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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ensure debug-shell service is not enabled in zIPL

    systemd's <code>debug-shell</code> service is intended to diagnose systemd related boot issues with various <code>systemctl</code> commands. Once e...
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  • Disable vsyscalls in zIPL

    To disable use of virtual syscalls, check that all boot entries in <code>/boot/loader/entries/*.conf</code> have <code>vsyscall=none</code> include...
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  • Protect Random-Number Entropy Pool

    The I/O operations of the Linux kernel block layer due to their inherently unpredictable execution times have been traditionally considered as a re...
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  • Ensure Solid State Drives Do Not Contribute To Random-Number Entropy Pool

    For each solid-state drive on the system, run: 
     # echo 0 > /sys/block/DRIVE/queue/add_random
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Kernel Configuration

    Contains rules that check the kernel configuration that was used to build it.
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  • Hash function for kernel module signing

    The hash function to use when signing modules during kernel build process.
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  • Key and certificate for kernel module signing

    The private key and certificate to use when signing modules during kernel build process. On systems where the OpenSSL ENGINE_pkcs11 is functional —...
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  • Kernel panic timeout

    The time, in seconds, to wait until a reboot occurs. If the value is <code>0</code> the system never reboots. If the value is less than <code>0</co...
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  • Do not allow ACPI methods to be inserted/replaced at run time

    This debug facility allows ACPI AML methods to be inserted and/or replaced without rebooting the system. This configuration is available from kerne...
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  • Disable kernel support for MISC binaries

    Enabling <code>CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC</code> makes it possible to plug wrapper-driven binary formats into the kernel. This is specially useful for prog...
    Rule Medium Severity
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