DISA STIG for Oracle Linux 8
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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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 in the <b>System</b> menu, in the <b>Administration...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> to remove the previous software components after ...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 package signatures before installing them, ensure the ...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 signatures of local packages, set the <code>localpk...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All yum Package Repositories
To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in/etc/yum.repos.d
of the form:gpgcheck=0
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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 receive them), the Oracle GPG key must properly be inst...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 not configured to use one of these sources, updates ...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 that account has access. Therefore, making it mor...Group -
Enable authselect
Configure user authentication setup to use the <code>authselect</code> tool. If authselect profile is selected, the rule will enable the <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var...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 login prompt, give out information about the s...Group
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