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Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 "/var/log/messages" file must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 "/var/log" directory must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 "/var/log" directory must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 "/var/log" directory must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 SSH daemon must be configured to use system-wide crypto policies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use only Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic hash algorithms.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote ac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OL 8 must use a separate file system for "/var".

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • OL 8 library files must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use only ciphers employing FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic algorithms.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use strong entropy.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The most important characteristic of a random number generator is its randomness, namely its ability to deliver random number...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The OL 8 operating system must implement DoD-approved encryption in the OpenSSL package.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote ac...
    Rule Medium Severity

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