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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 cron configuration files directory must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All RHEL 9 world-writable directories must be owned by root, sys, bin, or an application user.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a world-writable directory is not owned by root, sys, bin, or an application user identifier (UID), unauthorized users may...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • A sticky bit must be set on all RHEL 9 public directories.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of infor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All RHEL 9 local files and directories must have a valid group owner.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Files without a valid group owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same Group Identifier (GID) as ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All RHEL 9 local files and directories must have a valid owner.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unowned files and directories may be unintentionally inherited if a user is assigned the same user identifier "UID" as the UI...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 must be configured so that all system device files are correctly labeled to prevent unauthorized modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an unauthorized or modified device is allowed to exist on the system, there is the possibility the system may perform unin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 /etc/crontab file must have mode 0600.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 /etc/shadow file must have mode 0000 to prevent unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/shadow" file contains the list of local system accounts and stores password hashes. Protection of this file is crit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 must have the firewalld package installed.

    &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
  • SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The firewalld service on RHEL 9 must be active.

    &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

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