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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure the selinuxuser_direct_dri_enabled SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_direct_dri_enabled</code> is enabled. If XWindows is not installed or used on the system, this se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_execheap SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execheap</code> is disabled. When enabled this boolean is enabled it allows selinuxusers to execu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the selinuxuser_execmod SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execmod</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_execstack SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execstack</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled as unconfined executables should not...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_mysql_connect_enabled SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_mysql_connect_enabled</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the selinuxuser_ping SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_ping</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled as it allows confined u...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_postgresql_connect_enabled SELinux Boolean

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_rw_noexattrfile</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled as users should not be able to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_share_music SELinux Boolean

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

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

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

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

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>sge_use_nfs</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code>sge_...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the smartmon_3ware SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>smartmon_3ware</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <code>s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the smbd_anon_write SELinux Boolean

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>spamassassin_can_network</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the spamd_enable_home_dirs SELinux Boolean

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>squid_connect_any</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled as squid should only connect on specifie...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the squid_use_tproxy SELinux Boolean

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

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

    The following general principles motivate much of the advice in this guide and should also influence any configuration decisions that are not expli...
    Group
  • Disable the ssh_sysadm_login SELinux Boolean

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

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

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>swift_can_network</code> is disabled. If this setting is enabled, it should be disabled. To disable the <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the sysadm_exec_content SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>sysadm_exec_content</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the telepathy_connect_all_ports SELinux Boolean

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>telepathy_tcp_connect_generic_network_ports</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled as <code>telep...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the tftp_anon_write SELinux Boolean

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

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

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

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

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

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>unconfined_chrome_sandbox_transition</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. T...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the unconfined_login SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>unconfined_login</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the <code>u...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>unconfined_mozilla_plugin_transition</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. T...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the unprivuser_use_svirt SELinux Boolean

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>virt_sandbox_use_all_caps</code> is enabled. This setting is disabled as containers should not run with privi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the virt_sandbox_use_audit SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>virt_sandbox_use_audit</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled to allow sandboxe...
    Rule Medium Severity

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