Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm
The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/dev/shm</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should not be required in these world-writable dire...Rule Medium Severity -
Add nodev Option to /home
The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in <code>/home</code>. Legitimate character and block devices should exist only in the <code>/dev</code> d...Rule Unknown Severity -
Add noexec Option to /home
The <code>noexec</code> mount option can be used to prevent binaries from being executed out of <code>/home</code>. Add the <code>noexec</code> option to the fourth column of <code>/etc/fstab</code...Rule Medium Severity -
Add nosuid Option to /home
The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/home</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should not be required in these user data directories. ...Rule Medium Severity -
Add nodev Option to Non-Root Local Partitions
The <code>nodev</code> mount option prevents files from being interpreted as character or block devices. Legitimate character and block devices should exist only in the <code>/dev</code> directory ...Rule Medium Severity -
Add nodev Option to Removable Media Partitions
The <code>nodev</code> mount option prevents files from being interpreted as character or block devices. Legitimate character and block devices should exist only in the <code>/dev</code> directory ...Rule Medium Severity -
Add noexec Option to Removable Media Partitions
The <code>noexec</code> mount option prevents the direct execution of binaries on the mounted filesystem. Preventing the direct execution of binaries from removable media (such as a USB key) provid...Rule Medium Severity -
Add nosuid Option to Removable Media Partitions
The <code>nosuid</code> mount option prevents set-user-identifier (SUID) and set-group-identifier (SGID) permissions from taking effect. These permissions allow users to execute binaries with the s...Rule Medium Severity -
Add nosuid Option to /opt
The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/opt</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should not be required in this directory. Add the <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories Are Configured in /etc/permissions.local
Permissions for many files on a system must be set restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected. This section discusses the <code>/etc/permissions.local</code> file, where ex...Group
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