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Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • OL 8 must disable the use of user namespaces.

    <VulnDiscussion>It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 must use reverse path filtering on all IPv4 interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 must enable hardening for the Berkeley Packet Filter Just-in-time compiler.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 network interfaces must not be in promiscuous mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Network interfaces in promiscuous mode allow for the capture of all network traffic visible to the system. If unauthorized in...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 remote X connections for interactive users must be disabled unless to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The security risk of using X11 forwarding is that the client's X11 display server may be exposed to attack when the SSH clien...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The OL 8 SSH daemon must prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When X11 forwarding is enabled, there may be additional exposure to the server and client displays if the sshd proxy display ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • If the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server is required, the OL 8 TFTP daemon must be configured to operate in secure mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting TFTP to a specific directory prevents remote users from copying, transferring, or overwriting system files.&lt;/V...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package must not be installed unless mission essential on OL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user pas...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 must not have the "gssproxy" package installed if not required for operational support.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Verify the operating system is configured to disable non-essential capabilities. The most secure way of ensuring a non-essent...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • OL 8 must not have the "iprutils" package installed if not required for operational support.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "iprutils" package provides a suite of utilities to manage and configure IBM Power Linux RAID Adapters supported by the I...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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