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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Alibaba Cloud Linux 3

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  • 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/sbin</pre> All files in these directories should not...
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  • 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 default: <pre>/lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 </pr...
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  • 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 in many environments, but this capability also ca...
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  • Restrict Programs from Dangerous Execution Patterns

    The recommendations in this section are designed to ensure that the system's features to protect against potentially dangerous program execution are activated. These protections are applied at the ...
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  • Disable the uvcvideo module

    If the device contains a camera it should be covered or disabled when not in use.
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Kernel panic on oops

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.panic_on_oops</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.panic_on_oops=1</pre> To make sure that the setting is p...
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  • Disable core dump backtraces

    The <code>ProcessSizeMax</code> option in <code>[Coredump]</code> section of <code>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</code> specifies the maximum size in bytes of a core which will be processed. Core dump...
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  • Disable storing core dump

    The Storage option in [Coredump] sectionof /etc/systemd/coredump.conf can be set to none to disable storing core dumps permanently.
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  • Disable Core Dumps for SUID programs

    To set the runtime status of the <code>fs.suid_dumpable</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w fs.suid_dumpable=0</pre> To make sure that the setting is persisten...
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  • Enable ExecShield

    ExecShield describes kernel features that provide protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer overflows. These features include random placement of the stack and othe...
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  • kernel.kptr_restrict

    Configure exposition of kernel pointer addresses
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  • Enable Randomized Layout of Virtual Address Space

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.randomize_va_space</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.randomize_va_space=2</pre> To make sure that the se...
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  • SELinux policy

    Type of policy in use. Possible values are:
    targeted - Only targeted network daemons are protected.
    strict - Full SELinux protection.
    mls - Multiple levels of security
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  • SELinux state

    enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.
    permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.
    disabled - SELinux is fully disabled.
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  • Install libselinux Package

    The libselinux package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install libselinux
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  • Ensure SELinux Not Disabled in /etc/default/grub

    SELinux can be disabled at boot time by an argument in <code>/etc/default/grub</code>. Remove any instances of <code>selinux=0</code> from the kernel arguments in that file to prevent SELinux from ...
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  • Ensure No Daemons are Unconfined by SELinux

    Daemons for which the SELinux policy does not contain rules will inherit the context of the parent process. Because daemons are launched during startup and descend from the <code>init</code> proces...
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  • Ensure SELinux is Not Disabled

    The SELinux state should be set to <code>enforcing</code> or <code>permissive</code> at system boot time. In the file <code>/etc/selinux/config</code>, add or correct the following line to configur...
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  • Avahi Server

    The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows a system to automatically identify resources on t...
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  • Configure Avahi if Necessary

    If your system requires the Avahi daemon, its configuration can be restricted to improve security. The Avahi daemon configuration file is <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code>. The following se...
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