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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure basic parameters of Audit system

    Perform basic configuration of Audit system. Make sure that any previously defined rules are cleared, the auditing system is configured to handle s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd max_log_file_action Upon Reaching Maximum Log Size

    The default action to take when the logs reach their maximum size is to rotate the log files, discarding the oldest one. To configure the action ta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd max_log_file_action Upon Reaching Maximum Log Size

    The default action to take when the logs reach their maximum size is to rotate the log files, discarding the oldest one. To configure the action ta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Number of Logs Retained

    Determine how many log files <code>auditd</code> should retain when it rotates logs. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd space_left on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space is running low but prior to running out of space completely. Ed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd space_left Action on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space <i>starts</i> to run low. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd space_left on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space is running low but prior to running out of space completely. Ed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set number of records to cause an explicit flush to audit logs

    To configure Audit daemon to issue an explicit flush to disk command after writing <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_aud...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Include Local Events in Audit Logs

    To configure Audit daemon to include local events in Audit logs, set <code>local_events</code> to <code>yes</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf<...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
    Group
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file accesses

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file accesses (AArch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file accesses (ppc64le)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file accesses

    Ensure that successful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file accesses (AArch64)

    Ensure that successful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file accesses (ppc64le)

    Ensure that successful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations (AArch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations (ppc64le)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file creations

    Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file creations (AArch64)

    Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • cvs_read_shadow SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • Configure auditing of successful file creations (ppc64le)

    Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file deletions

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file deletions (AArch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file deletions (ppc64le)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file deletions

    Ensure that successful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file dele...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file deletions (AArch64)

    Ensure that successful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file dele...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure syslog-ng is Installed

    syslog-ng can be installed in replacement of rsyslog. The <code>syslog-ng-core</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file deletions (ppc64le)

    Ensure that successful attempts to delete a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file dele...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure immutable Audit login UIDs

    Configure kernel to prevent modification of login UIDs once they are set. Changing login UIDs while this configuration is enforced requires special...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file modifications

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file modifications (AARch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file modifications (ppc64le)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file modifications

    Ensure that successful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file modi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable syslog-ng Service

    The <code>syslog-ng</code> service (in replacement of rsyslog) provides syslog-style logging by default on Debian. The <code>syslog-ng</code> serv...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file modifications (AArch64)

    Ensure that successful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file modi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file modifications (ppc64le)

    Ensure that successful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file modi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of loading and unloading of kernel modules

    Ensure that loading and unloading of kernel modules is audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## These rules watch ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of loading and unloading of kernel modules (ppc64le)

    Ensure that loading and unloading of kernel modules is audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## These rules watch ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Perform general configuration of Audit for OSPP (AArch64)

    Configure some basic <code>Audit</code> parameters specific for OSPP profile. In particular, configure <code>Audit</code> to watch for direct modif...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Perform general configuration of Audit for OSPP (ppc64le)

    Configure some basic <code>Audit</code> parameters specific for OSPP profile. In particular, configure <code>Audit</code> to watch for direct modif...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful ownership changes

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described abo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful ownership changes (AArch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described abo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful ownership changes (ppc64le)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described abo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful ownership changes

    Ensure that successful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful ownership changes (AArch64)

    Ensure that successful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful ownership changes (ppc64le)

    Ensure that successful attempts to change an ownership of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful permission changes

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change file or directory permissions are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful permission changes (AArch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change file or directory permissions are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pr...
    Rule Medium Severity

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