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Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • If the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server is required, the OL 8 TFTP daemon must be configured to operate in secure mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting TFTP to a specific directory prevents remote users from copying, transferring, or overwriting system files.&lt;/V...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package must not be installed unless mission essential on OL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user pas...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 must not have the "gssproxy" package installed if not required for operational support.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Verify the operating system is configured to disable non-essential capabilities. The most secure way of ensuring a non-essent...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 must not have the "iprutils" package installed if not required for operational support.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "iprutils" package provides a suite of utilities to manage and configure IBM Power Linux RAID Adapters supported by the I...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 must not have the "tuned" package installed if not required for operational support.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;"Tuned" is a daemon that uses "udev" to monitor connected devices and statically and dynamically tunes system settings accord...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

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  • OL 8 must prevent nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions, including disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Preventing nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or proces...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The OL 8 operating system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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  • OL 8 library directories must have mode 755 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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  • OL 8 library directories must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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  • OL 8 library directories must be group-owned by root or a system account.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergo...
    Rule Medium Severity

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