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Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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>ssh_sysadm_login</code> SELinux boolean, run the ...
    Rule Medium 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>[publish]</code> section: <pre>disable-publishing=yes...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable KDump Kernel Crash Analyzer (kdump)

    The <code>kdump</code> service provides a kernel crash dump analyzer. It uses the <code>kexec</code> system call to boot a secondary kernel ("capture" kernel) following a system crash, which can lo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.hourly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.hourly, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.hourly
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.monthly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.monthly, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.monthly
    Rule Medium Severity

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