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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ensure All World-Writable Directories Are Owned by root User

    All directories in local partitions which are world-writable should be owned by root. If any world-writable directories are not owned by root, this...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure All World-Writable Directories Are Owned by a System Account

    All directories in local partitions which are world-writable should be owned by root or another system account. If any world-writable directories a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure All World-Writable Directories Are Group Owned by a System Account

    All directories in local partitions which are world-writable should be group owned by root or another system account. If any world-writable directo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on /etc/audit/auditd.conf

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/audit/auditd.conf, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules
    Rule Medium Severity

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