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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 22.04

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable TCP/IP syncookie support

    Normal TCP/IP networking is open to an attack known as SYN flooding. It is denial-of-service attack that prevents legitimate remote users from being able to connect to your computer during an ongoi...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Unmap kernel when running in userspace (aka KAISER)

    Speculation attacks against some high-performance processors can be used to bypass MMU permission checks and leak kernel data to userspace. This can be defended against by unmapping the kernel when...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Disable x86 vsyscall emulation

    Disabling it is roughly equivalent to booting with vsyscall=none, except that it will also disable the helpful warning if a program tries to use a vsyscall. With this option set to N, offending pro...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • Ensure rsyslog is Installed

    Rsyslog is installed by default. The rsyslog package can be installed with the following command: 
     $ apt-get install rsyslog
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enable rsyslog Service

    The <code>rsyslog</code> service provides syslog-style logging by default on Ubuntu 22.04. The <code>rsyslog</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl enable ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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