Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153
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OL 8 must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.
<VulnDiscussion>Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operati...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
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OL 8 must prevent the loading of a new kernel for later execution.
<VulnDiscussion>Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the overall security of the operating system. This require...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122
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OL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce Discretionary Access Control (DAC) on symlinks.
<VulnDiscussion>DAC is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have discretion over who should be aut...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122
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OL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce Discretionary Access Control (DAC) on hardlinks.
<VulnDiscussion>DAC is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have discretion over who should be aut...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
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OL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of infor...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
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OL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of infor...Rule Low Severity -
OL 8 file systems that contain user home directories must not execute binary files.
<VulnDiscussion>The "noexec" mount option causes the system not to execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file syste...Rule Medium Severity -
OL 8 must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation and changing roles.
<VulnDiscussion>Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operati...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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OL 8 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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OL 8 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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OL 8 must require reauthentication when using the "sudo" command.
<VulnDiscussion>Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operat...Rule Medium Severity
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