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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 9 SSH daemon must disable remote X connections for interactive users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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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    Group
  • RHEL 9 SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they may be able to log into the system as anothe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 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 ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006

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    Group
  • RHEL 9 must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local or remote access to the system via a graphical user logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006

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    Group
  • RHEL 9 must prevent a user from overriding the banner-message-enable setting for the graphical user interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 must disable the graphical user interface automount function unless required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity. S...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 must prevent a user from overriding the disabling of the graphical user interface automount function.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A nonprivileged account is any operating system account with authorizations of a nonprivileged user. Satisfies: SRG-OS-00011...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 must disable the graphical user interface autorun function unless required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing autorun commands to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Configuring this setting prevents autorun comm...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • RHEL 9 must prevent a user from overriding the disabling of the graphical user interface autorun function.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Techniques used to address this include protocols using nonces (e.g., numbers generated for a specific one-time use) or chall...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

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    Group
  • RHEL 9 must not allow unattended or automatic logon via the graphical user interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;...
    Rule High Severity

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