Skip to content
ATO Pathways
  Log In

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var/tmp.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on the /boot/efi directory.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "nosuid" mount option causes the system not to execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option mus...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • All RHEL 8 local interactive user home directory files must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users.&...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must be configured so that all files and directories contained in local interactive user home directories are group-owned by a group of which the home directory owner is a member.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a local interactive user's files are group-owned by a group of which the user is not a member, unintended users may be abl...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must configure the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must configure the use of the pam_faillock.so module in the /etc/pam.d/password-auth file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must initiate a session lock for graphical user interfaces when the screensaver is activated.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinit...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must disable the user list at logon for graphical user interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Leaving the user list enabled is a security risk since it allows anyone with physical access to the system to enumerate known...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must have the tmux package installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must prevent a user from overriding the session idle-delay setting for the graphical user interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinit...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must prevent a user from overriding the screensaver lock-enabled setting for the graphical user interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinit...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must not allow blank or null passwords in the system-auth file.

    &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
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must not allow blank or null passwords in the password-auth file.

    &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
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 audit records must contain information to establish what type of events occurred, the source of events, where events occurred, and the outcome of events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing what type of events occurred, the source of events, where events occurred, and the outcome of events, it...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000343-GPOS-00134

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume 75 percent utilization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to pla...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000297-GPOS-00115

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • A firewall must be active on RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;"Firewalld" provides an easy and effective way to block/limit remote access to the system via ports, services, and protocols....
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • The RHEL 8 fapolicy module must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • The RHEL 8 fapolicy module must be configured to employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must have the USBGuard installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. P...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must enable the USBGuard.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • All RHEL 8 networked systems must have SSH installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected commu...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must prevent IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must not forward IPv4 source-routed packets.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than c...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must not forward IPv4 source-routed packets by default.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than c...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
    Show

  • RHEL 8 must ignore IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...
    Rule Medium Severity
    Show

Node 2

siemur/test-space

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.

Capacity
Modules