DRAFT - DISA STIG for Oracle Linux 9
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Uninstall vsftpd Package
Thevsftpd
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase vsftpd
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Mail Server Software
Mail servers are used to send and receive email over the network. Mail is a very common service, and Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) are obvious targets of network attack. Ensure that systems are not r...Group -
Uninstall Sendmail Package
Sendmail is not the default mail transfer agent and is not installed by default. The <code>sendmail</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo yum erase sendmail</pre> ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure SMTP For Mail Clients
This section discusses settings for Postfix in a submission-only e-mail configuration.Group -
Configure System to Forward All Mail For The Root Account
Make sure that mails delivered to root user are forwarded to a monitored email address. Make sure that the address <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_postfix_root_mail_ali...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure System to Forward All Mail From Postmaster to The Root Account
Verify the administrators are notified in the event of an audit processing failure. Check that the "/etc/aliases" file has a defined value for "root". <pre>$ sudo grep "postmaster:\s*root$" /etc/al...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Operating System to Protect Mail Server
The guidance in this section is appropriate for any host which is operating as a site MTA, whether the mail server runs using Sendmail, Postfix, or some other software.Group -
Configure Postfix if Necessary
Postfix stores its configuration files in the directory /etc/postfix by default. The primary configuration file is/etc/postfix/main.cf
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Control Mail Relaying
Postfix's mail relay controls are implemented with the help of the smtpd recipient restrictions option, which controls the restrictions placed on the SMTP dialogue once the sender and recipient env...Group -
Prevent Unrestricted Mail Relaying
Modify the <pre>/etc/postfix/main.cf</pre> file to restrict client connections to the local network with the following command: <pre>$ sudo postconf -e 'smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetwork...Rule Medium Severity -
NFS and RPC
The Network File System is a popular distributed filesystem for the Unix environment, and is very widely deployed. This section discusses the circumstances under which it is possible to disable NF...Group -
Uninstall nfs-utils Package
Thenfs-utils
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase nfs-utils
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Configure NFS Clients
The steps in this section are appropriate for systems which operate as NFS clients.Group -
Mount Remote Filesystems with Restrictive Options
Edit the file <code>/etc/fstab</code>. For each filesystem whose type (column 3) is <code>nfs</code> or <code>nfs4</code>, add the text <code>,nodev,nosuid</code> to the list of mount options in co...Group -
Mount Remote Filesystems with Kerberos Security
Add thesec=krb5:krb5i:krb5p
option to the fourth column of/etc/fstab
for the line which controls mounting of any NFS mounts.Rule Medium Severity -
Mount Remote Filesystems with nodev
Add thenodev
option to the fourth column of/etc/fstab
for the line which controls mounting of any NFS mounts.Rule Medium Severity -
Mount Remote Filesystems with noexec
Add thenoexec
option to the fourth column of/etc/fstab
for the line which controls mounting of any NFS mounts.Rule Medium Severity -
Mount Remote Filesystems with nosuid
Add thenosuid
option to the fourth column of/etc/fstab
for the line which controls mounting of any NFS mounts.Rule Medium Severity -
Network Time Protocol
The Network Time Protocol is used to manage the system clock over a network. Computer clocks are not very accurate, so time will drift unpredictably on unmanaged systems. Central time protocols can...Group -
The Chrony package is installed
System time should be synchronized between all systems in an environment. This is typically done by establishing an authoritative time server or set of servers and having all systems synchronize th...Rule Medium Severity
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