Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Verify that System Executables Have Root Ownership
System executables are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin</pre> All files in these directories should be ...Rule Medium Severity -
net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians
Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect PacketsValue -
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter
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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 execute code from the heap. If this setting is enabled,...Rule Medium Severity -
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 Server Software
Theavahi-daemon
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service
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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 -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route
Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirected.Value -
Verify Owner on cron.d
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.d
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Verify Owner on cron.daily
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.daily
Rule Medium Severity
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