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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SELinux

    SELinux is a feature of the Linux kernel which can be used to guard against misconfigured or compromised programs. SELinux enforces the idea that p...
    Group
  • SELinux policy

    Type of policy in use. Possible values are: <br>targeted - Only targeted network daemons are protected. <br>strict - Full SELinux protection. <br>m...
    Value
  • SELinux state

    enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced. <br>permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing. <br>disabled - SELinux is fully dis...
    Value
  • Install libselinux Package

    The libselinux package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install libselinux
    Rule High Severity
  • Install policycoreutils Package

    The policycoreutils package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install policycoreutils
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall mcstrans Package

    The <code>mcstransd</code> daemon provides category label information to client processes requesting information. The label translations are define...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall setroubleshoot-plugins Package

    The SETroubleshoot plugins are used to analyze SELinux AVC data. The service provides information around configuration errors, unauthorized intrusi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall setroubleshoot-server Package

    The SETroubleshoot service notifies desktop users of SELinux denials. The service provides information around configuration errors, unauthorized in...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall setroubleshoot Package

    The SETroubleshoot service notifies desktop users of SELinux denials. The service provides information around configuration errors, unauthorized in...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Ensure SELinux Not Disabled in the kernel arguments

    SELinux can be disabled at boot time by disabling it via a kernel argument. Remove any instances of <code>selinux=0</code> from the kernel argument...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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 kern...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure No Device Files are Unlabeled by SELinux

    Device files, which are used for communication with important system resources, should be labeled with proper SELinux types. If any device files ca...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Confine SELinux Users To Roles That Conform To Least Privilege

    Configure the operating system to confine SELinux users to roles that conform to least privilege. Use the following command to map the "staff_u" SE...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • auditadm_exec_content SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • authlogin_nsswitch_use_ldap SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • authlogin_radius SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • authlogin_yubikey SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • awstats_purge_apache_log_files SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • boinc_execmem SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • cdrecord_read_content SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value

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