The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that the file integrity tool is configured to verify extended attributes.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Extended attributes in file systems are used to contain arbitrary data and file metadata with security implications.
- ID
- SV-221760r991589_rule
- Version
- OL07-00-021610
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the file integrity tool to check file and directory extended attributes.
If AIDE is installed, ensure the "xattrs" rule is present on all uncommented file and directory selection lists.