ANSSI-BP-028 (enhanced)
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Uninstall talk-server Package
Thetalk-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase talk-server
Rule Medium Severity -
Uninstall talk Package
The <code>talk</code> package contains the client program for the Internet talk protocol, which allows the user to chat with other users on different systems. Talk is a communication program which ...Rule Medium Severity -
Telnet
The telnet protocol does not provide confidentiality or integrity for information transmitted on the network. This includes authentication information such as passwords. Organizations which use tel...Group -
Uninstall telnet-server Package
Thetelnet-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase telnet-server
Rule High Severity -
Remove telnet Clients
The telnet client allows users to start connections to other systems via the telnet protocol.Rule Low Severity -
TFTP Server
TFTP is a lightweight version of the FTP protocol which has traditionally been used to configure networking equipment. However, TFTP provides little security, and modern versions of networking oper...Group -
Uninstall tftp-server Package
Thetftp-server
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase tftp-server
Rule High Severity -
Remove tftp Daemon
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple file transfer protocol, typically used to automatically transfer configuration or boot files between systems. TFTP does not support authentication ...Rule Low Severity -
SSH Server
The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity for data exchanged between two systems, as well as server authentication, throu...Group -
Verify Group Who Owns SSH Server config file
To properly set the group owner of/etc/ssh/sshd_config
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Ownership on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
SSH server private keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*_key
glob, must be group-owned byssh_keys
group.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Ownership on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
SSH server public keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*.pub
glob, must be group-owned byroot
group.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on SSH Server config file
To properly set the owner of/etc/ssh/sshd_config
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Ownership on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
SSH server private keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*_key
glob, must be owned byroot
user.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Ownership on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
SSH server public keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*.pub
glob, must be owned byroot
user.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on SSH Server config file
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ssh/sshd_config
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
SSH server private keys - files that match the <code>/etc/ssh/*_key</code> glob, have to have restricted permissions. If those files are owned by the <code>root</code> user and the <code>root</code...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ssh/*.pub
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*.pub
Rule Medium Severity -
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
If the system needs to act as an SSH server, then certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration file <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>. The following recommendations can be app...Group -
Disable SSH Root Login
The root user should never be allowed to login to a system directly over a network. To disable root login via SSH, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>: <pre>Pe...Rule Medium Severity -
System Security Services Daemon
The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system daemon that provides access to different identity and authentication providers such as Red Hat's IdM, Microsoft's AD, openLDAP, MIT Kerberos, ...Group -
System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) - LDAP
The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system daemon that provides access to different identity and authentication providers such as Red Hat's IdM, Microsoft's AD, openLDAP, MIT Kerberos, ...Group -
Record Attempts to perform maintenance activities
The Oracle Linux 9 operating system must generate audit records for privileged activities, nonlocal maintenance, diagnostic sessions and other system-level access. Verify the operating system audi...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Microarchitectural Data Sampling mitigation
Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) is a hardware vulnerability which allows unprivileged speculative access to data which is available in various CPU internal buffers. When performing store, l...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Enforce DAC on FIFOs
To set the runtime status of the <code>fs.protected_fifos</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w fs.protected_fifos=2</pre> To make sure that the setting is persi...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Enforce DAC on Regular files
To set the runtime status of the <code>fs.protected_regular</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w fs.protected_regular=2</pre> To make sure that the setting is p...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure tmp.mount Unit Is Enabled
The <code>/tmp</code> directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. This directory is managed by <code>systemd-tmpfiles</code>. Ensure that the <code>tmp.mount</code> sys...Rule Low Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/sudoers.d Directory
To properly set the group owner of/etc/sudoers.d
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/sudoers.d
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns /etc/sudoers.d Directory
To properly set the owner of/etc/sudoers.d
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/sudoers.d
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions On /etc/sudoers.d Directory
To properly set the permissions of/etc/sudoers.d
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0750 /etc/sudoers.d
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/sudoers File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/sudoers
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/sudoers
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns /etc/sudoers File
To properly set the owner of/etc/sudoers
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/sudoers
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions On /etc/sudoers File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/sudoers
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers
Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure That the sudo Binary Has the Correct Permissions
To properly set the permissions of/usr/bin/sudo
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 4111 /usr/bin/sudo
Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Logind to terminate idle sessions after certain time of inactivity
To configure <code>logind</code> service to terminate inactive user sessions after <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_logind_session_timeout" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub>...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Root Account Password Maximum Age
Configure the root account to enforce a <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_accounts_maximum_age_root" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub>-day maximum password lifetime restricti...Rule Medium Severity -
User Initialization Files Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group
Change the group owner of interactive users files to the group found in <pre>/etc/passwd</pre> for the user. To change the group owner of a local interactive user home directory, use the following ...Rule Medium Severity -
User Initialization Files Must Be Owned By the Primary User
Set the owner of the user initialization files for interactive users to the primary owner with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chown <i>USER</i> /home/<i>USER</i>/.*</pre> This rule ensures eve...Rule Medium Severity -
All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group
Change the group of a local interactive users files and directories to a group that the interactive user is a member of. To change the group owner of a local interactive users files and directories...Rule Medium Severity -
All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Have a Valid Owner
Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user, or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories. To assign a valid owner to a local interactive us...Rule Medium Severity -
All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Have Mode 0750 Or Less Permissive
Set the mode on files and directories in the local interactive user home directory with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/<i>USER</i>/<i>FILE_DIR</i> </pre> Files that beg...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure AppArmor is installed
AppArmor provide Mandatory Access Controls.Rule Medium Severity -
Install the pam_apparmor Package
Thepam_apparmor
package can be installed with the following command:$ sudo yum install pam_apparmor
Rule Medium Severity -
Enforce all AppArmor Profiles
AppArmor profiles define what resources applications are able to access. To set all profiles to enforce mode run the following command: <pre>$ sudo aa-enforce /etc/apparmor.d/*</pre> To list unconf...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure AppArmor is Active and Configured
Verify that the Apparmor tool is configured to control whitelisted applications and user home directory access control.<br> <br> The <code>apparmor</code> service can be enabled with the fo...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure AppArmor is enabled in the bootloader configuration
Configure AppArmor to be enabled at boot time and verify that it has not been overwritten by the bootloader boot parameters. Note: This recommendation is designed around the grub bootloader, if LI...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify /boot/grub2/grub.cfg Permissions
File permissions for <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be set to 600. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 600 /boot/grub...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify /boot/grub2/user.cfg Permissions
File permissions for <code>/boot/grub2/user.cfg</code> should be set to 600. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/grub2/user.cfg</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 600 /boot/grub...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg Group Ownership
The file <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the group owner of <code>/boot/g...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg User Ownership
The file <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the owner of <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg...Rule Medium Severity
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