Guide to the Secure Configuration of openSUSE
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Verify Group Who Owns Backup gshadow File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/gshadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/gshadow-
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Verify Group Who Owns Backup passwd File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/passwd-
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd-
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Verify User Who Owns Backup shadow File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/shadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/shadow-
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Verify Group Who Owns group File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/group
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/group
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Verify Group Who Owns gshadow File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/gshadow
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/gshadow
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Verify Group Who Owns passwd File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/passwd
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd
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Verify User Who Owns Backup group File
To properly set the owner of/etc/group-
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/group-
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Verify User Who Owns Backup gshadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/gshadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow-
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Verify User Who Owns Backup passwd File
To properly set the owner of/etc/passwd-
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd-
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Verify Group Who Owns Backup shadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shadow-
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Verify User Who Owns group File
To properly set the owner of/etc/group
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/group
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Verify User Who Owns gshadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/gshadow
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow
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Verify User Who Owns passwd File
To properly set the owner of/etc/passwd
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd
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Verify User Who Owns shadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shadow
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shadow
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Verify Permissions on Backup group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group-
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Verify Permissions on Backup gshadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/gshadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-
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Verify Permissions on Backup passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-
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Verify Permissions on Backup shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow-
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow-
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Verify Permissions on gshadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/gshadow
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow
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Verify Permissions on passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd
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cluster_manage_all_files SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
Verify Permissions on shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow
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Verify Permissions on Files within /var/log Directory
The/var/log
directory contains files with logs of error messages in the system and should only be accessed by authorized personnel.Group -
Verify Group Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the group owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /var/log
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Verify Group Who Owns /var/log/messages File
To properly set the group owner of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /var/log/messages
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Verify Group Who Owns /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the group owner of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp adm /var/log/syslog
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /var/log
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log/messages File
To properly set the owner of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /var/log/messages
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the owner of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chown syslog /var/log/syslog
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Verify Permissions on /var/log Directory
To properly set the permissions of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0755 /var/log
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Verify Permissions on /var/log/messages File
To properly set the permissions of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/messages
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Verify Permissions on /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the permissions of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/syslog
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Verify File Permissions Within Some Important Directories
Some directories contain files whose confidentiality or integrity is notably important and may also be susceptible to misconfiguration over time, p...Group -
Verify that System Executable Have Root Ownership
<pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin</pre> All these directories should be owned by the <code>root</code> user. If any...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify that Shared Library Directories Have Root Ownership
System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by ...Rule Medium Severity -
cluster_use_execmem SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
Verify that System Executable Directories Have Restrictive Permissions
System executables are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin</pre> Thes...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify that Shared Library Directories Have Restrictive Permissions
System-wide shared library directories, which contain are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following d...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify that System Executables Have Root Ownership
System executables are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/sb...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify that Shared Library Files Have Root Ownership
System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by ...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify that System Executables Have Restrictive Permissions
System executables are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/sb...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify that Shared Library Files Have Restrictive Permissions
System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by ...Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict Dynamic Mounting and Unmounting of Filesystems
Linux includes a number of facilities for the automated addition and removal of filesystems on a running system. These facilities may be necessary...Group -
Restrict Partition Mount Options
System partitions can be mounted with certain options that limit what files on those partitions can do. These options are set in the <code>/etc/fst...Group -
cobbler_anon_write SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
cobbler_can_network_connect SELinux Boolean
default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
off - SELinux boolean is disabled.Value -
Value for hidepid option
The hidepid mount option is applicable to /proc and is used to control who can access the information in /proc/[pid] directories. The option can ha...Value -
Removable Partition
This value is used by the checks mount_option_nodev_removable_partitions, mount_option_nodev_removable_partitions, and mount_option_nodev_removable...Value -
Add nodev Option to /dev/shm
The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent creation of device files in <code>/dev/shm</code>. Legitimate character and block device...Rule Medium Severity -
Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm
The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/dev/shm</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions s...Rule Medium Severity
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