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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Uninstall abrt-addon-python Package

    The abrt-addon-python package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-addon-python
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Uninstall krb5-workstation Package

    The krb5-workstation package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase krb5-workstation
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Uninstall libreport-plugin-logger Package

    The libreport-plugin-logger package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase libreport-plugin-logger
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Uninstall libreport-plugin-rhtsupport Package

    The <code>libreport-plugin-rhtsupport</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo yum erase libreport-plugin-rhtsupport<...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Uninstall tuned Package

    The tuned package can be removed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum erase tuned
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Updating Software

    The <code>yum</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool i...
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  • Ensure yum Removes Previous Package Versions

    <code>yum</code> should be configured to remove previous software components after new versions have been installed. To configure <code>yum</code> ...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main yum Configuration

    The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure yum to check pack...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages

    <code>yum</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>yum</code> to verify s...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All yum Package Repositories

    To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in <code>/etc/yum.repos.d</code> of the form: <pre>gpgcheck...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Verify ownership of System Login Banner

    To properly set the owner of /etc/issue, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/issue
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections

    To properly set the owner of /etc/issue.net, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/issue.net
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Password Hashing algorithm

    Specify the system default encryption algorithm for encrypting passwords. Defines the value set as ENCRYPT_METHOD in /etc/login.defs.
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  • remember

    The last n passwords for each user are saved in <code>/etc/security/opasswd</code> in order to force password change history and keep the user from...
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  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Repository Metadata

    Verify the operating system prevents the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages w...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure Red Hat GPG Key Installed

    To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Red Hat (and to connect to the Red Hat Network to receive them),...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Ensure Software Patches Installed

    If the system is joined to the Red Hat Network, a Red Hat Satellite Server, or a yum server, run the following command to install updates: <pre>$ ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Account and Access Control

    In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...
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  • Authselect profile

    Specify the authselect profile to select
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  • Ensure system-auth and password-auth files are symbolic links pointing to system-auth-local and password-auth-local

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 must be configured to prevent overwriting of custom authentication configuration settings by the authconfig utility. Thi...
    Rule Medium Severity
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