecture supporting VT-d, the IOMMU manages the access control policy between the hardware devices and some of the system critical units such as the memory. To ensure that <code>iomm...Rule Unknown Severity -
Force kernel panic on uncorrected MCEs
A Machine Check Exception is an error generated by the CPU itdetects an error in itself, memory or I/O devices. These errors may be corrected and generate a check log entry, if an error cannot be c...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure SMAP is not disabled during boot
The SMAP is used to prevent the supervisor mode from unintentionally reading/writing into memory pages in the user space, it is enabled by default since Linux kernel 3.7. But it could be disabled t...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable randomization of the page allocator
To enable randomization of the page allocator in the kernel, add the <code>page_alloc.shuffle=1</code> argument to the default GRUB 2 command line. To ensure that <code>page_alloc.shuffle=1</code> ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable merging of slabs with similar size
The kernel may merge similar slabs together to reduce overhead and increase cache hotness of objects. Disabling merging of slabs keeps the slabs separate and reduces the risk of kernel heap overflo...Rule Medium Severity
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