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DISA STIG for Oracle Linux 7

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Ensure Users Cannot Change GNOME3 Session Idle Settings

    If not already configured, ensure that users cannot change GNOME3 session idle settings by adding <code>/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • GNOME System Settings

    GNOME provides configuration and functionality to a graphical desktop environment that changes grahical configurations or allow a user to perform a...
    Group
  • Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del Reboot Key Sequence in GNOME3

    By default, <code>GNOME</code> will reboot the system if the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> key sequence is pressed. <br><br> To configure the system to...
    Rule High Severity
  • Sudo

    <code>Sudo</code>, which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority to certain users, groups of users, or system administrato...
    Group
  • Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo !authenticate

    The sudo <code>!authenticate</code> option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This shoul...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo NOPASSWD

    The sudo <code>NOPASSWD</code> tag, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be dis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Require Re-Authentication When Using the sudo Command

    The sudo <code>timestamp_timeout</code> tag sets the amount of time sudo password prompt waits. The default <code>timestamp_timeout</code> value is...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel

    The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their password and confirms yo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure sudo only includes the default configuration directory

    Administrators can configure authorized <code>sudo</code> users via drop-in files, and it is possible to include other directories and configuratio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure invoking users password for privilege escalation when using sudo

    The sudoers security policy requires that users authenticate themselves before they can use sudo. When sudoers requires authentication, it validate...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Updating Software

    The <code>yum</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool i...
    Group
  • Ensure yum Removes Previous Package Versions

    <code>yum</code> should be configured to remove previous software components after new versions have been installed. To configure <code>yum</code> ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main yum Configuration

    The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure yum to check pack...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages

    <code>yum</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>yum</code> to verify s...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure Oracle Linux GPG Key Installed

    To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages come from Oracle (and to connect to the Unbreakable Linux Network to recei...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure Software Patches Installed

    If the system is joined to the ULN or a yum server, run the following command to install updates: <pre>$ sudo yum update</pre> If the system is no...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Account and Access Control

    In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...
    Group
  • Ensure system-auth and password-auth files are symbolic links pointing to system-auth-local and password-auth-local

    Oracle Linux 7 must be configured to prevent overwriting of custom authentication configuration settings by the authconfig utility. This can be avo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Warning Banners for System Accesses

    Each system should expose as little information about itself as possible. <br><br> System banners, which are typically displayed just before a logi...
    Group
  • Modify the System Login Banner

    To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Implement a GUI Warning Banner

    In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen provided by the GNOME Display Manager ...
    Group
  • Enable GNOME3 Login Warning Banner

    In the default graphical environment, displaying a login warning banner in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be enabled on the login scr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set the GNOME3 Login Warning Banner Text

    In the default graphical environment, configuring the login warning banner text in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be configured on th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM

    PAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides a flexible and confi...
    Group
  • Disallow Configuration to Bypass Password Requirements for Privilege Escalation

    Verify the operating system is not configured to bypass password requirements for privilege escalation. Check the configuration of the "/etc/pam.d/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Displays Last Logon/Access Notification

    To configure the system to notify users of last logon/access using <code>pam_lastlog</code>, add or correct the <code>pam_lastlog</code> settings i...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts

    The <code>pam_faillock</code> PAM module provides the capability to lock out user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Its documentati...
    Group
  • Limit Password Reuse: password-auth

    Do not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be accomplished by using the <code>remember</code> option for the <code>pam_pwhistory</code>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Limit Password Reuse: system-auth

    Do not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be accomplished by using the <code>remember</code> option for the <code>pam_pwhistory</code>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Lock Accounts After Failed Password Attempts

    This rule configures the system to lock out accounts after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_faillock.so</code>. pam_faillock.so...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure the root Account for Failed Password Attempts

    This rule configures the system to lock out the <code>root</code> account after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_faillock.so</c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Interval For Counting Failed Password Attempts

    Utilizing <code>pam_faillock.so</code>, the <code>fail_interval</code> directive configures the system to lock out an account after a number of inc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Lockout Time for Failed Password Attempts

    This rule configures the system to lock out accounts during a specified time period after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_fail...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Password Quality Requirements

    The default <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module provides strength checking for passwords. It performs a number of checks, such as making sure pas...
    Group
  • Configure PAMs passwd Module To Implement system-auth Substack When Changing Passwords

    Verify that pam is configured to use <code>/etc/pam.d/system-auth</code> when changing passwords. Look for the following line in <code>/etc/pam.d/p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Password Quality Requirements with pam_pwquality

    The <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module can be configured to meet requirements for a variety of policies. <br><br> For example, to configure <cod...
    Group
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Digit Characters

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>dcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of digits in a password. When set to a negative number, a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Characters

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>difok</code> parameter sets the number of characters in a password that must not be present in and old password du...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Lowercase Characters

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>lcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of lowercase letters in a password. When set to a negativ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters from Same Character Class

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxclassrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters from the same character...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Password Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters. When set to a positive numb...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Categories

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>minclass</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of different character classes, or types, of character t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Length

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>minlen</code> parameter controls requirements for minimum characters required in a password. Add <code>minlen=<xcc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Special Characters

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>ocredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of special (or "other") characters in a password. When s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Authentication Retry Prompts Permitted Per-Session

    To configure the number of retry prompts that are permitted per-session: Edit the <code>pam_pwquality.so</code> statement in <code>/etc/pam.d/sys...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Uppercase Characters

    The pam_pwquality module's <code>ucredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of uppercase letters in a password. When set to a negati...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Password Hashing Algorithm

    The system's default algorithm for storing password hashes in /etc/shadow is SHA-512. This can be configured in several locations.
    Group
  • Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/libuser.conf

    In <code>/etc/libuser.conf</code>, add or correct the following line in its <code>[defaults]</code> section to ensure the system will use the SHA-5...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/login.defs

    In <code>/etc/login.defs</code>, add or correct the following line to ensure the system will use <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set PAM''s Password Hashing Algorithm - password-auth

    The PAM system service can be configured to only store encrypted representations of passwords. In <code>/etc/pam.d/password-auth</code>, the <code>...
    Rule Medium Severity

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