Guide to the Secure Configuration of OpenEmbedded
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Restrict Root Logins
Direct root logins should be allowed only for emergency use. In normal situations, the administrator should access the system via a unique unprivil...Group -
Group Name Used by pam_wheel Group Parameter
pam_wheel module has a parameter called group, which controls which groups can access the su command. This variable holds the valid value for the p...Value -
Verify Only Root Has UID 0
If any account other than root has a UID of 0, this misconfiguration should be investigated and the accounts other than root should be removed or h...Rule High Severity -
Verify Root Has A Primary GID 0
Theroot
user should have a primary group of 0.Rule High Severity -
Direct root Logins Not Allowed
To further limit access to the <code>root</code> account, administrators can disable root logins at the console by editing the <code>/etc/securetty...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that System Accounts Do Not Run a Shell Upon Login
Some accounts are not associated with a human user of the system, and exist to perform some administrative functions. Should an attacker be able to...Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict Serial Port Root Logins
To restrict root logins on serial ports, ensure lines of this form do not appear in/etc/securetty
:ttyS0 ttyS1
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Restrict Virtual Console Root Logins
To restrict root logins through the (deprecated) virtual console devices, ensure lines of this form do not appear in <code>/etc/securetty</code>: <...Rule Medium Severity -
Enforce usage of pam_wheel for su authentication
To ensure that only users who are members of the <code>wheel</code> group can run commands with altered privileges through the <code>su</code> comm...Rule Medium Severity -
Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts
When a user logs into a Unix account, the system configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of these files are located in the...Group -
Set Interactive Session Timeout
Setting the <code>TMOUT</code> option in <code>/etc/profile</code> ensures that all user sessions will terminate based on inactivity. The value of ...Rule Medium Severity -
All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group
Change the group owner of interactive users home directory to the group found in <code>/etc/passwd</code>. To change the group owner of interactive...Rule Medium Severity -
All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Owned By The Primary User
Change the owner of interactive users home directories to that correct owner. To change the owner of a interactive users home directory, use the fo...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that User Home Directories are not Group-Writable or World-Readable
For each human user of the system, view the permissions of the user's home directory: <pre># ls -ld /home/<i>USER</i></pre> Ensure that the directo...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that No Dangerous Directories Exist in Root's Path
The active path of the root account can be obtained by starting a new root shell and running: <pre># echo $PATH</pre> This will produce a colon-sep...Group -
Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include World or Group-Writable Directories
For each element in root's path, run:# ls -ld DIR
and ensure that write permissions are disabled for group and other.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include Relative Paths or Null Directories
Ensure that none of the directories in root's path is equal to a single <code>.</code> character, or that it contains any instances that lead to re...Rule Unknown Severity -
Ensure that Users Have Sensible Umask Values
The umask setting controls the default permissions for the creation of new files. With a default <code>umask</code> setting of 077, files and direc...Group -
Sensible umask
Enter default user umaskValue -
Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing
The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section describes recommended configuration settings ...Group -
Audit failure mode
This variable is the setting for the -f option in Audit configuration which sets the failure mode of audit. This option lets you determine how you ...Value -
Make the auditd Configuration Immutable
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Mandatory Access Controls
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Mandatory Access Controls in usr/share
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on Exporting to Media (successful)
At a minimum, the audit system should collect media exportation events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to u...Rule Medium Severity -
Specify the hash to use when signing modules
This configures the kernel to build and sign modules using <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_kernel_config_module_sig_ha...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Network Environment
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Attempts to Alter Process and Session Initiation Information
The audit system already collects process information for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>auge...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects System Administrator Actions
At a minimum, the audit system should collect administrator actions for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use ...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify User/Group Information
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
System Audit Logs Must Have Mode 0750 or Less Permissive
If <code>log_group</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code> is set to a group other than the <code>root</code> group account, change the mode...Rule Medium Severity -
Audit Configuration Files Must Be Owned By Group root
All audit configuration files must be owned by group root.chown :root /etc/audit/audit*.{rules,conf} /etc/audit/rules.d/*
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FTP Server
FTP is a common method for allowing remote access to files. Like telnet, the FTP protocol is unencrypted, which means that passwords and other data...Group -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. Note that the "-F arch=b32" lines should be present e...Group -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chmod
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chown
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchmod
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchmodat
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchown
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchownat
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fremovexattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. <br><br> If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configu...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fsetxattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lchown
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lremovexattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. <br><br> If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configu...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lsetxattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - removexattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. <br><br> If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configu...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - setxattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - umount
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file system umount changes. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrul...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable vsftpd if Possible
To minimize attack surface, disable vsftpd if at all possible.Group -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - umount2
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file system umount2 changes. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenru...Rule Medium Severity
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