Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so users must re-authenticate for privilege escalation.
<VulnDiscussion>Without re-authentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When opera...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199
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SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The Oracle Linux operating system must enable the SELinux targeted policy.
<VulnDiscussion>Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The Oracle Linux operating system SSH daemon must prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display.
<VulnDiscussion>When X11 forwarding is enabled, there may be additional exposure to the server and client displays if the sshd proxy display ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The Oracle Linux operating system must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
<VulnDiscussion>The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their pa...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The Oracle Linux operating system must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using "sudo".
<VulnDiscussion>The sudoers security policy requires that users authenticate themselves before they can use sudo. When sudoers requires authe...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
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The Oracle Linux operating system must require re-authentication when using the "sudo" command.
<VulnDiscussion>Without re-authentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When opera...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
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The Oracle Linux operating system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>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 -
Oracle Linux operating systems version 7.2 or newer booted with a BIOS must have a unique name for the grub superusers account when booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
<VulnDiscussion>If the system does not require valid authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
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Oracle Linux operating systems version 7.2 or newer booted with United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) must have a unique name for the grub superusers account when booting into single-user mode and maintenance.
<VulnDiscussion>If the system does not require valid authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
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The Oracle Linux operating system must confine SELinux users to roles that conform to least privilege.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or proces...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
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