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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

  • Disable /dev/kmem virtual device support

    Disable support for the /dev/kmem device. The configuration that was used to build kernel is available at <code>/boot/config-*</code>. To chec...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable hibernation

    Enable the suspend to disk (STD) functionality, which is usually called "hibernation" in user interfaces. STD checkpoints the system and powers it ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable IA32 emulation

    Disables support for legacy 32-bit programs under a 64-bit kernel. The configuration that was used to build kernel is available at <code>/boot/con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the IPv6 protocol

    Disable support for IP version 6 (IPv6). The configuration that was used to build kernel is available at <code>/boot/config-*</code>. To check...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable kexec system call

    <code>kexec</code> is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your current kernel, and to start another kernel. It is like a reboot b...
    Rule Low Severity

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