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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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  • Disable the zoneminder_anon_write SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>zoneminder_anon_write</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the zoneminder_run_sudo SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>zoneminder_run_sudo</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Red Hat Enterpris...
    Group
  • Apport Service

    The Apport service provides debugging and crash reporting features on Ubuntu distributions.
    Group
  • APT service configuration

    The apt service manage the package management and update of the whole system. Its configuration need to be properly defined to ensure efficient sec...
    Group
  • 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...
    Group
  • 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>/et...
    Group
  • Check Avahi Responses' TTL Field

    To make Avahi ignore packets unless the TTL field is 255, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line appears in t...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Avahi Publishing

    To prevent Avahi from publishing its records, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line appears in the <code>[pu...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Serve Avahi Only via Required Protocol

    If you are using only IPv4, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line exists in the <code>[server]</code> sectio...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Prevent Other Programs from Using Avahi's Port

    To prevent other mDNS stacks from running, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line appears in the <code>[serve...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Information Published by Avahi

    If it is necessary to publish some information to the network, it should not be joined by any extraneous information, or by information supplied by...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Avahi Server if Possible

    Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network port, it is subject to network attacks. Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability t...
    Group
  • Uninstall avahi-autoipd Server Package

    If the system does not need to have an Avahi server which implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, the avahi-autoipd and ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Permissions on the /etc/httpd/conf/ Directory

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/http/conf, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0750 /etc/http/conf
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Uninstall avahi Server Package

    If the system does not need to have an Avahi server which implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, the avahi-autoipd and a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable Avahi Server Software

    The avahi-daemon service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Base Services

    This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 default installation which are not covered in other sec...
    Group
  • Install the psacct package

    The process accounting service, <code>psacct</code>, works with programs including <code>acct</code> and <code>ac</code> to allow system administra...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (abrt)

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (<code>abrt</code>) collects and reports crash data when an application crash is detected. Using a variety of plug...
    Rule Medium Severity

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