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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • RHEL 9 audit tools must have a mode of 0755 or less permissive.

    <VulnDiscussion>Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefo...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 cron configuration directories must have a mode of 0700 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead t...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • All RHEL 9 local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon logon. Malicious modification of these fil...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • All RHEL 9 local interactive user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users.&...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is imp...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/gshadow file must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.&lt;/VulnDisc...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/passwd file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the "/etc/passwd" file is writable by a group-owner or the world the risk of its compromise is increased. The file contain...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/passwd- file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/passwd-" file is a backup file of "/etc/passwd", and as such, contains information about the users that are configu...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/shadow- file must have mode 0000 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and passwo...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/group file must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is imp...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/group file must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is imp...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/group- file must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configur...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/group- file must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configur...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/passwd- file must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/passwd-" file is a backup file of "/etc/passwd", and as such, contains information about the users that are configu...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/shadow file must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/shadow" file contains the list of local system accounts and stores password hashes. Protection of this file is crit...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/shadow file must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/shadow" file stores password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/shadow- file must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and passwo...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 /etc/shadow- file must be group-owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and passwo...
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  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

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  • RHEL 9 /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...
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  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

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  • RHEL 9 library files must be group-owned by root or a system account.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If RHEL 9 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing ...
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  • RHEL 9 /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...
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  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must ignore IPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An illicit ICMP redirect message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&gt;&lt;...
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  • RHEL 9 /var/log/messages file 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...
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  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

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  • RHEL 9 /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...
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  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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  • RHEL 9 system commands must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If RHEL 9 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing ...
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  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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