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Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Record Unsuccessful Access Attempts to Files - truncate

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect unauthorized file accesses for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Unsuccessful Delete Attempts to Files - unlink

    The operating system must generate audit records for all uses of the <code>unlink</code> system call. Without generating audit records specific to the security and mission needs of the organizatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Loading and Unloading

    To capture kernel module loading and unloading events, use following lines, setting ARCH to either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit: <pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Unloading - delete_module

    To capture kernel module unloading events, use following line, setting ARCH to either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit: <pre>-a always,...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Loading - init_module

    To capture kernel module loading events, use following line, setting ARCH to either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit: <pre>-a always,ex...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Attempts to Alter Logon and Logout Events - faillock

    The audit system already collects login information for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during dae...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Attempts to Alter Logon and Logout Events - faillog

    The audit system already collects login information for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during dae...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Attempts to Alter Logon and Logout Events - tallylog

    The audit system already collects login information for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during dae...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - init

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - poweroff

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - reboot

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - shutdown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Action for auditd to take when log files reach their maximum size

    The setting for max_log_file_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf. The following options are available: <br>ignore - audit daemon does nothing. <br>syslog - audit daemon will issue a warning to syslog....
    Value
  • Action for audispd to take when disk is full

    The setting for disk_full_action in /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf
    Value
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - chage

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - chfn

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - chsh

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Action for audispd to take when network fails

    The setting for network_failure_action in /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf
    Value
  • Remote server for audispd to send audit records

    The setting for remote_server in /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf
    Value
  • Account for auditd to send email when actions occurs

    The setting for action_mail_acct in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Action for auditd to take when disk space is low

    The setting for admin_space_left_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - gpasswd

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - insmod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - kmod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - modprobe

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - newgrp

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - pam_timestamp_check

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - passmass

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Action for auditd to take when disk errors

    'The setting for disk_error_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf, if multiple values are allowed write them separated by pipes as in "syslog|single|halt", for remediations the first value will be taken'
    Value
  • Action for auditd to take when disk is full

    'The setting for disk_full_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf, if multiple values are allowed write them separated by pipes as in "syslog|single|halt", for remediations the first value will be taken'
    Value
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - rmmod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Any Attempts to Run ssh-agent

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>ssh-agent</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>au...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - ssh-keysign

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - su

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - umount

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - unix_chkpwd

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - usermod

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Number of Record to Retain Before Flushing to Disk

    The setting for freq in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Maximum audit log file size for auditd

    The setting for max_log_file in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Number of log files for auditd to retain

    The setting for num_logs in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Size remaining in disk space before prompting space_left_action

    The setting for space_left (MB) in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Record attempts to alter time through settimeofday

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Attempts to Alter Time Through stime

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Attempts to Alter the localtime File

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure audispd's Plugin disk_full_action When Disk Is Full

    Configure the action the operating system takes if the disk the audit records are written to becomes full. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/audisp-remote.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Encrypt Audit Records Sent With audispd Plugin

    Configure the operating system to encrypt the transfer of off-loaded audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited. Uncomment the <code>enable_krb5</code> option in ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure audispd's Plugin network_failure_action On Network Failure

    Configure the action the operating system takes if there is an error sending audit records to a remote system. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/audisp-remote.conf</code>. Add or modify the following ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd to use audispd's syslog plugin

    To configure the <code>auditd</code> service to use the <code>syslog</code> plug-in of the <code>audispd</code> audit event multiplexor, set the <code>active</code> line in <code>/etc/audit/plugins...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Disk Error Action on Disk Error

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when there is a disk error. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line, substituting <i>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd Disk Error Action on Disk Error

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when there is a disk error. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line, substituting <i>...
    Rule Medium Severity

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