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Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Verify that System Executable Directories Have Restrictive Permissions

    System executables are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin</pre> Thes...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that Shared Library Directories Have Restrictive Permissions

    System-wide shared library directories, which contain are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that system commands files are group owned by root or a system account

    System commands files are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin </pre> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • authlogin_yubikey SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • 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/sb...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that Shared Library Files Have Root Ownership

    System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that System Executables Have Restrictive Permissions

    System executables are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/sb...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that Shared Library Files Have Restrictive Permissions

    System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that system commands are protected from unauthorized access

    System commands are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin</pre> All fil...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify the system-wide library files in directories "/lib", "/lib64", "/usr/lib/" and "/usr/lib64" are group-owned by root.

    System-wide library files are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 </pre> All system-wide shared li...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Dynamic Mounting and Unmounting of Filesystems

    Linux includes a number of facilities for the automated addition and removal of filesystems on a running system. These facilities may be necessary...
    Group
  • Disable the Automounter

    The <code>autofs</code> daemon mounts and unmounts filesystems, such as user home directories shared via NFS, on demand. In addition, autofs can be...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable Mounting of cramfs

    To configure the system to prevent the <code>cramfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Mounting of freevxfs

    To configure the system to prevent the <code>freevxfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modpro...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Mounting of hfs

    To configure the system to prevent the <code>hfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe.d/...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Mounting of hfsplus

    To configure the system to prevent the <code>hfsplus</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprob...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Mounting of jffs2

    To configure the system to prevent the <code>jffs2</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe....
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Mounting of squashfs

    To configure the system to prevent the <code>squashfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modpro...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Mounting of udf

    To configure the system to prevent the <code>udf</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe.d/...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Modprobe Loading of USB Storage Driver

    To prevent USB storage devices from being used, configure the kernel module loading system to prevent automatic loading of the USB storage driver. ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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