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Guide to the Secure Configuration of OpenEmbedded

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Enable auditd Service

    The <code>auditd</code> service is an essential userspace component of the Linux Auditing System, as it is responsible for writing audit records to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Explicit arguments in sudo specifications

    All commands in the sudoers file must strictly specify the arguments allowed to be used for a given user. If the command is supposed to be executed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Obsolete Services

    This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...
    Group
  • Ensure rsyncd service is disabled

    The rsyncd service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now rsyncd.service
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Xinetd

    The <code>xinetd</code> service acts as a dedicated listener for some network services (mostly, obsolete ones) and can be used to provide access co...
    Group

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