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DRAFT - Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Enable page allocator poisoning

    To enable poisoning of free pages, add the argument <code>page_poison=1</code> to the default GRUB 2 command line for the Linux operating system. To ensure that <code>page_poison=1</code> is added ...
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  • Enable SLUB/SLAB allocator poisoning

    To enable poisoning of SLUB/SLAB objects, add the argument <code>slub_debug=<xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_slub_debug_options" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub> <...
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  • SELinux

    SELinux is a feature of the Linux kernel which can be used to guard against misconfigured or compromised programs. SELinux enforces the idea that programs should be limited in what files they can a...
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  • Install policycoreutils-python-utils package

    The policycoreutils-python-utils package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install policycoreutils-python-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Install policycoreutils Package

    The policycoreutils package can be installed with the following command: 
    $ sudo yum install policycoreutils
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  • Configure SELinux Policy

    The SELinux <code>targeted</code> policy is appropriate for general-purpose desktops and servers, as well as systems in many other roles. To configure the system to use this policy, add or correct ...
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  • Ensure SELinux State is Enforcing

    The SELinux state should be set to <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_selinux_state" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub></code> at system boot time. In the file <code>/et...
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  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Oracle Linux 8 installs on a system and disable software which is n...
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  • Base Services

    This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Oracle Linux 8 default installation which are not covered in other sections. Some of these services listen on the network and should...
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  • Uninstall Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (abrt)

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (<code>abrt</code>) collects and reports crash data when an application crash is detected. Using a variety of plugins, abrt can email crash reports to system admini...
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