Guide to the Secure Configuration of Anolis OS 23
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Verify Permissions on passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd
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Verify Permissions on shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow
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Verify Permissions on Files within /var/log Directory
The/var/log
directory contains files with logs of error messages in the system and should only be accessed by authorized personnel.Group -
Verify Group Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the group owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /var/log
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Verify Group Who Owns /var/log/messages File
To properly set the group owner of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /var/log/messages
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Verify Group Who Owns /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the group owner of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp adm /var/log/syslog
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /var/log
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log/messages File
To properly set the owner of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /var/log/messages
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the owner of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chown syslog /var/log/syslog
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Verify Permissions on /var/log Directory
To properly set the permissions of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0755 /var/log
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Verify Permissions on /var/log/messages File
To properly set the permissions of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/messages
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Verify Permissions on /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the permissions of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/syslog
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Verify File Permissions Within Some Important Directories
Some directories contain files whose confidentiality or integrity is notably important and may also be susceptible to misconfiguration over time, particularly if unpackaged software is installed. A...Group -
Verify that System Executable Have Root Ownership
<pre>/bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin</pre> All these directories should be owned by the <code>root</code> user. If any directory <i>DIR</i> in these directories is foun...Rule Medium Severity -
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> These directories should not be group-writable or worl...Rule Medium Severity -
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 -
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 default: <pre>/lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 </pr...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/sbin</pre> All files in these directories should not...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 default: <pre>/lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 </pr...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 in many environments, but this capability also ca...Group -
Restrict Partition Mount Options
System partitions can be mounted with certain options that limit what files on those partitions can do. These options are set in the <code>/etc/fstab</code> configuration file, and can be used to m...Group -
Add nodev Option to /dev/shm
The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent creation of device files in <code>/dev/shm</code>. Legitimate character and block devices should not exist within temporary directories li...Rule Medium Severity -
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 -
Restrict Programs from Dangerous Execution Patterns
The recommendations in this section are designed to ensure that the system's features to protect against potentially dangerous program execution are activated. These protections are applied at the ...Group -
Disable the uvcvideo module
If the device contains a camera it should be covered or disabled when not in use.Rule Medium Severity -
Kernel panic on oops
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.panic_on_oops</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.panic_on_oops=1</pre> To make sure that the setting is p...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Core Dumps
A core dump file is the memory image of an executable program when it was terminated by the operating system due to errant behavior. In most cases, only software developers legitimately need to acc...Group -
Disable core dump backtraces
The <code>ProcessSizeMax</code> option in <code>[Coredump]</code> section of <code>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</code> specifies the maximum size in bytes of a core which will be processed. Core dump...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable storing core dump
TheStorage
option in[Coredump]
sectionof/etc/systemd/coredump.conf
can be set tonone
to disable storing core dumps permanently.Rule Medium Severity -
Enable ExecShield
ExecShield describes kernel features that provide protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer overflows. These features include random placement of the stack and othe...Group -
kernel.kptr_restrict
Configure exposition of kernel pointer addressesValue -
Restrict Exposed Kernel Pointer Addresses Access
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.kptr_restrict</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.kptr_restrict=<xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject...Rule Medium Severity -
SELinux policy
Type of policy in use. Possible values are:
targeted - Only targeted network daemons are protected.
strict - Full SELinux protection.
mls - Multiple levels of securityValue -
SELinux state
enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.
permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.
disabled - SELinux is fully disabled.Value -
Avahi Server
The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows a system to automatically identify resources on t...Group -
Configure Avahi if Necessary
If your system requires the Avahi daemon, its configuration can be restricted to improve security. The Avahi daemon configuration file is <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code>. The following se...Group -
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 Avahi Server if Possible
Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network port, it is subject to network attacks. Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability to such attacks.Group -
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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Base Services
This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Anolis OS 23 default installation which are not covered in other sections. Some of these services listen on the network and should b...Group -
Disable Apache Qpid (qpidd)
The <code>qpidd</code> service provides high speed, secure, guaranteed delivery services. It is an implementation of the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol. By default the qpidd service will bind ...Rule Low Severity -
Disable Network Router Discovery Daemon (rdisc)
The <code>rdisc</code> service implements the client side of the ICMP Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP), which allows discovery of routers on the local subnet. If a router is discovered the...Rule Medium Severity -
Cron and At Daemons
The cron and at services are used to allow commands to be executed at a later time. The cron service is required by almost all systems to perform necessary maintenance tasks, while at may or may no...Group -
Install the cron service
The Cron service should be installed.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns cron.d
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.d
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Verify Group Who Owns cron.daily
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.daily
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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
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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
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Verify Group Who Owns cron.weekly
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.weekly
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.weekly
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Verify Group Who Owns Crontab
To properly set the group owner of/etc/crontab
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/crontab
Rule Medium Severity
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